Administrative Supplements

Principal Investigators (PIs) with active NIGMS awards may apply for administrative supplements to promote diversity in the scientific workforce, or facilitate re-entry and re-integration into the workforce of individuals who have taken time off to attend to family responsibilities. From time to time, NIGMS may publish time-limited Notices about supplement opportunities for specific awards, such as requests for equipment or curriculum development opportunities. Please see this link to view all NIGMS Administrative Supplement Notices of Special Interest (NOSI).

NIGMS also will accept a limited number of administrative supplement applications for active NIGMS awards to address well-justified unforeseen circumstances that are impeding progress on the funded project. Examples of unforeseen circumstances include broken equipment that is essential for the project and cannot be repaired, institutional changes that severely limit or preclude access to essential equipment, or other roadblocks that could be alleviated by the one-time acquisition of reagents or services or by short-term access to core facilities.

If you are considering the possibility of applying for any supplement, we strongly encourage you to contact your program director for the parent grant first to discuss whether the parent grant is eligible for a supplement and whether a supplement application is likely to be competitive for funding. If the answer to both questions is yes, your program director will be able to give you advice about when to apply and what to include in your application.

Note that MIRA grantees are only eligible for certain administrative supplements, as described in the Frequently Asked Questions on the NIGMS MIRA page.​