NIH FY 26 Recent Policy Changes
NIH announced several changes in policy and procedures within their FY26 year. OSR is holding a brief overview of each policy change and will offer office hours to answer questions as the due date gets closer. Register for a date to receive a zoom invitation.
Policy changes are active for NIH applications due on or after May 25, 2026.
- 2025 Biographical Sketch and Common Forms
- 2026 Research Security Training Requirements
- 2026 Data Management and Sharing Plan Update
- 2026 NIH PF5 Mechanism
- Other FY 26 NIH changes already in effect for submissions
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These Office hours have passed, please see resources for information.
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Related Announcements
- 04/28/2026 NIH Enforcement of Common Forms Begins May 8, 2026 (End of Leniency Period)
- 4/03/2026 Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission
- 3/13/2026 Upcoming May 25, 2026 NIH Requirements Open Office Hours
3/13/2026 NIH PF5 Application Notification due by March 26 (includes resources and links to presentations)
- 3/13/2026 Updated Elements of an NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan
- 3/13/2026 NIH Will No Longer Require Advanced Permission for Conference Grant Applications
- 3/13/2026 Reminder of Requirement for Certification of IRB Approval
- 2/6/2026 NIH Extends Leniency Period for Common Forms Implementation(includes past notices and links to presentations)
- 2/6/2026 NIH Removes AIDS-Specific Application Due Dates
- 9/25/2025 NOT-OD-25-132 AI and Submission Limits Guidance for NIH Applications
- 12/18/2025 Reminder: NIH Applications Must Be Complete and Compliant with NIH Policy and Application Instructions at Time of Submission
- 12/3/2026 Research Security Training Requirements for NIH
- 12/3/2026 NIH Eliminates LOIs and $500K Prior-Approval Requirement for Applications
- 11/7/2025 Federal Requirements: DOJ Bulk Data Rule and NIH Policy on Security of Human Biospecimens
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