Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)

Current recipients of specific types of NIH research grants may apply for administrative supplements to provide additional funding to a currently funded grant to meet increased costs that are within the scope of the peer-reviewed and approved project, but that were unforeseen when the new or competing renewal application was awarded. Applications for administrative supplements are considered prior approval requests and will be routed directly to the Grants Management Officer of the parent award. There is no guarantee that funds are available from the awarding IC or for any specific grant. Therefore, prior to submission, applicants must discuss potential requests with the awarding ICO grants and program officials. The proposed supplement must provide for an increase in costs due to unforeseen circumstances, and all additional costs must be within the scope of the peer reviewed and approved project. To be eligible, the parent award must be active (not in a cost extension), and the research proposed in the supplement must be accomplished within the competitive segment.