Effective January 25, 2023, all applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will be required to use grant application forms and application guide instruction “FORMS-H”. The current “FORMS-G” forms and instructions must be utilized for due dates on or before January 24, 2023.
Key changes to the forms reflect updates to implement NIH’s NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, see NIH Policy Notice NOT-OD-22-189 for additional details.
NIH will publish a FORMS-H application guides (found here) no later than October 25, 2022, and will make the necessary updates to Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) (parent announcements found here) October 25-November 25, 2022.
During the transition period, both FORMS-G and FORMS-H application packages will be active simultaneously. Applicants must choose the appropriate application package for their due date when presented with both FORMS-G and FORMS-H application packages on the same FOA (see table below). Applications submitted using the incorrect application package for their due date may be withdrawn and removed from funding consideration.
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If your intended due date is... |
You must use... |
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On or before January 24, 2023, including:
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FORMS-G application package |
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On or after January 25, 2023, including:
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FORMS-H application package |
Additional detailed information from NIH regarding this change can be found in NIH Policy Notice NOT-OD-22-195. Please direct any questions to your Grant & Contract Officer.