2025 NIH Mission First, Safety Always Award (MFSAA)-
The nomination period for the 2025 NIH Mission First Safety Always Award is February 1, 2026 through March 15 ,2026.
The 2025 NIH Mission First Safety Always Award nominations period is now open.
Do you know a superstar in safety?
Introducing the NIH Mission First Safety Always Award for 2023. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Mission First Safety Always Award through the Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Safety (DS), was created to recognize NIH personnel who demonstrate leadership, innovation, and involvement in their organization's safety culture. This award has been a part of the NIH safety culture through DS since 2013.
Nomination period closes March 15, 2026.
All nominees will remain unidentified during the selection process. The official “NIH Mission First, Safety Always” award selection committee will evaluate nominees without IC or individual names visible. All nominees remain unidentified during the selection process.
Evaluation Process
Nominees
can be any NIH employee, fellow, contractor, or special government employee. The
official “NIH Mission First, Safety Always” award selection committee will
evaluate nominees without IC or individual names visible.
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Writing an Award Justification
As part of the online nomination form, you will be asked to submit two or more short justifications (100 words or less) to explain how the nominee meets the selection criteria, and the significance of the nominee's accomplishments and the impact it had on lab, IC and/or NIH.
For additional guidance on writing a strong nomination justification, review the resource(s) below:
Nomination Justification Vocabulary List
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Contact Us
If you have any questions, please e-mail glassjac@nih.gov or send written questions to: NIH/OD/ORS/DOHS (Attn: Jacqulin Glass), Bldg. 13, Room 3K04, 13 South Drive, MSC 5760, Bethesda, MD 20892-5760).
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