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  • 1.  Foreign eligibility as a subaward

    Posted Tue May 10, 2016 00:11

    I apologise for the potentially silly question but the EU rules have cast doubt on my interpretation of NIH rules for eligibility and I need some clarification. Can a subaward be foreign in an NIH call that excludes foreign participation? The reason I am asking is that a PI at our institute has been asked to be a subaward on a call that states that the eligible applicants are: Resource-constrained Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) ONLY.

    My first thought is that we cannot participate since Sweden is not a LMIC - but I would appreciate confirmation!

    Thanks,

    Laura

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    Laura Plant Fuentes
    Grant Coordinator
    Karolinska Institutet
    Stockholm
    +46 (0)8 524 876 49
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  • 2.  RE: Foreign eligibility as a subaward

    Posted Thu May 12, 2016 10:21

    Hi Laura,

    An institution of Sweden is not eligible to be a prime applicant.

    However, the funding opportunity should specifically address "foreign components" (such as subrecipients).  For example, it might say "Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed." -- In this example, your institution could not participate in the opportunity.

    Janet

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    Janet Simons
    Director, Research Policy
    University of Maryland Baltimore
    Baltimore, MD



  • 3.  RE: Foreign eligibility as a subaward

    Posted Fri May 13, 2016 09:54

    Thanks Janet. It did say that so I am happy that our PI decided to decline the application before he had put in too much effort!

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    Laura Plant Fuentes
    Grant Coordinator
    Karolinska Institutet
    Stockholm
    +46 (0)8 524 876 49

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