Initiating and Managing a Grant

Information on applying for grants, IRB, IACUC, ESCRO,funds, transfers, or the set-up of a grant, can be found on the Partners Research Navigator.

Logging into Partners Research Navigator:

• Navigate to the public site at http://navigator.partners.org/ and click on Employee Login.

• On the Office 365 Login page, enter your primary email address (e.g.jdoe@mgh.harvard.edu). If you’re not sure what your primary email is, it can be found in Outlook properties preceded by ‘SMTP’ in capital letters. You can also find your primary email by logging into myprofile.partners.org

• You will then be directed to a Partners login page, and asked first for your user ID, followed by a page for your password

Award Management
To find the most up to date information regarding inventions, funds, reporting, labs, IRB/IACUC/PIBC please visit the Research Navigator (instructions above).

PI Transfer Research Information
The process of transferring a Principal Investigator (PI) and his/her sponsored research activity OUT OF or INTO a Partners entity is a shared responsibility between the PI, the Department Administrator (DA) and RM’s Post-Award team. At least three months should be allowed to complete this process.

Transfer a Grant In to MGH (pdf)

Transfer a Grant Out of MGH (pdf)

NIH Resources for Managing a Grant

Expanded Authorities
NIH has waived cost-related and other prior-approval requirements for many activities and expenditures, and provided authority for these activities and expenditures to the grantee. These operating authorities are termed “expanded authorities.” This webpage presents a summary of expanded authorities.

NIH Receipt Dates/Deadlines
Information on competing applications, non-competing grant progress reports and standard due dates, submission policies, mailing addresses and progress report due dates.

NIH Grants Policy Statement
Effective for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2010.

Prior-Approval Requirements
This webpage describes the activities and/or expenditures that require NIH prior approval.

Extramural Nexus
The NIH Extramural Nexus provides regular updates on NIH grants policies and activities that impact the entire grants community.