For additional information, the DAPE Team can be contacted at dape@od.nih.gov.

Recent Notices of NIH Research and Development (R&D) Contract Awards Policy Changes

• December 19, 2017 Revision: NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Individual Across the Lifespan as Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects
• November 28, 2017 Amendment: NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research
• October 11, 2017 Guidance on Exceptions to the NIH Single IRB Policy
• October 11, 2017 Guidance on Implementation of the NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research
• New NIH "FORMS-E" Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2018
• September 7, 2017 Notice of Changes to NIH Policy for Issuing Certificates of Confidentiality
• June 16, 2017 Revision: Notice of Extension of Effective Date for Final NIH Policy on the Use of Single Institution Review Board for Multi-Site Research
• January 23, 2017 Notice of Clarification on the Publication of the Final Rule on the Federal Policy for the Protections of Human Subjects (Common Rule)
• January 19, 2017 Notice of the Publication of the Final Rule on the Federal Policy for the Protections of Human Subjects (Common Rule)
• September 16, 2016 NIH Policy on the Dissemination of NIH-Funded Clinical Trial Information
• September 16, 2016 Policy on Good Clinical Practice Training for NIH Awardees in NIH-funded Clinical Trials

Effective Dates

• January 25, 2019- NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Individual Across the Lifespan as Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects
• January 25, 2018 - New Human Subject and Clinical Trial Information Form
• January 25, 2018 - Single IRB
• January 19, 2018 - The Final Rule on the Federal Policy for the Protections of Human Subjects (Common Rule)
• December 13, 2017- NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research
• October 1, 2017 - NIH Policy for Issuing Certificates of Confidentiality
• January 1, 2017 - Good Clinical Practice Training
• January 18, 2017 - Expanded Clinicaltrials.gov Registration and Results Submission Policy