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Are you concerned about harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination, and other forms of inappropriate conduct that can result in a hostile work environment at your institution? Help is available from your local police department, your institution’s Equal Employment Opportunity or Human Resources office, the HHS Office for Civil Rights, and the NIH. Learn how these organizations can help.

Since NIH is not a law enforcement agency, we strongly encourage people to report allegations of harassment or assault to the appropriate authorities.

	Local Police Department
	Your Organization’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) or Human Resources Offices Every university or institution that receives Federal financial assistance must have a Title IX Coordinator on staff. The coordinator is a resource who can answer questions, address concerns, or be a contact to file a complaint.
	U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Individuals with questions, concerns or complaints related to any of the civil rights laws are encouraged to contact the HHS Office for Civil Rights. Contact information for federal civil rights protections can also be found on the Fact Sheet for NIH Grantees: Know Your Rights - Federal Civil Rights Protections
	National Institutes of Health If there are concerns that harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination, or other forms of inappropriate conduct that can result in a hostile work environment is affecting an NIH-funded project, we want to know about it. Notification may be done anonymously. Learn what to expect when notifying NIH. Notify NIH Or contact us by phone at: (301) 480-6701. If you are an institutional official handling an incident(s) of harassment involving key personnel on a specific NIH award, report using the Notify NIH button above, and see information on Institutional Reporting to learn about the reporting process. While NIH can and will follow up on all concerns related to NIH-funded research, we do not intervene in personnel matters at other organizations. Questions may be directed to [email protected].