Information Regarding Foreign Grants to Institutions and Foreign Scientists

A domestic organization is a public or private non-profit (including Federal, State, and other agencies) or for-profit organization that is located in the United States or its territories, is subject to U.S. laws, and assumes legal and financial accountability for awarded funds and for the performance of the grant-supported activities.

A foreign organization is one located in a country other than the United States and its territories and subject to the laws of that country, regardless of the citizenship of the proposed principal investigator.

A foreign scientist is one who does not possess any of the following attributes: 1. a US citizen, 2. a non-citizen national (someone who owes permanent allegiance to the US such as a resident of American Samoa), 3. lawfully admitted to the US for permanent residence.

A foreign component is a performance site outside of the United States, at which a significant element or segment of a project is performed.

An international organization is one that identifies itself as international or intergovernmental, and has membership from, and represents the interests of, more than one country, without regard to whether the headquarters of the organization and location of the activity are inside or outside of the United States.

Different countries, as well as different international and regional organizations, have over 900 laws, regulations, and guidelines which govern human subjects research. The International Compilation of Human Research Protections, by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Subjects Protection, is an annual compilation to assist scientists involved in international research so that they may become familiar with these standards and can follow them appropriately.

The Fogarty International Center (FIC) at NIH supports global health research and builds partnerships between research institutions here and abroad. Learn about funding opportunities from FIC.

• Information for Foreign Grants
• New Application Structure for NIH-Funded International Collaborations
• NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS)
  • Section 16: Grants to Foreign Organizations, International Organizations, and Domestic Grants with Foreign Components
• Office for Human Research Protections: International
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare: Foreign Assurance
• Financial Conflict of Interest
  • Important Highlights of FCOI Regulatory Requirements for Foreign Institutions
• Foreign Interference
• Small Business Funding: Foreign Disclosure and Risk Management