All Azure Subscriptions within a STRIDES enrollment must first be approved by the NIH. This includes net-new subscriptions, administrative subscriptions, and existing subscriptions that are candidates to be migrated from a non-STRIDES enrollments into a STRIDES enrollment.
The subscription process to seek approval is as follows:
| Task | Owner | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Customer | Complete STRIDES Subscription Provisioning Request Form, submit to Microsoft STRIDES Team |
| 2 | Microsoft | Complete request & submit to NIH STRIDES |
| 3 | NIH | Review & Approve request |
| 4 | Customer | Create subscription, update form with subscription GUID, resubmit to Microsoft |
| 5 | Microsoft | Submit updated form to NIH STRIDES |
The template for the Subscription Provisioning Request Form can be found here.
It is recommended that the customer utilize an ITSM or a utilitiy such as Microsoft Forms that will enable the creation of an online form to streamline the process.
An administrative subscription is necessary to support the STRIDES reporting requirements. Since the administrative subscription is not tied to a specific NIH project or grant, you must use the following values when submitting the request:
| Field Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Program/Project Group | Admin Subscription |
| Requesting ICO | OD |
| Funding Source | Blank |
| Funding Amount | Blank |
| Research Program | FALSE |
| Research / Work Topic | Admin Subscription |
| Research Keywords | Admin Subscription |