Scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2

NIH releases COVID-19 portfolio tool

The NIH has created a portfolio to assist researchers with analyzing COVID-19 literature. The portfolio is free to the public, human-curated and updated daily. The portfolio has advanced search...

NIH guidance on transitioning to FORMS-F grant application forms

The NIH is going ahead with its transition from FORMS-E application forms to FORMS-F forms. Funding opportunities with due dates on or before May 24 should use FORMS-E forms, and opportunities with...

TEM image of an isolate from the first U.S. case of COVID-19.

NIH COVID-19 communications

The NIH is releasing many communications about COVID-19, and it can be hard to keep track of them all. We've compiled a list of NIH communications to provide a landing space you can refer to as...

The NIH wants your input to help lower administrative burdens

The NIH is asking for your input on some proposed approaches to reducing the administrative burden in research with laboratory animals (NOT-OD-18-152 and Federal Register Notice 2018-05173). The...

Update regarding federal government shutdown

Updated Monday, Jan. 22 at 5 p.m.: The Senate and House have passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through Feb. 8. The shutdown will end once it is signed by President Trump with...

New NIH policy on electronic submission of diversity supplements

Effective January 25, 2018, the NIH will require all single and multi-project diversity supplement requests to be submitted electronically. This is a change in NIH policy, which currently uses paper...

New NIH policy on Certificates of Confidentiality

On Sep. 7, 2017, the National Institutes of Health issued a notice of changes for their policy regarding the issuing of Certificates of Confidentiality (CoC). This change comes as a result of the...