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Current and Pending (Other) Support Reporting

Research investigators must report Current and Pending (Other) Support to federal funding agencies per agency and University of Michigan policies. The National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and other sponsors require disclosure of all resources made available to a researcher in support of and/or related to any of their research endeavors, regardless of whether they have monetary value and regardless of whether they are based at U-M.

Current and pending (other) support information is used by federal agencies to assess the individual’s capacity or any conflicts of commitment that may impact the ability of the individual to carry out the research effort as proposed. The information also helps federal agencies assess any potential scientific and/or budgetary overlap/duplication with the project being proposed. 

The forms are required for each individual identified as senior/key personnel on a federally funded research project and other individuals as outlined in sponsor guidelines.

Find more agency-specific information below, along with common questions answered and related resources. 

Important: Do not use historical U-M templates or formats for Current and Pending (Other) Support.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH released guidance on its implementation of common forms for Current and Pending (Other) Support (NIH-OD-26-079) using the SciENcv system effective May 8, 2026.

Keep in mind the following when submitting your NIH proposal, just-in-time (JIT) materials, prior approval requests, or research performance progress reports (RPPRs): 

  • Follow the format and instructions outlined in NIH guidance.
  • Use SciENcv to generate Current and Pending (Other) Support for all application due dates on or after May 8, 2026, and all JIT, RPPR and prior approval submissions starting May 8, 2026.
  • Disclose ALL active and pending sources of Current and Pending (Other) Support, including:
    • Projects/proposals (including projects not routed through U-M, conducted as part of a non-U-M appointment, unfunded participation in research)
    • External consulting, when an investigator will be participating in the performance or  conduct of research as part of the consulting activities (e.g., co-author on a publication, designing a protocol, data analysis, serving on a steering committee for a clinical trial)
    • In-kind (i.e., non-monetary) resources including but not limited to personnel, space, equipment, materials and supplies with an estimated dollar value of $5,000 or more and with an associated time commitment.
  • Include active/pending project total award amount. Note: For subawards, only the total subaward amount needs to be included.
  • Entry of zero person months effort for Proposals/Active Projects and In-Kind Contributions are now allowed on the CPOS form.
  • The RPPR, JIT, and Prior Approval eRA modules now allow common form attachments at an individual person-level (i.e., it is no longer necessary to compile forms of multiple individuals into a single flattened PDF document).
  • For projects not routed through U-M that are supported by a non-U.S. entity, supporting documentation must be provided. This includes, but is not limited to contracts, grants, and any other agreements specific to appointments, affiliations, and/or employment with an institution or entity outside the U.S.
    • Note: The original and an English-language version must be included. Google translations, or similar, are acceptable but certified translations may be required upon request.
  • Immediately notify ORSP of undisclosed Current and Pending (Other) Support (i.e., information that was missing from a proposal at JIT or RPPR submission).

Notable changes for Current and Pending (Other) Support for the SciENcv forms compared to older versions:

  • Person-Month(s) (or Partial Person-Months): Effort is classified only in person months not calendar or academic/summer months. For example: An individual’s effort currently expressed as 1.2 calendar months, or 0.9 academic and 0.3 summer months would be expressed as 1.2 person months on the Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Form.
  • US Dollar Value of In-Kind Contribution: An in-kind contribution should only be reported if the estimated value is $5,000 or more and requires a commitment of the individual’s time.
  • Statement of Potential Overlap: Each Proposal, Active Project or In-Kind Contribution entry will have its own Statement of Potential Overlap rather than being summarized at the end.
  • Supporting Documentation: This document will not be attached to the Current and Pending (Other) Support document produced in SciENcv. It will be attached in a separate field alongside the Current and Pending (Other) Support document when submitting via the JIT, RPPR, or Prior Approval modules.

Quick links to NIH resources:


National Science Foundation (NSF)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) also requires the use of SciENcv for the preparation of Current and Pending (Other) Support information, which must be separately provided for each individual designated as senior/key personnel on the proposal. 

Keep in mind the following when preparing proposals for NSF:

  • Follow NSF’s guidance for Current and Pending (Other) Support
  • A separate entry must be included for each proposal and active project, as well as for in-kind contributions. 
  • There is no page limit, though some fields have character limitations.
  • Consulting activities must be disclosed under the proposals and active projects section of the common form when any of the following scenarios apply.
    • The consulting activity will require the senior/key person to perform research as part of the consulting activity.
    • The consulting activity does not involve performing research, but is related to the senior/key person’s research portfolio and may have the ability to impact funding, alter time or effort commitments, or otherwise impact scientific integrity.
    • The consulting entity has provided a contract that requires the senior/key person to conceal or withhold confidential financial or other ties between the senior/key person and the entity, irrespective of the duration of the engagement.
  • Disclose in-kind contributions with an estimated dollar value of $5,000 or more and with an associated time commitment. In-kind contributions may include but are not limited to property, laboratory space, equipment, data, and employee or student resources.
  • Do not submit any personal information, such as home address or personal cell phone number.

Quick links for NSF resources:

Department of Energy (DOE)

DOE issued FAL 2026-02: Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Form Usage Requirements in Financial Assistance on Dec. 3, 2025, mandating that any notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) issued by DOE (including the National Nuclear Security Administration) require use of the Common Forms via the SciENcv system for Current and Pending (Other) Support. A few highlights of the new policy:

  • DOE is not changing any of the data collection fields used in the Current and Pending (Other) Support forms, however, the FAL provides DOE program offices with latitude to specify within a given notice of funding opportunity certain aspects of the data collected. For example, program offices may determine whether a digital persistent identifier (e.g., ORCID ID) is required, whether disclosure of past support is required, or whether “‘Travel supported/paid by an external entity to attend a conference or workshop located in a foreign country of concern” (i.e., non-research-related) must be disclosed as in-kind support. 
  • During the life of an award, recipient/subrecipient institutions adding new covered individuals to a project must submit the Current and Pending (Other) Support for the individual and receive DOE’s approval prior to the new covered individual joining the project team. 


