This NIH revised policy,, applies to new, renewing, and continuing research awards.
(Science: April 17, 2025)
(Inside Higher Ed: April 16, 2025)
(Inside Higher Ed: April 14, 2025)
A from capping funding for indirect research costs at a 15% rate. Litigation is likely
to continue through the appeals process.
: The directors of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),
the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National
Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and the National Institute
of Nursing Research (NINR) were informed late on 31 March that they were being placed
on administrative leave. (Scientific American: April 1, 2025)
March 2025
of all applications for grants, cooperative agreements and research and development
contracts within the agency鈥檚 Center for Scientific Review (CSR).
(Nature: March 6, 2025)
A Federal District Court judge for the district of Massachusetts ordered a nationwideon Wednesday, February 5, that told the National Institutes of Health that they must
continue to hold off on planned cuts to federal funding while the court case plays
out. Specifically, this means that the NIH cannot implement the 15% indirect cost
rate across all NIH grants at this time. According to, "[t]he next step is up to the government. It can decide to drop the proposed rate
change or appeal the judge鈥檚 decision. If it appeals, the injunction would remain
in effect until there鈥檚 a ruling by a higher federal court."
The NIH canceled itsfor college, graduate and professional students interested in exploring careers in
research and healthcare.
February 2025
(Inside Higher Ed, February 21, 2025)
(The Transmitter, February 18, 2025)
Until further notice, the automatic NCE link is not available within eRA Commons.
According to the NIH Helpdesk, a guide notice will be posted soon explaining next
steps. For Prior Approval NCE requests PIs will need to wait until after the project
end date to submit your NCE request. We recommend checking back frequently to see
whether the automatic NCE link reappears. Note: As of February 12, the automatic NCE link is back.
(February 11, 2025)
(Inside Higher Ed, February 10, 2025). The order only applies to the 22 states party
to the lawsuit. Texas is not party to the lawsuit.
: NIH has issued Supplemental Guidance introducing a reduced indirect cost rate effective
February 10, 2025.
(Science, February 3, 2025) contains updates on review panels at NIH
January 2025
(Science, January 22, 2025) links in the article to various HHS announcements