Revised notice for Childcare Costs for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellows
Correction of previous notice
This notice replaces NOT-OD-21-069 - Announcement of Childcare Costs for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellows issued on March 1, 2021, and corrects previously provided application instructions. Detailed in the application instructions section (via link given below), new and administrative supplement applications must include the childcare cost request for the first year on the PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form (i.e. $2,500 for 12 months) and enter NIH as the Source. Any additional years requested must be included in an attachment uploaded in the Other Attachments section of the R&R Other Project Information form. Updates to the instructions are reflected in this full notice (NOT-OD-21-074) in bold italics.
Applicability
The NRSA childcare costs apply to full-time NIH-NRSA-supported fellowship positions. Each fellow is eligible to receive $2,500 per budget period for costs for childcare provided by a licensed childcare provider. For households where both parents are NRSA fellows, each parent is eligible to receive $2,500.
Childcare costs are permitted for dependent children living in the eligible fellow’s home from birth under the age of 13, or children who are disabled and under age 18. Childcare costs do not apply to elder or non-child dependent care costs.
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