NIH Policies

NIH Policy Manual Chapters:

Manual 3040-2: Animal Care and Use in the Intramural Program
Manual 3040-3: Intramural Acquisitions Involving Animal Research Activities
Manual 3043-1: Introduction of Rodents and Rodent Products
Manual 3044-1: Nonhuman Primate Quarantine
Manual 3044-2: Protection of NIH Personnel Who Work With Nonhuman Primates
Manual 3047: Trans-NIH Animal Facility Security Program
Manual 3015: Admittance Of Minors To Hazardous Areas
Manual 1345: Handling and Safeguarding of Controlled Substances for Nonhuman Use
Manual 1340: NIH Occupational Safety and Health Management Program
Manual 1165: Agency Agreements

DDIR Institutional Official Policy Memos:

Scientific Merit Review for the Use of Nonhuman Primates, 09/11/2020
- Supplement to Define Major Modifications, 03/24/2021
Updates to the Nonhuman Primate Users Safety Program, 03/02/2020
- Nonhuman Primate and Other Research Animal Bite, Scratch, Splash, and Exposure (BSSE) Guidelines, 03/28/2022 REVISED
Disposition of Laboratory Animals, 06/05/2014
NIH Intramural Research Program Animal Study Proposal (ASP) Template, 04/22/2014
- NIH IRP Animal Study Proposal Template
- NIH IRP ASP Template Instructions for Emergency Animal Treatment and Care
Purchase of Custom Antibodies, 04/05/2012
- Custom Antibody Vendor List, 02/09/2021
Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns
- Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns Memo, 02/28/2019
Timely Assessment and Resolution of Animal Issues Involving Potential Pain and Distress, 05/14/2014

Other NIH Policies:

Medical Clearance of Transient Visitors into NIH Animal Facilities, 05/07/2015
Research Animal Transport for the NIH Clinical Center, 02/25/2021
Use of Embryonated Eggs, 04/10/2013

Please note: The guidelines, policies, and resource documents featured on this page are intended for the NIH Intramural Research Program and are not to be considered guidance from the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) or any other oversight entity.

This page was last updated on Friday, April 8, 2022