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2025
Upcoming Changes to Extramural Nexus Email Delivery
We are transitioning our Extramural Nexus email distribution to the NIH Listserv system, where we will continue to provide updates on grants policies, processes, and resources for the research community. Please take a moment to manage your subscription preferences.
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NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs Guide Notices Available
The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. Extramural LRP applications will be accepted from September 1 until November 20, 2025.
July 2, 2025
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New NIH Public Access Pages to Support the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy
As a reminder, NIH is implementing its new 2024 Public Access Policy on July 1, 2025. In preparation for that update, we have launched a series of new and revised Public Access Policy pages on the NIH Grants & Funding site.
July 1, 2025
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Introducing the 2025-2030 NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science: What Researchers Need to Know
NIH published the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan for Data Science, outlining five key goals that will shape the research data landscape. This strategic plan will encourage greater integration of data science to improve access to and use of biomedical and behavioral data.
July 1, 2025
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Progress on Implementation of the Simplified Review Framework
NIH has simplified peer review for most research project grants for application due dates of January 25, 2025 or later to address the complexity of the peer review process and the potential for reputational bias to affect peer review outcomes. The initial applications are under review during summer study section meetings within the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR).
June 30, 2025
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Check Out These Public Federal Funding Databases to Learn More About Funding at NIH and Other Federal Agencies
We often recommend the NIH RePORT (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools) site to applicants & recipients because it publicly provides reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities, including information on NIH expenditures and the results of NIH-supported research. Learn more about RePORT and other federal funding databases in this post.
June 27, 2025
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New Home for Research Training and Career Development Information on the NIH Grants and Funding Website
The NIH Research Training and Career Development website content has a new home on the NIH Grants and Funding website, now closer to the funding and application process information you need to get started!
June 18, 2025
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New FY 2024 NIH Categorical Spending Data Available, Including an Updated Women’s Health Research Category to Improve Accuracy and Consistency
NIH recently updated its annual categorical information with actual spending data for fiscal year (FY) 2024. NIH has also moved from manual coding to automated coding for the Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) Women’s Health Research category, which further improves its accuracy and consistency in reporting and better distinguishes research focused on improving the health of women across the lifespan.
June 17, 2025
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My First Substantial Independent Research Award Was Terminated Early. Can My ESI Status Be Reinstated?
In the event an investigator’s first substantial independent research award is terminated within the first three years of the project period, and this was not due to scientific misconduct or other disqualifying events, the investigator can request the reinstatement of Early Stage Investigator (ESI) status in eRA commons.
June 12, 2025
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NIH is Temporarily Extending Eligibility for Some Mentored Career Development Awards
NIH has issued a temporary policy exception to NIH GPS Section 12.3.7 to allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025 to reapply for future awards. This exception is effective immediately and will remain in effect until July 31, 2026.
June 2, 2025
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What's the Difference Between "Frozen" and "Current" Data in RePORT?
When you use the NIH RePORT tool Awards by Location and Organization, resulting data may be listed as either “current” or “frozen” depending on the time of year. This is because NIH updates current data for the ongoing fiscal year until September 30. Current data may change as new projects are funded or as funding levels and other information is updated for existing projects.
June 2, 2025
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Announcing the NIH Autism Data Science Initiative Research Opportunity
Today, NIH released a Research Opportunity Announcement for the Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI). We are spotlighting this other transaction here as it is a high priority for leadership within NIH and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It also encompasses several efforts of general interest for NIH supported research including supporting data resources, participant privacy, and research replicability/validation.
May 27, 2025
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Why Did NIH Expire Some Funding Opportunities Because of the Simplified Review Framework, and What Does It Mean for My Application?
The simplified review framework went into effect earlier in 2025, and NIH has been busy preparing staff, peer reviewers, and study section chairs for its arrival at summer 2025 review meetings. To avoid confusion and reduce reviewer burden at review meetings, NIH has expired identified NOFOs that were not expired or reissued as indicated in the implementation plan shared in early 2024.
May 22, 2025
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If You See Something Amiss, Say Something
If you ever come across misconduct, whether it be harassment, fraud, grant scams, research misconduct, peer review violations, or foreign interference, please report it.
May 22, 2025
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Protecting Human Genomic Data When Developing Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools and Applications
NIH issued a Guide notice (NOT-OD-25-081) clarifying how to protect human genomic data obtained from NIH controlled-access repositories when using and developing generative artificial intelligence models consistent with the Genomic Data Sharing Policy.
