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Funded research projects for the period October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026.

Effective June 1, 2026, all prime recipients are required to obtain NIH prior approval when adding a new domestic subaward to a project post-award, when the arrangement was not originally a part of the peer-reviewed and approved application.

Requests must be submitted in the eRA Commons Prior Approval Module using the “Other Request” type. Please work with ORSP to get the prior approval request entered into eRA Commons and submitted.

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Effective for applications submitted for due dates on or after May 25, 2026, applicants and recipients are required to utilize the new, simpler format found at: Data Management and Sharing Plan Format Page.

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Letters of Intent

Effective immediately NIH will no longer request or accept Letters of Intent (LOIs) as part of the application process.

Unsolicited Applications Requesting $500,000 or More in Direct Costs

Effective immediately, NIH will no longer require applicants requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs (excluding consortium F&A costs) in any one budget period to contact the funding Institute or Center (IC) before application submission.

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NIH only accepts late applications in limited situations and considers each late application for acceptance on a case-by-case basis. Decisions are based on the cover letter explanation, the funding opportunity, and the completed submission date.

NIH is ending the Continuous Submission Policy and updating the Late Application Submission Policy to designate participation in a recent review or advisory group meeting as an acceptable reason for late submission.

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Reminder: Applications and RPPRs submitted after January 25, 2026 are required to include certification that senior/key personnel are not involved in a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program. Individuals who are a current party to a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program (MFTRP) are not eligible to serve as a senior/key person on an NIH grant or cooperative agreement.

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The definition of Other Support in section 1.2 of the NIH Grants Policy Statement has been updated as follows:

Includes all resources made available to researcher or senior key personnel in support of and/or related to all of their research endeavors, regardless of whether or not they have monetary value and regardless of whether they are based at the institution the researcher identifies for the current grant. Other support does not include training awards, prizes, start-up support from the US based institution, or gifts.

Note:

• Gifts are resources provided where there is no expectation of anything (e.g., time, services, specific research activities, money, etc.) in return.

• Monetary donations given to institutions or directly to senior/key personnel that support research activities related to an individual are given with an expectation and therefore, such donations must be reported as other support