Weekly Research Updates & Guidance
Please check this page regularly for guidance and research updates.
Last updated: 4/14/25
NIH General Announcements and Notices of Special Interest
(NOT-OD-25-079)
Office of the Director, NIH
On January 10, 2025, NIH issued the Intramural Research Program (IRP) Access Planning Policy (NOT-OD-25-062) requiring organizations applying to NIH for certain commercial patent licenses to submit access plans to NIH outlining steps they intend to take to promote patient access to those licensed products. The IRP Access Planning Policy applies to license applications and licenses granted by the NIH IRP for patents wholly owned by the government.
Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health
(NOT-OD-25-080)
Office of the Director, NIH
The purpose of this Notice is to rescind the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), issued under NOT-OD-24-178, to ensure alignment with the Administration’s priorities. The NIH remains committed to upholding the principles of scientific integrity and has multiple interlocking policies that support and promote scientific integrity across the agency, including policies on research misconduct, authorship, human and animal subject protections, and data management and sharing, which will continue. This Notice only applies to the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the NIH and not to any policies cited therein. Additionally, the NIH will adhere to the HHS Scientific Integrity Policy to advance scientific integrity goals.
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Office of the Director, NIH
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools and applications are proving to be transformative for driving new biomedical research advances. While development and use of generative AI is becoming increasingly prevalent, NIH urges the research community to remain vigilant of potential risks of inadvertent data disclosure when sharing AI tools and applications. Specifically, NIH reminds researchers that:
(NOT-OD-25-082)
Office of the Director, NIH
Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs) serve as a critical linchpin in ensuring the safe and responsible conduct of research. Since the issuance of the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines) in 1976, IBCs have expanded in number to the thousands and have voluntarily expanded their roles to encompass new research approaches as they arise.
NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution
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National Institutes of Health
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including National Institutes of Health (NIH), operates under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4) signed by President Trump on March 15, 2025. This Act (CR) continues government operations through September 30, 2025, at the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 enacted level, with no reduction.
Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2025
(NOT-OD-25-085)
National Institutes of Health
This Notice provides information regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards and extramural research and development contract awards.
Implementation Update: Enhancing Security Measures for NIH Controlled-Access Data
(NOT-OD-25-083)
Office of the Director, NIH
NIH takes oversight of security including confidentiality, integrity, and availability of participant data very seriously. In support of recent security directives, NIH is implementing a technical update to enhance security measures focused on protecting data provided by NIH Controlled-Access Data Repositories.
(NOT-OD-25-074)
Office of the Director, NIH
The purpose of this notice is to revise the Scheduling Details for PA-25-212 "Innovation Corps (I-Corps TM) at NIH Program for NIH and CDC Translational Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial NOT Allowed)." The program will be conducted in virtual cohorts starting on May 27th, 2025.
NSF – National Science Foundation General Announcements
Monday, April 14, 2025, 4:00 p.m. – Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
NSF EPSCoR is hosting Office Hours sessions for the E-CORE RII program (NSF 25-523) to address questions and aid prospective PIs. Please click the link below to register for a session.
- Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 4pm ET
- Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 4pm ET
- Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 4pm ET
- Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 4pm ET
Department of Defense (DOD)
Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) pre-announcements for Department of Defense (DOD) programs managed by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
FY25 Pre-announcements released:
The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program (DMDRP) released a pre-announcement for the following funding opportunities:
- Idea Development Award
- Clinical/Translational Research Award
To view the pre-announcement visit https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2025/25dmdrppreann
The Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) released a pre-announcement for the following funding opportunities:
- Discovery Award (New for FY25!)
- Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
- Patient Centered Research Award
To view the pre-announcement visit https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2025/25mbrppreann
The Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) re-released a pre-announcement for the following funding opportunities:
- Investigator-Initiated Research Award
- Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial Academy – Early-Career Investigator Award
- Pilot Award
To view the pre-announcement visit https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2025/25ocrppreann
The Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) re-released a pre-announcement for the following funding opportunities:
- Idea Award
- Impact Award
- Clinical Trial Award
- Career Development Award- Fellow and Resident Option
- Career Development Award- Scholar Option
To view the pre-announcement visit https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2025/25prcrppreann
The Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) released a pre-announcement for the following funding opportunities:
- Clinical Trial Partnership Award
- Investigator-Initiated Research Award
- Translational Research Partnership Award
To view the pre-announcement visit https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2025/25terppreann
BrightFocus Foundation
September 15, 2025 – Prague, Czech Republican
BrightFocus Foundation’s Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Fast Track workshop helps speed progress toward a cure for AMD by investing in promising young scientists in the field of vision research. Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other early-stage scientists focused on macular degeneration research, or those who want to enter the field can take advantage of this unique opportunity to accelerate their path towards becoming an expert in this exciting field by:
- immersing themselves in the background knowledge and latest discoveries in macular degeneration research and
- connecting with preeminent macular degeneration scientists and fellow early-stage researchers in the U.S. and around the world.
Contact researchgrants@brightfocus.org with questions.
October 8, 2025 – Atlanta, Georgia
BrightFocus Foundation’s Glaucoma Fast Track workshop helps speed progress toward a cure for glaucoma by investing in promising young scientists in the field of vision research. Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or other early-stage scientists focused on glaucoma research, or those who want to enter the field, took advantage of this unique opportunity to accelerate their path towards becoming an expert in this exciting field by:
- immersing themselves in the background knowledge and latest discoveries in glaucoma research,
- connecting with preeminent glaucoma experts and fellow early-stage researchers based in the U.S. and around the world, and
- engaging in scientific debates.
November 12th-14th, 2025 – San Diego, California
Learn from experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias at the Alzheimer’s Fast Track workshop. Designed for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other early-career scientists focused on Alzheimer’s disease research, this immersive learning experience will accelerate your knowledge, expertise, and visibility in this exciting field.
American Heart Association
Proposal deadline: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Enhances the training of promising students in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global health and wellbeing.
Proposal deadline: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Enhances the training of postdoctoral applicants who are not yet independent. The applicant must be embedded in an appropriate investigative group with the mentorship, support, and relevant scientific guidance of a research mentor.
Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training
Proposal deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
This award is made to qualified institutions that can offer a meaningful research experience that supports the AHA mission that encourages undergraduate college students from all disciplines to consider research careers.
AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA)
Proposal deadline: Thursday, September 11, 2025
Stimulates research at educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees related to scientific research training. Eligible institutions may not have been major recipients of NIH support. Awards provide funding for small-scale research projects related to cardiovascular diseases and brain health, enhancing the research environment at eligible institutions, and exposing students to research opportunities.
Proposal deadline: Thursday, December 2, 2025
Supports highly promising healthcare and academic professionals in the early years of first professional appointment to assure the applicant’s future success as a research scientist in the field of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular disease research.
PCORI – Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
