Citing the Indiana CTSI and NIH Requirements: Last Updated March 2021
Federal Law requires grantees to acknowledge Federal funding when issuing:
- abstracts,
- manuscripts,
- statements,
- posters,
- press releases,
- requests for proposals,
- bid invitations,
- other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with federal money.
If you are submitting a publication and have received Indiana CTSI funding you are required to include an acknowledgment of CTSA grant support and a disclaimer.This policy is applicable to any individuals whose salary, education or research activities are funded all or in part by the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) directly or via institutional match funds, and whose work on the cited project is in support of activities related to Indiana CTSI.
How do I cite the Indiana CTSI correctly?
For your convenience, we have included citation text is below based on the type of award received. We recognize that the acknowledgment may be modified to satisfy specific journal policies.

If you are submitting a publication and have received Indiana CTSI funding, you are required to include an acknowledgment of CTSA grant support and a disclaimer.
If you have received any CTSA award (excluding a KL2 or TL1 award)
“This [(publication was made possible) or (project was funded)] with support from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute which is funded in part by Award Number UL1TR002529 from the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Clinical and Translational Sciences Award. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.”
TL1 Awardees
“This [(publication was made possible)or (project was funded)] with support from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute which is funded in part by Award Number TL1TR002531 from the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Clinical and Translational Sciences Award. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.”
KL2 Awardees
“This [(publication was made possible) or (project was funded)] with support from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute which is funde in part by Award Number KL2TR002530 from the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Clinical and Translational Sciences Award. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.”
Indiana CTSI Specimen Storage Facility Users
Investigators using the Indiana CTSI Specimen Storage Facility must ALSO acknowledge NCRR Construction Grant #RR020128.
If you have questions regarding citation requirement, please contact Joe Hunt.