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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

Purpose

This announcement informs the NIH recipient community of the creation of a central email inbox for inquiries related to the submission and processing of Federal Financial Reports (FFRs) and financial closeout.

Effective as of this announcement, please send FFR and financial closeout inquiries to the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) FFR Reconciliation and Financial Closeout Support Center at OPERAFFRInquiries@od.nih.gov.

NIH is diligently working to ensure complete and timely responses to inquiries received to date via existing email inboxes. The research community may elect to forward inquiries that are pending a response to the new central email inbox, as needed.

Resources

NIH encourages recipients to review currently available resources related to FFR reporting requirements and grant closeout:

• NIH Grants Policy Statement 8.4.1.5 Financial Reports
• NIH Grants Policy Statement 8.6 Closeout; 8.6.1 Final Federal Financial Report
• NIH Grants and Funding Closeout webpage
• Grant Closeout Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)

FFR Reconciliation and Financial Closeout Support Center

OPERAFFRInquiries@od.nih.gov