NIH RPPR Summary Form (RSF) Updated

Please be informed that our “NIH RPPR Summary Form (RSF)” has been updated!

Sponsored Programs has made a series of changes to the RSF form to better accommodate for PI certifications and disclosures. These changes will assist with the overall review of the RPPR and provide the most accurate information possible.

The RSF is an internal form to be completed and submitted to your BU SP Pre-Award Officer when the Annual NIH RPPR has been finalized and routed to SP for final review and submission. The RSF is NOT required for Final NIH Performance Progress Reports or progress reports to other sponsors.

Summary of Changes to the RSF

The first major change to the form is a new ‘Principal Investigator: Certifications’ section, which includes

1. Certification that all subrecipient report documents have been received as required for any outgoing subcontract agreement; and
2. Certification that the project is compliant with the approved Data Management and Sharing Plan (if applicable).

The second major change to the form is within the ‘Principal Investigator: Disclosures’ section.  A new disclosure is included pertaining to foreign subcontractors. Effective January 1, 2024, NIH updated its grant policy guidance for foreign subaward agreements (NOT-OD-23-182). Foreign subrecipients must provide access to copies of all lab notebooks, all data, and all documentation that supports the research outcomes as described in the progress report, to the primary recipient (Boston University) with a frequency of no less than once per year, in alignment with the timing requirements for Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) submission.