Welcome to the NIH Delegations of Authority (DOA) Database!
~ November 2005 ~
In response to a request by the NIH Director, the Office of Management Assessment (OMA) was asked to develop a database in which the delegations of authority across NIH could be maintained and tracked easily. Of particular concern was the need to identify the authorities granted to various senior officials when a change in leadership occurred. Previously, there was no electronic system in place to track delegations of authority across NIH.
Now, the DOA database provides authorized members of the NIH community (as determined by OMA, in coordination with the IC Executive Officers) with the ability to enter delegations for their respective IC; edit data concerning IC-specific delegations they enter, and run reports, by IC, on authorities delegated to NIH officials. In addition, they can delegate redelegable authorities contained within NIH delegations, to another member of the NIH community authorized to receive the particular authority.
Effective January 1, 2006, the use of this database by all IC DOA Coordinators and OHR Subject Matter Experts, will be mandatory.
IC DOA Coordinators/OHR Subject Matter Experts
To begin using the database, please go to the following URL: http://www.delegations.nih.gov and log in using your NIH Login. You can print a .pdf version of the User’s Guide to assist you in using the database. If you have questions about the use of the database, or experience problems accessing the database, call the Database System Administrator at (301) 496-4606 or send an e-mail to DOAdb@mail.nih.gov
NOTE: The Office of General Counsel has experience in drafting, reviewing, and clearing proposed delegations of authority at the NIH level, and should be considered an available resource in preparing delegations and redelegations of authority at the IC levels. ICs should contact the NIH Legal Advisor at (301) 496-6043, for any necessary assistance.
NIH Employees
If you are an occasional visitor to the NIH Manual Chapters/Delegations website, your ability to browse, search, or link to the NIH Delegations in the database will require that you first log in to the database each time you wish to access that information.
For questions about the delegation of authority process within your IC, please refer to the Points of Contact list to locate your IC DOA Coordinator.
If you have additional questions, please contact the NIH Delegations of Authority Officer at (301) 496-4606 or send an e-mail to DOAdb@mail.nih.gov