Recipients must give NIH advance notice of the following types of change in organizational status:
- Merger. Legal action resulting in the unification of two or more legal entities. When such an action involves the transfer of NIH grants, the procedures for recognizing a successor-in-interest will apply. When the action does not involve the transfer of NIH grants, the procedures for recognizing a name change normally will apply.
- Successor-in-Interest (SII). Process whereby the rights to and obligations under an NIH grant(s) are acquired incidental to the transfer of all of the assets of the recipient or the transfer of that part of the assets involved in the performance of the grant(s). A SII may result from legis-lative or other legal action, such as a merger or other corporate change.
- Name Change. Action whereby the name of an organization is changed without otherwise affect-ing the rights and obligations of that organization as a recipient.
See
§8.1.2.8 of the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
