New NIH Incentives for Peer Review Groups

New Forms for DHHS Public Health Service Grants

NIH has released a revised "Application for a DHHS Public Health Service Grant" (PHS 398, rev. 11/07) and instructions. The form will be accepted for due dates on or after January 25, 2008. All applications received for May 25, 2008 and subsequent due dates must use the new instructions and forms. The NIH notice lists the many changes implemented in the new form. Click here to read the announcement: http://grants.nih.
gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-028.html.

More News About Forms

All paper PHS 398 applications submitted for May 25, 2008 and subsequent due dates must provide appendix material on CD only (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-031.html).

Another notice announced the publication of three additional revised forms: 1) PHS 2271 (Statement of Appointment); 2) PHS 3734 (Official Statement Relinquishing Interest and Rights in a PHS Research Grant); and 3) HHS 568 (Final Invention Statement and Certification). Click here for details about those forms: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
notice-files/NOT-OD-08-029.html.

Revised NIH Public Access Policy

The NIH has changed its policy on enhancing public access to archived publications that result from NIH-funded research. The changes in policy correspond to recently enacted legislation, which reads "The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law."

The NIH Public Access Policy applies to all peer-reviewed articles that arise, in whole or in part, from direct costs funded by NIH, or from NIH staff, that are accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008. Institutions and investigators are responsible for ensuring that any publishing or copyright agreements concerning submitted articles fully comply with the Policy. PubMed Central (PMC) is the NIH digital archive of full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles. Its content is publicly accessible and integrated with other databases (see: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/). The final, peer-reviewed manuscript includes all graphics and supplemental materials that are associated with the article. Beginning May 25, 2008, anyone submitting an application, proposal or progress report to the NIH must include the PMC or NIH Manuscript Submission reference number when citing applicable articles that arise from their NIH funded research. This policy includes applications submitted to the NIH for the May 25, 2008 due date and subsequent due dates. To read the complete text of this anouncement, click here: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html.

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