Looking to search the NIH Guide by for FOAs where you are the issuing organization? The search now allows for that, and the export to Excel feature captures issuing vs participating organization for your convenience.
OER launched a new version of the human subjects protections website. The new approach greatly simplifies finding information about the protection of human subjects (we hope!), provides updated information on the revised human subject regulation (Common Rule), and integrates more closely with the main NIH Grants and Funding site.
NOT-OD-19-056 Clarifies for the community that information regarding institutional commitment to ensuring that proper policies and oversight are in place to prevent discriminatory harassment and other discriminatory practices is to be included in the same letter with the information about the applicant institutional commitment to the planned program. Separate letters are not required.
As of January 21, 2019, studies initiated on or after that date are expected to comply with all Revised Common Rule requirements for the remainder of the study including:
1) removal of the requirement for Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) to review grant applications and contract proposals related to research (see NOT-OD-19-055)
2) a new requirement for clinical trial informed consent documents to be posted on a public federal government website;
3) changes to categories of research that qualify for an exemption;