Grants and Funding: Extramural Programs (EP)
Resources for Training Directors
General Information and Policies
- NLM's University-based Biomedical Informatics Research Training Programs
- NLM Institutional Training Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics (T15) (RFA LM11-001)
- Technical Assistance Materials for RFA LM11-001 updated 3/24/2011
- Institutional Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics (T15) (RFA-LM-06- 001)
- Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)
- Caregiver Leave for Trainees
- Policies Related to Parental Leave and Child Care
- STTP Slots for Recruitment of Individuals from Diverse Backgrounds into Biomedical Informatics Careers
- xTrain Expands to Include Use for NLM Training Grants
- New Reporting and Assurance Requirements for Institutions Receiving Awards for Training of Graduate Students for Doctoral Degrees
- Announcing the Transition of Institutional Training and Institutional Career Development Programs to Electronic Submission for due dates on/after January 25, 2010
NLM Informatics Training Conference
- NLM Informatics Training Conference 2012: Held June 26-27, 2012 at the University of Wisconsin
- NLM Informatics Training Conference 2011: Held June 28-30, 2011 at the National Library of Medicine
- NLM Informatics Training Conference 2010: Held June 15-16, 2010 at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- NLM Informatics Training Conference 2009: Held June 23-24, 2009 at Oregon Health & Science University
- NLM Informatics Training Conference 2008: Held July 8-9, 2008 at the National Library of Medicine
- NLM Informatics Training Conference 2007: Held June 26-27, 2007 at Stanford University
Frequently Asked Questions
Forms: Annual Progress Report
- PHS 2590, revised 6/2009
- Due by May 1 each year
- Mail one paper copy to:
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- Division of Extramural Activities Support, OER
National Institutes of Health
6705 Rockledge Dr, Room 2207, MSC 7987
Bethesda, MD 20892-7987 (for regular or U.S. Postal Service Express mail)
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for other courier/express mail delivery only)
Phone Number: 301-594-6584
- Division of Extramural Activities Support, OER
Forms: Statement of Appointment
- Submit electronically using xTrain, following these instructions: xTrain Expands to Include Use for NLM Training Grants
- A new statement of appointment is required for each year of trainee's appointment
- Due upon appointment: no form = no trainee reimbursement
Forms: Termination Notice
- Submit electronically using xTrain, following these instructions: xTrain Expands to Include Use for NLM Training Grants
- One termination notice is required at the end of each trainee's NLM training
- Due upon termination of trainee
Forms: Financial status report (FSR)
- SF-269, electronic version
- Due by September 30 each year
- Submit online via eRA Commons: https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/
Stipends Table for FY 2012
Predoc stipends - beginning July 1, 2012: First year of NLM predoctoral support, regardless of experience: $22,032 for any bachelor's degree or master's degree in any field, the same as year 1 NRSA level. NLM will provide up to 5 years of support for a predoctoral trainee. The NLM predoc stipend is based on NLM-funded predoc experience. All NLM first-year predocs receive the same amount. In their second year of NLM funding, all predocs receive the same amount, etc., as indicated in the table. Predocs at experience levels 2 through 5 who did not begin their predoctoral training with NLM support must begin at experience level 1. A total of 5 years of NLM trainee support is permitted, which can be divided between predoc and post-doc support. If a predoc is supported for 5 years, no additional NLM training support can be provided to that trainee.
NLM Model
Years of Predoc Experience | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Predoc | $22,032 | $22,913 | $23,830 | $24,783 | $25,774 |
Postdoc stipends: First year of support: based on prior years of postdoc experience. For each subsequent year of support: add one year of experience. No additional cost of living increases are permitted. Up to 3 years of NLM support is permitted for a postdoc. NLM trainees are exempt from NRSA payback requirement. For MDs, internship/residency counts as qualifying experience.
NLM Model
Years of Postdoc Experience | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7(+) |
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Postdoc | $39,264 | $41,364 | $44,340 | $46,092 | $47,820 | $49,884 | $51,582 | $54,180 |
Tuition
- Tuition Reimbursement:
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- Predocs: 60% x Actual Inst. Tuition Amt. = (x) ≤ $16,000
- Postdocs enrolled in an MS or PhD program: 60% x Actual Inst. Tuition Amt. = (x) ≤ $16,000
- Postdocs not seeking a degree: 60% x Actual Inst. Tuition Amt. = (x) ≤ $4,500
- STTPs (short-term training program for minority recruitment): 60% x Actual Inst. Tuition Amt. = (x) ≤ $4,000
See STTP instruction sheet
- Provide full tuition amount when filling out annual progress report
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- NLM will calculate tuition reimbursement based on full tuition
Training-Related Expenses and Health Insurance
The following amounts not to exceed the NRSA levels:
- Predocs: $8,500 per FTTP
- Postdocs: $10,500 per FTTP
- Short-Term Training Positions (STTPs): $1,100 per STTP
- Used to defray the costs of "other" research training costs, faculty and staff training salaries, consultant costs, equipment research supplies and faculty travel
- Health Insurance applies to single and family coverage options
- Predocs and Postdocs training at the NLM - please indicate how your institution plans to cover the NLM fellow while they are on fellowship. NLM does not directly reimburse for health insurance coverage.
- Under exceptional circumstances, which can include providing accommodations for a trainee with disabilities, it is possible to request additional training-related expenses. Consultation with NLM program staff in advance of such requests is required. Unless an applicant receives advance permission to do so, no exceptional expenses should be included in a submitted budget.
Unobligated Grant Balances
- NLM does not approve carryover of unobligated/unexpended grant funding balances from prior budget periods
- Unobligated balances are used to offset the next active budget period of the grant
- Grantees should regularly check their Federal Cash Transaction Reports (PMS-272) authorization
For All Grantees: Conflict of Interest
- Each grantee institution must:
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- Enforce a written policy on conflict of interest that complies with the NIH regulations
- Inform investigators of the institution's policy and NIH regulation
- Inform investigators of their reporting responsibilities
- Provide adequate guidelines for enforcement mechanisms and sanctions where appropriate
- Investigator reporting responsibilities differ by institution
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- At a minimum, must report "significant financial interests" (including those of spouse and dependent children) that would affect or appear to affect the research
- Conflict of interest website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/coi/
For All Grantees: Public Access Mandate
- All final peer-reviewed manuscripts arising from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication
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- Includes trainee publications resulting from NLM training grant
- Requirement as of April 7, 2008
- NIH progress reports, applications, and proposals must include the PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) when citing a paper that falls under the policy and arose from an NIH award
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- Requirement as of May 25, 2008
- Some journals automatically submit published articles to PMC: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm
- Otherwise, PI must submit via NIH Manuscript Submission system: http://www.nihms.nih.gov
- Public access website: http://publicaccess.nih.gov
Contact Us
Email or call us anytime with questions
- Filling out forms? Contact your grant specialist:
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- Mable Cao: Harvard, Wisconsin, U Washington, UCLA, Indiana, U Virginia, Yale, Pittsburgh
- Amy Keener: Rice, Utah, Vanderbilt, Colorado, Missouri, UC-Irvine, JHU, Stanford, OHSU
- Arnita Miles: Columbia
- Program related? Contact program officer, Dr. Valerie Florance
- Contact info: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/Staff.html