The following is on p. 44 of the NIH Grants Policy Guide, 2003. "Generally, PIs and other personnel supported by NIH research grants are not required to be U.S. citizens. However, some NIH programs/mechanisms have a citizenship requirement. Any citizenship requirement will be stated in the PA or RFA. In these cases, individuals are required to have the appropriate citizenship status when the award is made rather than when the application is submitted. For example, under K awards or Kirschstein-NRSA individual fellowships, the individual to be trained must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of award. NIH requires the applicant to determine that individuals' visas will allow them to remain in this country long enough for them to be productive on the research project, but NIH does not provide guidance on or assess the different types of visas. NIH expects grantee organizations to have policies, consistently applied regardless of the source of funds, to address this area. If a grant is awarded and an individual's visa will not allow a long enough stay to be productive on the project, NIH may terminate the grant (see "Administrative Requirements-Changes in Project and Budget" and "Administrative Requirements-Enforcement Actions-Suspension, Termination, and Withholding of Support")." Otherwise, what does it say in the announcement to which the PI is responding? Judith Lubina Manager, Bid & Proposal Public Health Institute 555 12th Street, 10th Floor Oakland, CA 94607-4046 direct tel: 510.285.5568 main tel: 510.285.5500 fax: 510.285.5501 xxxxxx@phi.org, www.phi.org -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Felicia Fitzgerald Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:24 AM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FW: NIH grant and Green card application I had the same question submitted to me yesterday and was waiting to see what this panel had to say about it. I too was unable to find anything in the NIH guidelines to say yea or nay. I ended up calling the grants contact for the R21 that my PI would like to apply for and she stated that she believed that if they have a current visa they may apply for a NIH grant. Anyone with a more firm yes or no? Or someplace that NIH has stated this? Felicia L. Fitzgerald Sr. Grants Specialist University of Florida-COE Office of Engineering Research 343 Weil Hall PO Box 116550 Gainesville, FL 32611 352-392-9447 ext 5 352-846-1371 Home of the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Kristen Wolff Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 4:45 PM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FW: NIH grant and Green card application Putting in an application for a green card is no guarantee that a green card will be received; even if it is, the process can take up to three years to be finalized. So if a particular NIH grant was only eligible to US citizens, and your PI applied for it on the assumption that by the time it was awarded s/he would be a citizen, you institute may have to turn the grant down due to the fact that the green card process took longer than the review and award process. I don't know how NIH feels about indefinitely deferring an award but my guess is they are probably not totally enthusiastic. However, there are grants at NIH that a non-citizen could be eligible for, an example is Pathway to Independence Award (PA-06-133), which states: "Scientific research is a global enterprise. The Pathway to Independence Award seeks to attract the best and brightest individuals conducting research in the United States, regardless of citizenship. This support should help transition them to research independence here in the U.S." It appears to be a case-by-case basis, although my guess is that the majority of opportunities rule in the citizenship direction. Kris -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Iris Mondri-Kish Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:42 AM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: [RESADM-L] FW: NIH grant and Green card application Hello, I've received the following request. I couldn't find an answer in the NIH Grants Policy statement or the OER website. Can anyone help me with a quicker more accurate answer than the one I can come up with on my own? Thanks!! Iris Iris Mondri-Kish Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst Benaroya Research Institute 1201 Ninth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 P: (206) 341-1581 F: (206) 223-7543 www.benaroyaresearch.org _____________________________________________ Hi, Iris, I am currently holding H1 visa. I could only apply for a few grants. however, we want to apply for more grants. I may submit the application for green card in 1-2 months. Dr. Sage and I are wondering whether I could apply for any NIH grants after I submit my application of permanent residence. Is there any requirement for the activation of the grant about my status? 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