PHS 398 and 2590 Revisions

The National Institutes of Health has announced that effective Jan. 10, 2002 use of the revised PHS 398 and 2590 forms is required.  Applicants are urged to always check the PHS 398 and PHS 2590 Web sites to download the most current versions of the instructions and forms prior to submission of an application to NIH.  Applicants should discard previous versions of the PHS 398 instructions and forms, and use the current version to ensure they have the most accurate information.

FAQs on the PHS 398 and 2590 are available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms_faq.pdf.

New Zip Codes for the National Institutes of Health

The NIH, in response to security concerns, now requires all United States Postal Service (USPS) mail addressed to NIH to use the unique NIH zip code 20892.  All USPS mail addressed to the National Library of Medicine should bear the unique NLM zip code of 20894.  All mail using 20892 and 20894 Zip Codes will be cleared through the NIH North Stonestreet Mail Facility. Special procedures and precautions will be used to screen the mail before it is delivered to the various NIH offices on and off campus.  This is an important measure to provide for the safety of all individuals who must handle mail. 

The PHS 398 instructions have been updated (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html) to reflect changes in applicable laws and NIH policies, and to clarify instructions (see notable changes below.)  These updates incorporate a number of helpful comments and suggestions from the research community.