NIH requires applicants to disclose all resources made available to investigators in support of their research, regardless of monetary value. This is referred to as Other Support
This includes but is not limited to:
- Resources and/or financial support from all foreign and domestic entities, that are available to the researcher.
- Consulting agreements, when the PD/PI or other senior/key personnel will be conducting research as part of the consulting activities.
- In-kind contributions, e.g. office/laboratory space, equipment, supplies, or employees or students supported by an outside source.
Other support does not include training awards, prizes, or gifts. Gifts are resources provided where there is no expectation of anything (e.g. time, services, specific research activities, money, etc.) in return.
Changes/New Requirements
NOT-OD-25-133
Effective October 1, 2025, requires NIH recipients to provide training to all faculty and researchers identified as Senior/Key Personnel on the requirement to disclose all research activities and affiliations (active and pending) in Other Support. The new requirement to train researchers to comply with other support disclosure requirements adds to the current policy (see NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS), Section 2.5.1 "Just-in-Time Procedures") in order to provide a comprehensive plan in the area of disclosure requirements for recipients.
NOT-OD-21-110
All new, renewal, resubmissions, and revisions submitted on or after January 25, 2022, will be required to implement the new requirements outlined in NOT-OD-21-073. This includes changes to the Other Support documentation, as well as changes in Biosketch formats.