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Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)

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National Institutes of Health

Deadline: federal

Updated: Oct 30, 2025

Summary

The grant provides administrative supplements for current recipients of specific NIH research grants to cover unforeseen increased costs related to their approved projects. Eligible applicants include various nonprofit organizations, government entities, educational institutions, small businesses, and foreign institutions, provided their parent award is active and the proposed research aligns with the original project scope. Interested applicants must discuss their requests with the awarding NIH grants and program officials before submission.

Full Description

Description

Current recipients of specific types of NIH research grants may apply for administrative supplements, using this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), to provide additional funding to a currently funded grant to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the peer-reviewed and approved project, but that were unforeseen when the new or competing renewal application was awarded.  Applications for administrative supplements are considered prior approval requests (as described in Section 8.1.2.11 of the NIH Grants Policy Statement) and will be routed directly to the Grants Management Officer of the parent award. There is no guarantee that funds are available from the awarding IC or for any specific grant. Therefore, prior to submission, applicants must discuss potential requests with the awarding ICO grants and program officials. 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Government

  • Public and Indian housing authorities
  • County governments
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
  • City or township governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Education

  • Independent school districts
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Business

  • Small businesses
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Other Eligible Applicants: Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; U.S. Territory or Possession; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Regional Organizations; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions). Reminder: This NOFO supports administrative supplements to existing projects. To be eligible, the parent award must be active (i.e., not in a co-cost extension), and the research proposed in the supplement must be accomplished within the competitive segment. The proposed supplement must be to provide for an increase in costs due to unforeseen circumstances. All additional costs must be within the scope of the peer reviewed and approved project. IMPORTANT: The research proposed in the supplement application must be within the peer-reviewed scope of the NIH-supported grant project. Foreign Institutions: All activities with foreign institutions must align with existing parent award.

Grantor contact information

Description

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Email

GrantsPolicy@od.nih.gov

GrantsPolicy@od.nih.gov

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