REVISED TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR NIH AWARDS Release Date: September 28, 2001 NOTICE: NOT-OD-01-070 National Institutes of Health In October 1988, NIH implemented Expanded Authorities for its research grant mechanisms. In an effort to bring some consistency to the management of NIH’s grant portfolio and to further streamline the administration of NIH awards, NIH is expanding these authorities (with the exception of automatic carryover of unobligated balances) to include all grant mechanisms. Effective October 1, 2001 (awards issued on or after October 1, 2001), the authorities currently known as Expanded Authorities will become standard terms and conditions for all NIH grant awards. The mechanisms that currently do not have routine automatic carryover of unobligated balances are centers (P50, P60, P30, etc.), cooperative agreements (U s), National Research Service Awards (T’s and F s), Phase I SBIR & STTR (R43,R41), clinical trials (regardless of mechanism) and awards to individuals. In most cases, carryover of unobligated balances for these mechanisms will continue to require prior approval of NIH staff. However, awarding office discretion may be used to authorize the automatic carryover authority for these grant activities and cooperative agreements on an individual or group award basis. The terms and conditions of individual awards will reflect the disposition of unobligated balances and other terms that an Institute or Center may place on an award that are project specific. Where there are separate program guidelines (National Research Service Awards, Career Awards, and Requests for Applications), the policies under those guidelines must be followed. For example, the program guidelines for NRSA awards have specific policy requirements concerning the rebudgeting of stipends and tuition and fees, and career award program guidelines have specific minimum effort requirements for the career awardees. These program guidelines are not changed by the new NIH standard terms and conditions. The NIH Grants Policy Statement will be revised to reflect the change in NIH terms and conditions. Questions concerning the new NIH implementation should be addressed to the NIH grants management staff identified on the notice of grant award.

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