ORCID iD required
2019eRA Commons requires an ORCID iD for all PI and senior / key personnel grant applications.
Funder guidance · North America
NIH
National Institutes of Health
The largest single funder of biomedical research in the world - 27 institutes and centres, supporting roughly 300,000 researchers at 2,500 institutions. Operates eRA Commons for grant management, mandates ORCID iDs for key personnel, and shapes biomedical publication conventions including CRediT, the Data Management and Sharing Policy (DMSP), and the 2024 Public Access Policy.
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Active mandates
Required
CRediT status
SciENcv-generated NIH
Biosketch format
North America
Jurisdiction
Mandates + policies
Active NIH requirements
What NIH currently mandates of funded researchers, and when each rule took effect.
Data Management and Sharing
2023All NIH grant applications submitted on or after 25 Jan 2023 require a Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) - formerly the DMP.
NSPM-33 disclosure
2024Common Disclosure Form for foreign-component / current-and-pending support, implemented via SciENcv biographical sketch.
2024 Public Access Policy
2024NIH-funded publications must be deposited to PubMed Central upon publication. The 12-month embargo is eliminated as of 1 January 2025.
Cross-cutting policies
How CASRAI standards apply
CRediT statements
CRediT-aligned author contributions encouraged on NIH-funded publications; not mandated in grant reporting
AI-use disclosure
NIH discourages AI use for peer review (2023 notice NOT-OD-23-149); author-side disclosure governed by publisher policies
Biosketch / CV
SciENcv-generated NIH biosketch (Sections A-D)
Reporting cycle
Annual Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) via eRA Commons
Common questions
NIH FAQ
Do NIH applications require an ORCID iD?+
Yes - since 2019, eRA Commons requires an ORCID iD on all PI and senior/key personnel applications. Linking your ORCID record before submission is the cleanest path.
Does NIH require CRediT statements?+
Not in grant reporting itself, but virtually every biomedical journal NIH researchers publish in expects CRediT statements on the resulting publications. See /credit/for-authors.
How does the 2023 DMSP differ from the old DMP?+
The DMSP applies broadly to all NIH grants (not just data-generating ones), requires a more structured plan covering data types, repository selection, preservation timeline, and reuse provisions - and is reviewed as part of the merit review.
What is the SciENcv biosketch format?+
SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae) is the federally-mandated tool for generating NIH-, NSF-, and DOE-format biosketches from a single underlying profile linked to your ORCID record.
Related CASRAI guidance
