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datetime="2022-02-24T08:30:12-05:00">February 24, 2022</time></span></div><div class="comments-bubble"><p><span class="bubble number">2</span> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2022/02/24/notice-of-change-to-nihs-policy-on-special-council-review-of-research-applications/#comments">Comments</a></p></div> <div class="es-page-body"> <p>NIH recently <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-049.html">announced</a> an update to the Special Council Review (SCR) policy to align with <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-169.html">updated Other Support disclosure requirements</a>. Effective with the FY 2022 May/June Council round, Advisory Council members will continue to provide additional consideration of new and renewal applications from well-supported investigators who currently receive <strong>$2 million or more in total costs, per year</strong> of active NIH funding.</p> <p>The main change from the existing policy is that the threshold will reflect total costs rather than direct costs and therefore the threshold for an SCR will be increased from $1 million in direct costs to $2 million in total costs (inclusive of direct and indirect), per year for all active NIH awards. This policy does not represent a cap on NIH funding.</p> <p>For more information, see the full <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-049.html">Guide Notice</a>.</p> </div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/other-support/" rel="tag">other support</a> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/peer-review/" rel="tag">Peer review</a></span> </footer> </article> <div class="related-posts-section"> <div class="related-posts-content"> <h2>RELATED NEWS</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md"> <div class="grid-block"> <div class="post-link"> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/11/21/preparing-for-2025-application-and-review-changes-tips-and-resources/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Preparing for 2025 Application and Review Changes – Tips and Resources">Preparing for 2025 Application and Review Changes – Tips and Resources</a> </div> <div class="date-field">November 21, 2024</div> <div class="tags-field">Tags: <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/applications/" rel="tag">applications</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/grants-policy/" rel="tag">Grants policy</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/peer-review/" rel="tag">Peer review</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md"> <div class="grid-block"> <div class="post-link"> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/11/21/nih-all-about-grants-podcast-fellowships-and-whats-changing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to NIH All About Grants Podcast: Fellowships and What’s Changing">NIH All About Grants Podcast: Fellowships and What’s Changing</a> </div> <div class="date-field">November 21, 2024</div> <div class="tags-field">Tags: <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/fellowship/" rel="tag">fellowship</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/peer-review/" rel="tag">Peer review</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/research-training-and-career-development/" rel="tag">Research Training and Career Development</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md"> <div class="grid-block"> <div class="post-link"> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2024/11/12/update-on-linking-orcid-to-implement-persistent-identifier-requirements-while-reducing-burden-and-improving-transparency/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Update on Linking ORCID To Implement Persistent Identifier Requirements While Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency">Update on Linking ORCID To Implement Persistent Identifier Requirements While Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency</a> </div> <div class="date-field">November 12, 2024</div> <div class="tags-field">Tags: <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/biosketch/" rel="tag">biosketch</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/era-commons/" rel="tag">eRA Commons</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/orcid/" rel="tag">ORCID</a>, <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/other-support/" rel="tag">other support</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="comments" class="comments-area"> <h2 class="comments-title"> 2 Comments </h2> <ol class="comment-list"> <li id="comment-459312" class="comment even thread-even depth-1 parent"> <article id="div-comment-459312" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn">RSS</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2022/02/24/notice-of-change-to-nihs-policy-on-special-council-review-of-research-applications/#comment-459312"><time datetime="2022-03-11T11:01:53-05:00">March 11, 2022 at 11:01 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Is NIH taking any steps to check for overlap (in preliminary data, reagents and proposal) between grants? </p> <p>Will it be possible for NIH to send grant applications of a PI to different committees to avoid favoritism?</p> </div> <div class="reply"><a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2022/02/24/notice-of-change-to-nihs-policy-on-special-council-review-of-research-applications/?replytocom=459312#respond' data-commentid="459312" data-postid="22553" data-belowelement="div-comment-459312" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to RSS" aria-label='Reply to RSS'>Reply</a></div> </article> <ol class="children"> <li id="comment-460092" class="comment byuser comment-author-deansa bypostauthor odd alt depth-2"> <article id="div-comment-460092" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <b class="fn">NIH Staff</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2022/02/24/notice-of-change-to-nihs-policy-on-special-council-review-of-research-applications/#comment-460092"><time datetime="2022-03-18T15:00:36-04:00">March 18, 2022 at 3:00 pm</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>You may be interested in this page on <a href="https://public.csr.nih.gov/ForApplicants/SubmissionAndAssignment/DRR/evaluationofapplications" rel="nofollow ugc">Evaluation of Unallowable Resubmission and Overlapping Application</a>s. 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