NOT-OD-20-055 : Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards

NIH Institute or Center Contacts

Institute/Center Specific Information.

• Applicants are encouraged to contact Program staff to discuss the proposed supplement prior to submission.
• NHLBI has three supplement application due dates/fiscal year: February 1st, June 1st, and October 1st.
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to describe how the life event is curtailing or is expected to curtail their research and career development and to provide justification for how supplemental support will help them to maintain productivity. Detailed personal health information such as specific diagnoses or medical conditions is not required or necessary in order to be considered for this supplement. 
• Supplement requests should be within the scope of the parent grant.
• The Qualifying Critical Life Event must be current or have overlapped with the parent award period and have occurred within two years prior to the supplement application due date. In circumstances in which the critical life event is pending and is expected to occur during the project period, the supplement request may be submitted in advance of the event. Applicants should include dates of the life event in the application. 
• Projects should have a minimum of one year remaining on their award on the submission due date and those in a no-cost extension period are not eligible to apply.

• NIAMS has 2 receipt dates for this program: May 1 and November 1.
• Six months of support must be remaining on the parent research grant at the time of the supplement award.
• Supplements may not be awarded on a project that is in a No Cost Extension (NCE).
• NIAMS strongly encourages the PD(s)/PI(s) to contact both the scientific contact listed in this table and the NIAMS Program Officer of the parent research grant prior to submitting an application.

• Application due date for fiscal year 2020: May 22, 2020.
• Projects in no-cost extension period are not eligible to apply.
• Applications should include a letter signed by the Institutional Business Official certifying PI’s eligibility for the supplement award and a description of institutional support.
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to justify the need for supplemental support in view of the progress of the parent award and the successful completion of the research project.
• NIDCD strongly encourages the PD(s)/PI(s) to contact the scientific contact listed in this table prior to submitting an application

• While supplements may be requested any time and will be processed as quickly as possible, please note that applications submitted after May 1, may have to be considered for the following fiscal year for support due to availability of funds.
• The qualifying life event must be current or have occurred within one year of the supplement application submission date. Applicants may apply in advance for qualifying life events that are imminent. 
• The qualifying RPG must have at least six months remaining during the active project period by the supplement application submission date.
• NIDA will not support supplement requests from R35 awardees.
• Requests cannot be made for awards that are in a no-cost extension.
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide a justification for the need for supplemental support and how the critical life event is preventing them or would likely prevent them from completing study aims and/or successful completion of the project. Please include the date(s) of the qualifying life event in this discussion.
• Supplement requests must be within the scope of the parent grant.
• Applications should include a letter signed by the Institutional Business Official certifying the PI's eligibility for the supplement award and a description of institutional support.
• Only one supplement request will be considered for each eligible project.
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with their Program Officer and the Scientific Contact listed in this Notice prior to developing an application and to inform them immediately after submitting the supplement application.

NIGMS strongly encourages the PD(s)/PI(s) to contact both the scientific contact listed in this table and the NIGMS Program Officer of the parent grant prior to submitting an application.

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Please visit the NIGMS Critical Life Event Supplement webpage for more information.