Quick links to DOE biosketch resources:

Other Federal Agencies

Common Questions: Current and Pending (Other) Support Reporting

How is "international entity" defined for the purposes of Current and Pending (Other) Support reporting? Is a domestic affiliate of a non-US company considered international?
An international entity is one located outside of the United States (US). "International" in this context does not refer to an entity that does business internationally, but rather to an entity that is formed outside the United States. If an investigator signs a contract/agreement with a U.S. subsidiary of an international "parent" company, the U.S. subsidiary is not considered an international entity.

How should it be determined if an outside activity, relationship or interest disclosed through M-Inform also needs to be reported as Current and Pending (Other) Support?
See the Other Support, Biosketch, and M-Inform Disclosure Matrix. 

What types of external consulting activity need to be included as Current and Pending (Other) Support?

  • U-M's current interpretation of common form guidance is that for external consulting activity to be included in Current and Pending (Other) Support, it must:
  • Involve the performance or conduct of research; and
  • Be current or ongoing; and
  • Contribute tangible work to the research.

Examples include:

  • Developing a research protocol
  • Analyzing data from a research project
  • Serving on a steering committee for a research project
  • Work that results in publication of research (e.g., in an academic journal, at conferences, etc.) such that your contribution is cited in the publication as a co-author.

High-level activity, such as a one-time phone conference to discuss the feasibility of a research concept or to provide subject matter expertise, is not considered an activity that needs to be reported as Current and Pending (Other) Support.

For an external consulting activity that is research-related, but not associated with a U-M appointment, what value should be entered for "Person Months (Calendar/Academic/Summer) per budget period" on the NIH template?
If the consulting activity is independent of an investigator's U-M appointment, then list effort as zero Person Months. However, the Other Support entry should still include the dollar amount for the consulting activity. 

Is it acceptable to enter "0.0" person months of effort for a project listed in an investigator's Current and Pending (Other) Support?
In general, investigators should not list “0.0” Person Months for projects/proposals listed in Current and Pending (Other) Support. If an investigator is an active member of a project team, then some value greater than 0 should be indicated for the project, even if no salary support is directed to the investigator’s participation on the project.

  • For a project with a No Cost Extension (NCE), if the Principal Investigator (PI) is the person reporting Current and Pending (Other) Support, then they should have some measurable effort on the project. For other types of senior/key personnel on the project, if their work is complete, they should not list the project on Current and Pending (Other) Support.
  • For K (Career Development) awards for NIH where all the effort is reported on the K award, but the concurrent projects are benefitting from the work, the concurrent projects may be listed on Current and Pending (Other) Support with 0.0 effort, including a note stating “Effort Subsumed Under <insert full Proposal/Active Project Award Number of K award>” as the first text in the “Statement of Potential Overlap” field.

Exceptions

  • Per the NIH, list any external consulting that involves the performance or conduct of research (i.e., consulting agreements that are not routed through U-M and are between a non-U-M entity and an individual faculty member) on the investigator's Current and Pending (Other) Support with 0.0 person months.
  • If a clinical trial is “dormant” (i.e., not enrolling), senior/key personnel may list “0.0” person months if they are not actively working on the trial.

Does a visitor (student/post-doc, professor/scholar) working in a lab on a research project, but who is funded by an external entity, need to be reported in Current and Pending (Other) Support?
If the visitor is made available at no cost to U-M to support any of the U-M investigator’s research endeavors, they are considered an in-kind resource and must be included in the Current and Pending (Other) Support document.

If the visitor will be working on the proposed project, and are not a budgeted resource, then they should be included in the Facilities and Other Resources section of the proposal application. 

In the case where U-M is the subrecipient on a federal award, should the direct sponsor be named as the "Source of Support" or the federal agency (prime sponsor)?
The researcher should provide the project number and PD/PI name for the prime award as the "Source of Support" on the Current and Pending (Other) Support template. All other information, including the total award amount and person months, should be specific to the subaward.

Do faculty members mentoring trainees (e.g., postdocs, grad students) need to include the trainees as a type of Current and Pending (Other) Support?
Yes, if the trainee is supported by a non-U-M entity (e.g., their home institution), and the trainee is contributing to any of the U-M faculty member's research endeavors, then the U-M faculty member would need to include the trainee as a type of "in-kind" resource on their Current and Pending (Other) Support document. Do not include the trainee as an in-kind resource on the U-M faculty member's Current and Pending (Other) Support document if the trainee is supported solely through funds that are routed through U-M (including federal grants/awards).

Do K (career development) awards need to be included on Current and Pending (Other) Support documents?
Yes, when you are the career development recipient. If you are serving as a mentor without specified effort, it does not need to be included in your Current and Pending (Other) Support.

What should be entered on the Current and Pending (Other) Support documentation when there is no overlap of the science, budget or committed effort?
If there is no overlap, you can simply state: “None.”

Related Resources

Questions?

  • For questions about sponsor-required Current and Pending (Other) Support documentation or the reporting process, email [email protected]u.
  • For questions regarding reporting Outside Interests in M-Inform, contact [email protected] or assistance from a U-M COI Office (OVPR COI, MEDCOI).
  • For questions on international research, contact [email protected]. 
Posted on: Monday, May 18, 2026 - 16:43