Recent Guidance:
- 11.21.2025 NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution
- 11.18.2025 Reminder of Compliance Requirements for NIH Extramural Recipients Related to Renegotiated Aims, Objectives, Titles, and Abstracts
- 11.24.2025 Updated Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities Following the October 1, 2025 – Lapse in Appropriations
Previous Guidance
- 9.25.2025 Federal Government Shutdown – Contingency Plan
- 11.07.2025 Reminder: Information for the NIH Extramural Community During the Lapse of Federal Government Funding
Current Notice
NOT-OD-26-005 All October and November grant application deadlines will be rescheduled, with new dates announced in a future Notice. This delay ensures applicants have full access to NIH staff and help desks when preparing submissions.
All peer review meetings and council meetings scheduled between October 1–November 14 were cancelled and will be rescheduled. More details will be shared once new dates are confirmed.
The eRA system stayed open during the shutdown, and staff are now working through a backlog of service desk tickets. Response times may be longer than usual. Any RPPRs, FFRs, or other reports submitted during the shutdown were successfully received; confirmations will be issued in the coming weeks. No further action is needed unless NIH contacts you.
NIH will provide additional updates soon, including guidance for operations under a continuing resolution.