NIH Forms – G Instructions have been published.

The How to Apply – Application Guide contains links to the all the published Forms G instructions.

Key changes in the FORMS-G update include:

• Transition from DUNS to a unique entity identifier (UEI) issued by SAM.gov as the official identifier for doing business with the federal government (NOT-OD-21-170.) See Goodbye DUNS, Hello UEI.
• Updated biosketch and other support format pages (NOT-OD-21-110.)
• Updated country and state dropdown lists across all forms.
• Increased character limit to 100 characters for “Department” and “Division” fields.
• Expanded requirement for a Commons ID to all senior/key personnel (NOT-OD-21-109.)
• Increased number of “Other” direct cost budget lines from 3 to 10.
• Added “Childcare Costs” section to Fellowship Supplemental Form (NOT-OD-21-074.)
• Added question regarding Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) to the SBIR/STTR Information form (NOT-OD-21-082.)
• Application guides for FORMS-G application packages will be posted to the How to Apply – Application Guide page no later than October 25, 2021.

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