Frequently Asked Questions FAQs about Fogarty and NIH Grants | FIC

No. The detailed budget format is required for foreign institutions to allow NIH staff to assist with applicable regulatory and policy requirements for grant funding expenditures; therefore, modular budgets are not allowed from foreign institutions. However, domestic institutions with a foreign subcontract may use the modular budget format.

No. In accordance with "Notice of Changes to Policies and Procedures for FY2013 NIH Awards to Foreign Institutions" ( NOT-OD-12-139 ), Federal Financial Reports (FFRs) , formally called Financial Status Reports (FSRs), are no longer required annually for SNAP awards issued after October 1, 2012 to foreign institutions. A final FFR is required only at the end of a competitive segment.

Fogarty provides detailed supplemental guidance for completing progress reports specific to Fogarty grantees. Refer to the guidance for your award type (Standard, Education or Career) based on the grant award activity code (e.g., D43, K01, R01).

Yes. The Responsible Conduct Research (RCR) policy is applicable to all projects that require instruction in responsible conduct of research as noted in the Funding Opportunity Announcement, whether domestic or foreign. For more information refer to "Update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research" ( NOT-OD-10-019 ).

Individuals needing scientific roles (Program Directors, Principal Investigators, Scientist, Post-Doc, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Project Personnel) should only have one eRA Commons role for the life of their research career.

Awards to foreign institutions and international organizations issued after October 1, 2012 are paid through the Payment Management System (PMS) , according to the "Notice of Changes to Policies and Procedures for FY2013 NIH Awards to Foreign Institutions" ( NOT-OD-12-139 ). The contact person at PMS responsible for these payments is Ms. Raynette Robinson, who may be reached at raynette.robinson@psc.hhs.gov or 301-492-4938.

Many foreign institutions have unique fiscal needs and/or may not have the infrastructure to pay award costs prior to receiving grant funds. Therefore, it may be reasonable for U.S. grantee institutions with a foreign consortium to provide the foreign institution quarterly advances of funds or arrange a reasonable payment schedule to accomplish the goals of the NIH grant. Ultimately, payment arrangements are subject to the grantee's institutional policies and should be clearly defined in the Consortium Agreement .

No. All requests for Funding and Payment , including the budget contained in the application, must be stated in U.S. dollars. Once an award is made, the NIH Institute or Center (IC) staff will consider requests to compensate foreign grantees for currency exchange fluctuations only when the change results in the need of additional federal funding; or when the increased costs result in the need to significantly reduce the scope of the project. These requests will only be considered if the NIH IC has funds available.

No. Foreign institutions do not need to negotiate an F&A rate. NIH continues to fund F&A costs under grants to foreign and international organizations at a rate of 8 percent of modified total direct costs, exclusive of tuition and related fees, direct expenditures for equipment, and subawards in excess of $25,000. These funds are paid to support the costs of compliance with federal requirements. Some examples of NIH compliance requirements are the protection of human subjects (including the required education in the protection of human research participants), animal welfare, invention reporting, other post-award reporting requirements, financial conflict of interest and research misconduct. Note, these are just a few representative examples of compliance requirement; this list is not all inclusive. Awards to domestic organizations with a foreign or international consortium participant may include 8 percent of modified total direct costs, exclusive of tuition and related fees, direct expenditures for equipment, and subawards in excess of $25,000. These funds are paid to support the costs of compliance with federal requirements. NIH will not support the acquisition of or provide for depreciation on any capital expenses (facilities) or the normal general operations of foreign and international organizations. Therefore, these expenses may not be requested as a direct cost; however, equipment is an allowable direct cost. Other items normally treated as F&A costs (e.g., rent) may be requested as direct costs and will be evaluated by NIH for allowability.

Program income is gross income earned by a grantee, a consortium participant, or a contractor under a grant that was directly generated by the grant-supported activity or earned as a result of the award. Refer to the NIH Grants Policy Statement for more details about Program Income .