MAIL ADDRESSED TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Release Date:  November 13, 2001

NOTICE:  NOT-OD-02-012 (Also see NOT-OD-03-040)

National Institutes of Health

All United States Postal Service (USPS) mail addressed to the National 
Institutes of Health must use the unique NIH Zip Code 20892.  All USPS 
mail addressed to the National Library of Medicine should bear the 
unique NLM Zip Code of 20894.  All mail using 20892 and 20894 Zip Codes 
will be cleared through the NIH North Stonestreet Mail Facility.  This 
will ensure that special procedures and precautions will be used to 
screen the mail before it is delivered to the various NIH offices on 
and off campus.  This is an important measure to provide for the safety 
of all individuals who must handle mail.

This procedure does not apply to courier deliveries (i.e. FEDEX, UPS, 
DHL, etc.) for the receipt of grant applications addressed to the 
Center for Scientific Review.  The Zip Code for these deliveries is 
20817.  All applications and other deliveries to the Center for 
Scientific Review must either come via courier delivery or the USPS.   
APPLICATIONS DELIVERED BY INDIVIDUALS TO THE CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC 
REVIEW WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED.

With regard to Type 5 progress reports, the USPS mailing label included 
with the face page of the report should be used.    Type 5 progress 
reports delivered by courier should use the geographic Zip Code 
provided by the Institute/Center.

Mail addressed to NIEHS in North Carolina should continue to show Zip 
Code 27709.

This change in practice is effective immediately.  The cooperation of 
applicant and grantee organizations is greatly appreciated and 
allowances should be made for the extra time needed to properly process 
incoming USPS mail and other deliveries. 

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