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NIH Bethesda Main Campus
NIH Bethesda Main Campus Locations

The NIH Bethesda Main Campus in Bethesda, Maryland houses two DPS office locations for  Badge Enrollment & Badge Issuance Services:

Please view our tabs on the left to learn more about each of these two offices. Our services are by appointment only Monday through Friday during open hours. For other DPS office locations, please visit Other DPS Locations.


Information Regarding Parking/Entry onto Campus:

  • Please arrive 30 minutes earlier to go through the security screening. Please be ready to display your appointment confirmation upon your arrival. Individuals must present a Federal or State issued REAL ID compliant form of identification to access any NIH campus to complete credentialing appointments. Individuals without the acceptable form of identification will not be allowed to enter the NIH campus and will need to reschedule their appointment.
  • For visitors traveling ​onto NIH Campus using a vehicle: Visitors and employees who do not have an NIH Parking Permit must use designated visitor parking areas and pay the applicable fee. Metered parking is available behind Building 31, on the top level of MLP-10 parking garage (10 meters), visitor Lot 18, and the MLP-11 visitor parking garage, which offers a complimentary shuttle service to Building 31B. Validation or temporary permits will not be provided. 
  • For visitors taking the subway or walking onto NIH Campus: Visitors will need to enter through NIH's Gateway Visitor Center (see Campus Map below).

For parking information at the NIH Bethesda Campus, contact the NIH Parking Office at nihparkingoffice@mail.nih.gov or 301-496-5050. For more information, please visit Parking | National Institutes of Health (NIH).

visitor map directing visitors to either Building 31 or Building 10 from the Gateway Visitor Center and Visitor Vehicle Entrance 

Directions:

Once you have gone through the Gateway Visitor Center security screening (via pedestrian or vehicle inspection), you can either:

  1. To DPS's Main Office in Building 31, Room 1B03: Walk north​ along South Drive and merge onto Center Drive until you arrive at Building 31.​

  2. To DPS's Second Office in Building 10, Room 1C52: Walk west​ along South Drive until you reach the South side of Building 10.​

  3. You can also catch the Red Line shuttle, which also stops outside Building 31 and 10 (see the live shuttle routes here). The w​aiting area for the Red Line shuttle is just inside the campus gate. There are signs posted and the guards can direct you. In the Red Line Shuttle Schedule, “Metro" is your starting point. Two stops later will take you to Building 31.

For DPS's Main Office in Building 31: When you enter through the front sliding ​​doors of Building 31, you will see a long hallway slightly on your right. Walk down that hallway all the way to the end and make a left into Room 1B03. 

​For more information, please visit the NIH Visitor Map here​.