RESCINDED - Updated Guidance for Videos Submitted as NIH Application Materials
Notice Number:
NOT-OD-20-061
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
This Notice revises the Video formats instructions in the NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-12-141, referenced in NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.3.7, in order to maintain compatibility with NIH information systems. All other portions of NOT-OD-12-141 and the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.3.7 remain in effect, including guidance on allowable content..
Policy
What Has Changed:
- Effective immediately, post-submission videos do not need to be embedded in .pdf files.
- Acceptable formats for videos are .mp4, .mov, .avi, and .wmv.
What Will Not Change:
- Videos may only be submitted as post-submission materials and not embedded in or linked from the application materials unless expressly instructed to do so in the funding opportunity announcement instructions.
- If multiple videos are submitted for the same application, the aggregate length must not exceed 2 minutes for single-project applications and 5 minutes for multi-component applications.
- The file size limit remains at 25 MB.
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