NOT-OD-21-152: Extension of COVID Flexibilities for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research

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FY 2022 Updated Guidance: Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research.</p> <p><a href="//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-22-051.html">PA-22-051</a> - AHRQ Mentored Career Enhancement Awards for Established Investigators in Patient-Centered Outcome Research (K18)</p> <p><a href="//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-22-050.html">PA-22-050</a> - AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award (K08)</p> <p><a href="//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-22-049.html">PA-22-049</a> - AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01)</p> <p class="Normal"><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-od-10-019.html">NOT-OD-10-019</a> - Update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research</p> </div>  <div data-element-id="1718" data-element-has-label="false" data-element-required="true" data-element-has-value="true" data-section-code="OI" data-element-type="TEXT"> <a name="_"></a><h2 class="heading2">Issued by</h2> </div>  <div data-element-id="1724" data-element-has-label="false" data-element-required="true" data-element-has-value="true" data-section-code="OI" data-element-type="LINKED_ELEMENT"> <p>National Institutes of Health (<a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">NIH</a>) <p>Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (<a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AHRQ</a>) </p> </div>  <div data-element-id="39105" data-element-has-label="false" data-element-required="false" data-element-has-value="true" data-section-code="OI" data-element-type="TEXT"> <p class="Normal">Health Resources & Services Administration (<a href="https://www.hrsa.gov/">HRSA</a>)</p> </div>  <div data-element-id="1727" data-element-has-label="false" data-element-required="true" data-element-has-value="true" data-section-code="OI" data-element-type="TEXT"> <a name="_"></a><h2 class="heading2">Purpose</h2> </div>  <div data-element-id="1722" data-element-has-label="false" data-element-required="true" data-element-has-value="true" data-section-code="OI" data-element-type="TEXT"> <p class="Normal">By way of this Notice, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Health Resources and Services administration (HRSA) announce that the flexibilities in the method of instruction in the responsible conduct of research permitted during the <a href="https://www.phe.gov/emergency/news/healthactions/phe/Pages/default.aspx">declared COVID-19 public health emergency</a> will be extended through the end of December 2021.</p> <p class="heading4">Background and Related Information</p> <p class="Normal">In conjunction with the declaration of the COVID public health emergency in early 2020, NIH announced that training in the responsible conduct of research could be completed online during the period of the public health emergency and that grant recipients need not seek prior approval to do so.</p> <p class="Normal">To assist universities in their planning for the 2021-2022 academic year, NIH, AHRQ, and HRSA will extend the existing COVID flexibilities permitting online training in the responsible conduct of research through December 31, 2021, even if the declared public health emergency is rescinded before then. These flexibilities apply to all awards requiring instruction in the responsible conduct of research, including research training grants (e.g., T32, T34, T35), fellowships (e.g., F30, F31, F32), individual and institutional career development awards (e.g., K01, K08, K12/KL2, K23), and research education awards (e.g., R25).</p> <p class="Normal">To determine whether a specific award is required to provide instruction in the responsible conduct of research, grant recipients are encouraged to check the applicable Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).</p> </div>  <div data-element-id="1726" data-element-has-label="false" data-element-required="true" data-element-has-value="true" data-section-code="OI" data-element-type="TEXT"> <a name="_"></a><h2 class="heading2">Inquiries</h2> <p>Please direct all inquiries to:</p> </div>  <div data-element-id="1725" data-element-has-label="false" data-element-required="false" data-element-has-value="true" data-section-code="OI" data-element-type="TEXT"> <p class="Normal">Division of Biomedical Research Workforce<br /> Office of Extramural Research<br /> National Institutes of Health<br /> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbf5f2f3efc9dad2d5fbd6dad2d795d5d2d395dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="317f7879654350585f715c50585d1f5f58591f565e47">[email protected]</span></a></p> </div> </div> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></div>  </div> </body> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <P> <HR> <A HREF="/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?08-06-21">Weekly TOC for this Announcement</A><br> <A HREF="/grants/guide/index.html">NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices</A> <hr> </div> </div> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" href="css/notices_print.css " /> <div class="row"> <div class="footer"> <div class="col-sm-4"> <a href="/grants/oer.htm"><img src="/images7/nih-oer-logo.jpg" alt="NIH Office of Extramural Research Logo" usemap="#Map2" border="0"></a> <map name="Map2" id="Map2"> <area shape="rect" coords="89,17,359,39" href="http://www.nih.gov" /> <area shape="rect" coords="91,39,286,58" href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm" /> <area shape="rect" coords="3,5,78,55" href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm" /> </map> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div style="float:left; padding: 5 5 5 70"> <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/"><img src="/images7/dhhs_sm.gif" width="36" height="37" border="0" alt="Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Home Page" long desc="Logo, circular in shape, depicting an American eagle in-flight with stylized profiles of human faces appearing on the trailing edge of the wings. 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NOT-OD-21-152: Extension of COVID Flexibilities for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research