Requirements for Acknowledging NIH-Supported Research

NIH funded researchers are required to accurately acknowledge NIH funding in publications, press releases, or other documents about research that is funded by NIH in whole or in part. To comply with NIH requirements, recipients must include the following (as described in Communicating and Acknowledging Federal Funding):

• A specific acknowledgment of NIH grant support
• An acknowledgement of the level of NIH funding, and
• A disclaimer as specified in Section 8.2.1 Rights in Data (Publication and Copyrighting) of the NIH Grants Policy Statement

Recipients should only acknowledge NIH awards on publications and other documents when the research activities that contributed to that publication directly arise from the award and are within the scope of the award being acknowledged. Please see the Communicating and Acknowledging Federal Funding and FAQs pages for more information on when, where, and how to acknowledge NIH funding.