New NIH “FORMS-H” Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2023
Notice Number: NOT-OD-22-195
Release Date: August 8, 2022
Related Announcements: NOT-OD-22-189 – Implementation Details for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy; NOT-OD-21-013 – Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
Issued by: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH); U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Purpose: This notice informs the applicant and recipient communities of changes to grant application forms and application guide instructions for due dates on or after January 25, 2023. The following application forms include substantive form changes (i.e., new/deleted/modified fields): PHS 398 Research Plan Form; PHS 398 Career Development Award Supplemental Form; PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan; PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form. All other forms include only an OMB expiration date change.
Key Changes: For NIH, as part of the implementation of the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, a new “Other Plan(s)” attachment field has been added to the PHS 398 Research Plan Form and the PHS 398 Career Development Award Supplemental Form. Applicants must attach the required Data Management and Sharing Plan in this new field in FORMS-H applications. See NOT-OD-21-013 and NOT-OD-22-189 for more information. Note: Although the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy is not applicable to fellowship and institutional training grant applications, the new attachment field was added for potential future use with other plans.
See High-level Summary of Form Changes in FORMS-H Application Packages for a full list of form changes. Participating agencies will notify the community if it is determined additional changes are needed. These changes will be implemented with application form packages identified with a Competition ID of “FORMS-H” and associated application guide instructions. Additional guidance and confirmation of implementation plans will be provided in Fall 2022.
Effective Date: Applicants must use FORMS-H application packages for due dates on or after January 25, 2023 and must use FORMS-G application packages for due dates on or before January 24, 2023. Applications submitted using an incorrect forms package for their intended due date will be withdrawn and removed from funding consideration.
For more details, including availability and location of the FORMS-H Application Guides and Packages, directions on which to use for specific due dates, and additional resources, see the complete notice at NOT-OD-22-195.
Inquiries:
Please direct all NIH inquiries to: NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) Systems Policy Branch, Email: OPERAsystemspolicy@nih.gov
Please direct all FDA inquiries to: OAGS Grants Policy, Email: oagsgrantspolicy@fda.hhs.gov
Please direct all AHRQ inquiries to: Kathryn Marron, Ph.D., Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Telephone: 301-427-1554; Email: Kathryn.Marron@ahrq.hhs.gov
Please direct all CDC inquiries to: CDC Office of Grant Services (OGS), Policy, Risk, Information and Systems Management (PRISM) Branch, Email:PRISM@cdc.gov
