New NIH Certificate of Confidentiality Policy - Effective October 1, 2017 October 2, 2017 Effective October 1, 2017, Certificates of Confidentiality (CoC) will be issued automatically for applicable NIH awards as part of the award terms and conditions. (See notice here - https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-17-109.html) NIH will not determine applicability; this is now the responsibility of the awardee institution and investigators. The policy applies to research commenced or ongoing on or after December 13, 2016. ... Read more about New NIH Certificate of Confidentiality Policy - Effective October 1, 2017