Childcare Costs for NRSA Awards

• Childcare must be provided by a licensed childcare provider.
• Recipients must maintain all supporting documentation (e.g., proof provider is licensed) and make it available to NIH officials upon request.
• NIH reserves the right to request proof at any time.
• NIH does not require recipients to submit this supporting documentation except when specifically requested.
• Short-term trainees are not allowed.
• The NRSA childcare costs are not tied to payback obligations.
• ​​​​​​UCSD Sponsored Project Finance (SPF) Childcare guidance 
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  • NRSA Childcare Allowance Reimbursement Request Form (trainee reimbursement request)
• UCSD Predoc Policy
• UCSD Postdoc Policy
  • Any childcare reimbursement provided to a Postdoc Fellow or GSR through an external grant or fellowship shall satisfy the requirements of this program and the amount shall be deducted from the amounts set forth in the collective bargaining agreement. If the external grant or fellowship provides for a greater amount for childcare reimbursement than the amount set forth in the collective bargaining agreement, the Fellow or GSR shall receive the full award amount from the external grant or fellowship, and shall not have access to the System-wide Childcare Reimbursement Program.
• Clinical Physicians (Postdoc Residents) are not eligible for the NRSA Childcare reimbursement due to their participation in the SDHSA collective bargaining unit.