Allowed. The funder lets applicants use AI, and applicants answer for everything they submit.
What applicants may do
What the funder asks of applicants
- All proposals and supporting materials must represent the original ideas and language of the applicant and their affiliated institution. [1]
- PIs who use AI tools must be aware of the risk of plagiarism, fabricated citations, and falsified information. They use AI at their own risk. [1][2][3]
- Applicants are required to review the general requirements on AI use in Appendix 5 of the RFA. [1]
If an applicant breaks the rule
Rules for reviewers
- NJCCR contracted peer reviewers are held to the NIH standard in NOT-OD-23-149, which prohibits generative AI in peer review. [1]
- Reviewers may not upload or share content or original concepts from an application or critique to online generative AI tools. Using generative AI to analyze or critique applications is a breach of confidentiality. [1][2][3]
Where this comes from
The funder's own words, from its own pages.
Applicants are required to review the general requirements surrounding the use of Artificial Intelligence (See Appendix 5).
Although generative AI is not banned in the grant writing process itself, the NJCCR strongly cautions that Principal Investigators (PIs) who use AI tools operate at their own risk.
All proposals and supporting materials must represent the original ideas and language of the applicant and their affiliated institution.
Such actions constitute research misconduct and will prompt NJCCR to take appropriate measures to address both the non-compliance and the misconduct.
Essentially, to use generative AI to analyze or critique grant applications in Peer Review will be considered a breach of confidentiality.
FY27 Medical Home Model RFA (Autism) (opens in a new tab)
Similarly while AI is not banned in the grant writing process itself, the Council strongly cautions that Principal Investigators (PI) use AI tools at their own risk.
This would be considered research misconduct, and will warrant the Council taking steps to address non-compliance according to your institution’s Research Misconduct policy.
FY27 Fellowship RFA (Autism) (opens in a new tab)
While AI is not banned in the grant writing process itself, the Council strongly cautions that Principal Investigators (PI) use AI tools at their own risk (see page 4 for more details).
The PI must be aware of the potential for plagiarism, fabricated citations, and falsified information that may be embedded through the use of generative AI.
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This is a reading of what the funder has published, and it is not legal advice. A solicitation can set its own rule, so read the funding announcement before a PI applies.