NIH-Specific Requirements for Change of PI 

 

Discuss plans with your NIH Program Official

prior to the official process.

 

Change of PI or PI Absence Greater than 3 months

 

NIH Requires Change of PI be Approved Prior to Implementation. 

Waiting to report this change on the annual progress report does not constitute a prior approval for the previous year. 

	Change of PI should not be implemented until written notification is received from NIH, and a new SPAA is issued by OSPIP.

 

For Significant Change in Effort see NIH Prior Approvals.

 

Email from PI to OSPIP should include, in addition to the Standard PI Change Package

1. Letter providing sufficient justification to allow NIH to review and approve the request.  If this is a request for a substitute PI, the qualifications of the replacement PI should be included.  A sample letter can be found here.
2. New PI's Biosketch, Current and Pending (Other) Support,
3. A Detailed Budget Page (if the Budget is impacted)
4. If the substitute PI is not currently on the project and the project includes Human Subjects, evidence of compliance to indicate that the LBNL Human Subjects Education requirement has been fulfilled
5. Animal and/or Human Subjects Certification(s) in the name of the new PI if applicable.
6. If additional information is required, the OSPIP CO will request this information from the PI with a copy to the appropriate divisional administrative staff. 

 

The OSPIP Contracts Officer will: Endorse the request and forward it to the Grants Management Specialist and NIH Program Manager specified on the Notice of Grant Award.  Distribute a copy of the endorsed request to the PI, Division Administration Staff, and the OSPIP file. Receive the revised Notice of Award or written authorization from the Grants Management Specialist Distribute the SPAA approving the change before implementation.