May 22, 2025
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Automatic Extension of Early Stage Investigator Status to Address Recent Delays
NIH has granted the automatic extension of Early Stage Investigator (ESI) eligibility. This extension addresses delays impacting grant application submissions, peer review, or award processing timelines between January 1, 2025, and May 31, 2025.
May 21, 2025
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Reminder About Inclusion of Participants in Clinical Research
NIH continues to follow all laws (e.g., 42 USC 289a-2) and existing NIH policies that help NIH ensure clinical research includes the appropriate participant demographics to make certain the scientific question under study is addressed in a robust and generalizable manner.
May 7, 2025
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How Are Childcare Costs Issued to Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Awards?
NIH has recently revised the process by which NRSA childcare funds are distributed to institutional research training awards.
May 7, 2025
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New NIH Foreign Subaward Structure Enhances Integrity, Accountability, Oversight, and National Security of NIH Funded Research
Effective with the next NIH award cycle, all NIH-funded research involving foreign subawards must be structured as subprojects directly linked to the prime award. Foreign subawards are prohibited from being nested under the parent grant.
May 7, 2025
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Accelerating Implementation of the NIH 2024 Public Access Policy
NIH has announced that the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy will now go into effect on July 1, 2025.
May 6, 2025
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Certificate of Confidentiality (CoC) System is Temporarily Unavailable
NIH is currently undergoing a renewal of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) approval for the NIH Certificate of Confidentiality (CoC) system. NIH will not be accepting requests to the CoC system or Institutional Official verifications for non-NIH funded research during this time.
May 1, 2025
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Reminder: Application Requirements for Projects Involving Activities Outside of the United States or Partnerships with International Collaborators
NIH would like to remind the extramural research community about long-standing application requirements for projects involving activities outside of the United States or partnerships with international collaborators.
April 25, 2025
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New Home for Extramural Nexus on the NIH Grants and Funding Website
Your source for NIH grants news has moved to the NIH Grants and Funding website, creating a one-stop shop for your journey through the grants process! The Extramural Nexus news content is now next to the policy and process resources you need.
April 25, 2025
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Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies Page Now Available
We have posted an Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies page on the public NIH Grants & Funding Website to pull together the latest information on recent and upcoming changes that impact applications and grants administration.
March 25, 2025
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How Can You Effectively Prepare NIH Research Project Grant Applications for Due Dates in 2025 and Beyond?
The framework is a new way of reviewing the same research strategies you’ve always developed, which means neither the components nor the structure of your application are expected to change.
March 25, 2025
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Find NIH Funding Information More Quickly and Easily with RCDC’s New Look and Feel
The new look and feel of the NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) Categorical Spending webpage adds to NIH’s long-standing efforts to enhance transparency and accountability into funding decisions.
March 20, 2025
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Reviewer Guidance for the Simplified Review Framework
Do you want to learn more about how applications will be reviewed under the simplified review framework for most research project grants? Learn more whether you’re a peer reviewer awaiting training or a researcher preparing an application.
March 14, 2025
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Explore a Typical NIH Funding Opportunity
The first step to NIH funding is closely reading your funding opportunity, which contains important information about eligibility, application submission, and review.
March 5, 2025
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Away For a Bit? Delegate Your Tasks in eRA Commons
Are you a signing official or principal investigator planning to be away from the office? Do not let award management tasks pile up in your absence. Simply use the delegation feature in eRA Commons to allow others to act on your behalf.
March 4, 2025
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To Do in 2025: Keep Your eRA Personal Profile Updated
The Personal Profile module in eRA Commons is where you — as a PI, award recipient, trainee, reviewer or other user — tell NIH and other awarding agencies about yourself. Keep it up to date so awarding agencies can process your award!
January 15, 2025
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Information for…You! Curated Resources by Role
If you’re not sure where to start looking for the grants process information you need, start with our Information For pages, designed with each role in mind!
January 13, 2025
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How Does NIH Determine Early Stage Investigator Eligibility?
Early Stage Investigator eligibility is calculated in the eRA Commons system, using information provided by the investigator in their eRA Commons Personal Profile. Learn more about how eligibility is determined on the ESI status page.
January 13, 2025
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What Should a Researcher Know If Their Animal Study May Involve Another Institution?
The short answer: collaborations can offer significant benefits for scientific discovery. However, there are a number of components to be considered prior to establishing a collaboration when research involves animal activity.
January 10, 2025
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