NIH Subaward Prior-Approval Checker

Rule-based decision support for NOT-OD-26-062. A grants officer reviews the draft and submits in eRA Commons. This tool is not an official NIH determination.

NOT-OD-26-062
Verified trigger: Effective 2026-06-01, NIH prior approval is required when a prime recipient adds a new domestic subaward post-award and the arrangement was not part of the peer-reviewed and approved application. Submit through eRA Commons Prior Approval Module, Other Request.

Approved Baseline

Upload a Notice of Award or approved-budget PDF, or enter approved subrecipients manually.

Proposed Change

Unknowns route to human review. The app never fills silent defaults.

Determination

Deterministic rule path, citation, draft, and audit trail.

WAITING
Complete the proposed-change fields and run the check. Missing or ambiguous inputs will route to human review.