NOT-OD-26-018 NIH’s Implementation of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026 (12/5/25): The notice includes a table that includes the types of activities to be reported, where such activities must be reported in the application, as well as when updates are required in the application and award lifecycle.
NIH Biosketch and Other Support Changes - SPA's training/guidance for the NIH implementation, including how to create an ORCID ID, getting started with SciENcv, and linking the ORCID ID with an eRA Commons account.
NOT-OD-25-104 Updated NIH Policy on Foreign Subawards (5/1/25): "Effective with the date of this notice and until the details of the new foreign collaboration award structure are released, NIH will not issue awards to domestic or foreign entities (new, renewal or non-competing continuation), that include a subaward to a foreign entity. Additionally, NIH will no longer accept prior approval requests to add a new foreign component or subaward to an ongoing project."
More information and guidance
"Foreign Justification" attachment on NIH grants (4/18/25): In the Questionnaire labeled "S2S FAT & Flat", there is the following question: Does this project involve activities outside of the United States or partnerships with international collaborators? Respond YES if the project includes a foreign component. If YES:
- Enter the countries with which international cooperative activities are involved.
- The "briefly explain" field is optional but will print to the Other Project Information form if entered.
- A Foreign Justification attachment is required. In the body of the text, begin the section with a heading indicating “Foreign Justification” and name the file “Foreign Justification.” Upload it to the attachment type Other and enter Foreign Justification in the description field.
This requirement/instruction is not new and is being enforced. See NIH NOT-OD-25-098. There is no eCommons or KR validation for this attachment. NIH R-series proposal checklist.
NIH NOT-OD-25-085 (4/3/25) - Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2025
IMPORTANT - NIH F- and T-series (Fellowship and Training proposals/awards):
- If applying to a parent Fellowship opportunity for the April 8 or May 7, 2025, standard due date, you must use FORMS-H application forms and instructions.
- If applying to a non-parent Fellowship opportunity, you must use FORMS-I application forms and instructions.
- Training grant proposals - Recruitment Plans to Enhance Diversity are no longer required.
- Training grant proposals - FORMS-I Training data tables 6a, 6b, and 7 have been revised to remove calculations for % underrepresented minorities. This link has new information as of 3/18/25.
- Training grant reporting - A Trainee Diversity Report for institutional training grants, career development awards, and most research education grants is no longer required in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) and should not be included.
New NIH resource: Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies - Keep up with the "status of changes impacting NIH grants process and plans for implementing new initiatives and policies."
SPA Notices Archive: Reminders, updates, and announcements from past months
