Guidance on Current and Pending (Other) Support - NIH
The NIH definition of Other Support reads “Other Support includes all resources made available to researcher or senior key personnel in support of and/or related to all of their research endeavors, regardless of whether or not they have monetary value and regardless of whether they are based at the institution the researcher identifies for the current grant. Other support does not include training awards, prizes, gifts [with some exceptions] or start-up support [or discretionary funds]” from the NBER. Start-up support from your home institution or other entities is reportable. Additional guidance on Other Support is available here.
Reporting of Other Support is required for all individuals designated in an application as senior/key personnel—those devoting measurable effort to a project. Information on Other Support is not specifically requested for Program Directors, training faculty, and other individuals involved in the oversight of training grants since applicable information is collected in other sections of a training grant application. Other Support is not required to be submitted for individuals categorized as Other Significant Contributors.
On March 12, 2021, National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued NOT-OD-21-073 that introduces new requirements for Other Support reporting and Biographical Sketches (Biosketches) included in proposals and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) submitted on or after May 25, 2021. These changes may require additional time on your part when preparing your NIH proposal or RPPR.
Additional information on Other Support can be found in the NIH Grants Policy Statement and in NOT-OD-19-114: Reminders of NIH Policies on Other Support and on Policies related to Financial Conflicts of Interest and Foreign Components.
In order to comply with NIH policy, keep in mind the following key concepts when submitting “Other Support” information (e.g., in Just-In-Time materials, Research Performance Progress Reports, etc.):
- “Other Support” encompasses all of the resources that you have access to – not just the grants and contracts that support your research, with limited exceptions as specifically outlined by NIH.
- “Other Support” includes resources that do not have a dollar value attached to them (AKA “in-kind”), as well as resources that do have monetary value.
- “Other Support” includes resources that are related to your research, in addition to the resources that directly support your research.
- “Other Support” includes resources that are not received through NBER, including those received from your home institutions, other entities in the U.S. as well as those received in other countries outside the U.S.
- Other Support includes a faculty member’s private outside consulting if research is being conducted as part of the consulting activities.
- New: Per NOT-OD-21-073, for submissions due on or after May 25, 2021, each senior/key person must electronically sign their respective Other Support forms.
- New: Per NOT-OD-21-073, for submissions due on or after May 25, 2021, each senior/key person must provide copies of a) foreign contracts, b) foreign grants, and c) any other agreements specific to foreign appointments, affiliations, and/or employment with a foreign institution. English-language translations must be provided for any original documentation that is not in English.
- New: Per NOT-OD-21-073, project teams must immediately notify NBER of undisclosed Other Support information that was missing at Just-In-Time (JIT) or with an RPPR. Do not wait until the next RPPR.