Are foreign scientists working at domestic institutions eligible to be Principal Investigators, Key Personnel, and/or other personnel supported by an ARRA Grant?
Yes, foreign nationals working in the US are eligible to work and be compensated with ARRA provided they are employed by a domestic institution and are in the country under valid visas. It is the grantee institution’s responsibility to assure that an individual’s visas will allow them to remain in this country long enough for them to be productive on the research project. NIH does not provide guidance on or assess the different types of visas. Grantee organizations are expected to have consistently applied policies in place to address this area. There is a restriction in Section 1611 of ARRA that applies to institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds–primarily financial institutions. However, unless a NIH grantee also received TARP funds, this provision would not apply. Be reminded, that if ARRA funds are used support any NIH program that has a citizenship requirement (e.g., training and career programs); those programmatic requirements would also apply to the AR
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