NIH Training Requirements for Faculty and Researchers

The NIH Policies and Application

The following policies establish the core training requirements for all individuals identified as Senior/Key Personnel in a proposal application or Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) as of the policy effective dates.

(1)     Other Support Disclosure Requirements Training (NOT-OD-25-133) – Effective for applications submitted for due dates on or after October 1, 2025

(2)     Research Security Training (NOT-OD-26-017) – Effective for applications submitted for due dates on or after May 25, 2026.

Implementation and Timelines

For:

• Existing Awards with RPPRs due on or after October 1, 2025 through May 24, 2026 and
• New proposal applications for due dates on or after October 1, 2025 through May 24, 2026.

Senior/Key Personnel can view a 3-minute video to fulfill the Other Support Disclosure Training requirement.  Slides of the training material are also available. The video/slides can be viewed at any time prior to the submission of the proposal or RPPR.  If you have already taken Stanford’s full Research Security Training (DOR-2000) it also satisfies this requirement.

For:

• New proposal applications for due dates on or after May 25, 2026.

Senior/Key Personnel must complete or have completed Stanford’s full Research Security Training (DOR-2000) within the previous 12 months.

Certifications of Compliance

For proposals submitted on or after October 1, 2025 through May 24, 2026:

• The Principal Investigator and all listed Senior/Key Personnel in the SeRA system must complete a Certification of Responsibilities task in the Proposal Development & Routing Form (PDRF). Certification of the following statement in the PDRF confirms their compliance with the NIH Other Support Disclosures training requirement. No additional documentation is needed.
  • “I have read and am aware of the specific sponsor requirements associated with this proposal submission, including federal disclosure requirements.  I confirm that I have completed all applicable training as required by the specific sponsor.”

For proposals submitted on or after May 25, 2026:

• NIH will collect individual senior/key persons' certifications at the time of the application submission through each uploaded senior/key persons' NIH Biosketch generated from SciENcv that includes the following certification language:
  • I also certify that, as senior/key personnel listed within this application, I have taken the required research security training consistent and in compliance with Section 10634 of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
• The SeRA system displays each listed Stanford senior key person's Research Security Training status and completion date from STARS within the SeRA Proposal Development & Routing Form (PDRF), specifically the Project Questions page within the Training section. 
  • Institutional Officials (OSR Contract and Grant Officers and SoM RMG Research Process Managers) will verify as part of NIH proposal reviews that all Stanford senior key persons listed within NIH applications have completed Research Security Training within 12 months from the training data listed in SeRA and certify to this institutionally at the time of application submission.

References:

NIH-OD-25-133: NIH Announces a New Policy Requirement to Train Senior/Key Personnel on Other Support Disclosure Requirements

NOT-OD-26-017: Research Security Training Requirements for NIH

Need further assistance? Have questions and/or feedback? Please submit questions and/or feedback and a member of the ORA-RMG Disclosures Team will respond to you shortly.