Most NIH administrative supplements fall into the following three categories:
1. Administrative Supplements PA-20-272 to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the approved award but were unforeseen when the new or renewal application or grant progress report for non-competing continuation support was submitted. Applicants should discuss potential requests with the awarding Institute and Center (IC) prior to submission as well as review the IC admin supplements requirements .
2. Supplements to Promote Diversity
Supplements to Promote Re-Entry and Re-integration into Health-Related Research Careers (Clinical Trial Not Allowed). NOT-OD-21-134 to provide support for a mentored research training experience for individuals with high potential to re-enter or re-integrate into an active research career, after an interruption for family responsibilities or other qualifying circumstances.
Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research PA-21-071 to improve the diversity of the research workforce by recruiting and supporting students, postdocs, and eligible investigators from underrepresented groups in health-related research.
Supplements to Promote Diversity in Research and Development Small Businesses-SBIR/STTR (Clinical Trial Not Allowed). PA-21-345 to enhance the diversity of the research and entrepreneurial workforce by recruiting and supporting students, postdocs, and eligible investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research or in the SBIR and STTR programs.
Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards NOT-OD-20-055 to maintain the productivity of current first-time recipients of eligible independent NIH research project grant awards who are dealing with a critical life event(s), such that they can remain competitive for the first renewal of their award or for a second research project grant award.
3. Notices of Special Interest (NOSI) that identify an administrative supplement FOA for application submission.
Current Notices of Special Interest (NOSI) - this list can be filtered by institute.