Information for Institutions reporting on compliance against the NHMRC Funding Agreement.
Administering Institutions (AIs) are required to submit an Institutional Annual Compliance Report (IACR) to NHMRC each year that details their ongoing compliance with the NHMRC Funding Agreement and other relevant policies for the previous calendar year.
All AIs must submit a report, regardless of whether the AI has administered NHMRC-funded grants in the reporting year.
IACR survey
The information provided to NHMRC within each compliance report is used by NHMRC to better understand the perspectives of AIs and to assist NHMRC's management of the matters covered.
The IACR survey questions asked may change from year to year, depending on the current focus of compliance monitoring. The IACR survey questions relate to events and activities that occurred from 1 January to 31 December of the relevant reporting year only, unless otherwise specified.
The IACR survey covering 2024 will be sent to Primary Research Administration Officers (RAO) by email on 3 February 2025. The 2024 IACR survey will be conducted using an online survey that will be available through the hyperlink provided to each AI.
A writable offline form containing all IACR survey questions will be available online in February 2025. This writable offline form supports AIs in collating the response on behalf of multiple areas of the institution ahead of the online submission of the survey. NHMRC suggests that AIs answer all questions in the offline form and use this as part of their internal record
Note
Some questions in the offline form may not appear in the online IACR survey as only relevant questions will appear and this will depend on your responses.
What to do if your institution no longer requires AI status
Your institution no longer requires AI status if the institution:
- will not be applying for grants as an AI in future
- is only applying for Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grants. A separate Eligible Organisation approved status is needed by institutions to apply for MRFF grants.
If your institution wishes to relinquish its AI status, please advise NHMRC via a letter from your Chief Executive Officer or Delegate (this is likely to be the Primary Responsible Officer) to administering.institutions@nhmrc.gov.au
Due date for the 2024 IACR survey
The IACR survey submission due date is Friday 14 March 2025 17:00 AEST.
Failure to complete the report by the due date may result in delays to NHMRC making the scheduled monthly grant payments to the AI and/or may affect an institution's AI status.
User Guide
NHMRC will provide a User Guide for completing the online survey in the Downloads section.
Contact for further information
For further information, direct any enquiries regarding the IACR to:
