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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Check Out the Latest How to Apply – NIH Application
Guide</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">NIH updated the </span><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants-process/write-application/how-to-apply-application-guide" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">How to
Apply – Application Guide</span></a><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> in December 2025
to reflect recent policy and procedure updates. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Find details on all of the major changes and revisions since the last
major release at </span><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/forms-i/general/g.120-significant-changes.htm" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Significant
Changes</span></a><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">. Here are a few highlights of updated or new
instructions: </span></p>
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justification attachments.</span></li>
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iD requirements.</span></li>
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Sketch Common Form. </span></li>
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Biographical Sketch Supplement.</span></li>
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and Pending (Other) Support (CPOS) Common Form. </span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/news-events/nih-extramural-nexus-news/2026/01/check-out-the-latest-how-to-apply-application-guide" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">READ MORE</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">NIH Releases Collaborative International Research Notice
of Funding Opportunity PA-26-002</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks to advance its mission by
maintaining strong, productive, and secure international research
collaborations in support of the NIH mission. The NIH Collaborative
International Research Project (Parent Announcement) supports international
research collaborations. This opportunity specifically implements an award
structure of prime domestic awards with independent foreign awards that are
linked to the prime. This structure provides NIH with oversight capacity for international
collaborations, and allows NIH to track international funding, as identified in
NOT-OD-25-104. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">This funding opportunity is specifically designed for NIH to support
funded international collaborations between a domestic prime organization and
foreign organizations. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">This NOFO should not be used for foreign consultants, purchasing unique
equipment or supplies from foreign vendors, foreign collaborations that do not
involve NIH funding or any other foreign component that would not result in a
foreign subaward.</span></i><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">All collaborative international research project applications must
include at least one international subproject. The proposed project must be
related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH
Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs) based on their scientific missions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Message From Cayuse Support: </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">Guidance Regarding The February 5th NIH Submission
Deadline</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Dear Proposals (S2S) Community,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">As we approach the major <b>NIH R01 deadline</b> (for <b>new</b>
proposals) on <b>Thursday, February 5</b>, we want to highlight several
important updates and considerations to review in advance.</span></p>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="left">
</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">1. SciENcv Mandate for Biosketch & Other Support</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Effective <b>January 25, 2026</b>, the NIH will require the use of
the new <b>“Common Forms”</b> for both:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Biographical
Sketch</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Current
and Pending (Other) Support</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">These forms must be generated via <b>SciENcv</b>.</span></p>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="left">
</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">2. SciENcv “False Positive” Warnings in Proposals S2S</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">If you or your faculty are uploading forms generated from SciENcv, you
may notice a discrepancy between the NIH validation results in Cayuse versus
what you might see in eRA Commons:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">In
Cayuse Proposals S2S:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
You may see a <i>Warning</i> stating that the PDF does not meet
certain criteria or cannot be verified.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">In eRA
Commons:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
The same file is accepted without warnings.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Why is this happening?</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
The NIH Validation API requires specific metadata tags to recognize the new
digital certification embedded in SciENcv files. Proposals S2S does not yet
transmit this specific metadata tag. As a safety measure, our Validation Engine
defaults to showing a warning to ensure you double-check the file.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Action Required:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">If you
used SciENcv:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
You can safely ignore this specific warning in Cayuse.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">If you
did not use SciENcv:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
Generate your forms using SciENcv, then re-upload into your S2S proposal.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">The Fix:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
We are actively developing a <b>“SciENcv Detector”</b> (targeted
for <b>Q1 2026</b>) that will automatically recognize these files and
prevent any occurrences of false warnings.</span></p>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="left">
</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">3. Deadline Best Practices</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">To ensure a smooth submission process on <b>Thursday, February 5th</b>:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Submit
Early:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
We expect high traffic volumes on deadline day (2/5/26), especially
between <b>2:00 PM and 8:00 PM ET</b>. Submitting earlier in the day,
or better yet earlier in the week, reduces stress and allows time for
corrections if the Agency rejects the application for any reason.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Use
the “NIH Validation” Integration:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
In August, we released a direct integration that allows you to ping the
NIH servers for validation errors before you submit. We strongly recommend
running this heavily during the proposal creation process to catch issues
early.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Errors vs. Warnings:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Real-Time
Validation Errors:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
These must be fixed before submission. The only exception is when the
opportunity instructions dictate something different. In these instances,
the NOFOs should always win, and the error can be ignored.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Final
Validation Errors:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
Must be fixed. These will prevent submission to Grants.gov.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Warnings:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><br>
These do not prevent submission to Grants.gov. Review them, but do not let
them hold up a valid proposal (especially the SciENcv warning mentioned
above).</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="left">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">4. Stability & Support</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Our engineering teams are conducting continuous monitoring of the
application to ensure stability and uptime during this peak period. If you
encounter any issues, please reach out to </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://info.cayuse.com/e/838203/2026-01-22/53jty2/1117853476/h/4pK8ydUgaNxm57qd4tYGMWPUSc_eaHFOBMO4ZjDKKCQ" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Cayuse Support </span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">for immediate
assistance.</span></p>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">
<hr size="2" width="100%" align="left">
</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Thank you for your continued partnership during this busy submission
period. We wish you the best with your submissions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Warmly,<br>
<br>
The Cayuse Proposals (S2S) Team</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">* * * </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">REMINDER: </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(238,0,0)">The proposal (all
components in final form and ready for submission) must be received in the
office of Research and Economic Development at least two (2) full business days
before the sponsor’s submission deadline. </span></b></p>
<div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1.5pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border:none;padding:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">NIH Requires Use of the eRA Prior Approval Module for
the Submission of ALL Prior Approval Requests</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Effective 2/20/2026</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">, NIH will require that
all prior approval requests be initiated and submitted, by a Signing Official
(i.e., an authorized institutional official in RED) for the recipient
organization, in the eRA Commons Prior Approval Module for all grant and
cooperative agreement awards. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">This new prior approval requirement will be incorporated into an upcoming
edition of the NIH Grants Policy Statement, section 8.1.3 Requests for Prior
Approval.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Below are the prior approval request types that are available in eRA
Commons for NIH applicants and recipients:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Withdrawal
Request</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Carryover
Request</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Change
of PD/PI on a Grant</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Note:
Change of PD/PI requests for multi-component/multi-project awards must
use the “Other Request” type.</span></li>
</ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">No
Cost Extension</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">DMS
Request </span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">(See </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-176.html" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">NOT-OD-24-176</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Other</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> <b>Request</b>-
Common types of "Other" Prior Approval requests may include the
following:</span></li>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Change
in Scope or Objectives</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Change
in Key Personnel</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Adding
a new subaward (See </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-149.html" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">NOT-OD-24-149</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">)</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">For additional information, see </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://url1157.cogr.edu/ls/click?upn=u001.HVdtiAQqH-2BBO4EFdv7-2BOcpSzGhIYUUUGrLFtGk5dut8m7FZyBjxc-2B2FeSGLDCrcd4-2BJfmQWzBbGj7l53PkntgIaj35t70dFceSOi5jTYQes-3Djki5_gTQ-2Fosa8BXVWK9Ez76aoTMcAjgoN7FmNUjlWya5RwHhEViYP6imW0meviGYNMtdQQmlMLjIxYcPddgkvDaHUkyB3hYDBqzovd-2BEpzuHSAcXgjVjmIwzPKtr2wsfSM60yaBQZSJW7ualjL4eoWgSFRbaSVkdUEnxJiXvd2mu-2FOYWzQj7zBUobzo0-2BYlGFWkd12tAeSvtnB7LN7PFRIbq-2F-2FJU8lzARKypQv-2BHVzDk6bSOGeOrooVCLncpAsRYjznNjciEwADxqZqtnh94p-2FuTxMBsYpHh4-2FD-2BM0Ot1FHGqVqEjBrR-2Fl-2ByR-2BQQ-2Fd7Mxfdewp0wuYQXrlVwN3gZuS71iicBmfF3v5ShkyYnCJUGmDvXlMnYay9VMZulR03nm91iC" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">NOT-OD-26-026</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">.</span></p>
<div style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1.5pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
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</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">NSF NEWS</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)">NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
(PAPPG) (2024) Supplement 2: Important updates to NSF’s Project Reporting
System and Public Access Repository</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(7,55,99)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a name="m_-5314456546317740008__Hlk84257238"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">Dear
Colleague,</span></a><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a name="m_-5314456546317740008__Hlk141107937"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">The
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is releasing a </span></a><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/policies/document/pappg24-1-supplement-2" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="color:black">Policy
Notice Supplement 2</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">,
which provides updates to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
(PAPPG), version 24-1. The PAPPG updates provided in this Policy Notice
supersede the relevant financial assistance policies provided in the 24-1
version of the PAPPG.</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">In addition, the U.S. National Science Foundation
(NSF) is updating its Project Reporting and Public Access
Repository (PAR) systems to align with </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/NSF-GSS-Implementation-Plan-2025.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">NSF’s Gold Standard Science
Implementation Plan</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">. </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">The following policy updates are covered in this
supplement:</span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">Changes to the NSF Public Access Repository (NSF-PAR)
include:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">Removing the 12-month publication embargo from all Portable
Document Format (PDF) product types </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">Enabling input of Author Accepted Manuscripts (AAM) and Version
of Record (VoR) </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">Making machine-readable versions of publications
in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format available for
download </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
</ul>
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Persistent Identifiers (PID), similar to the
Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">Changes to Research.gov Project Reports include:</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
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from NSF-PAR into Project Reports for journal articles,
conference papers, datasets, and workshop reports </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
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Record (VOR) metadata from NSF-PAR into Project
Reports for journal articles, conference papers, and workshop reports. </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
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Research.gov </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></li>
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you have IT system-related questions, please contact the NSF IT Service Desk at
1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal holidays)
or via </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:rgov@nsf.gov" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">rgov@nsf.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">. Policy-related questions should be directed
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for future updates. </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>
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Sponsored Programs</span></b></p>
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the <b>first and third Thursday</b> of each month from 9 – 9:30 a.m. via </span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif;color:black">the
following <b>new ZOOM link</b>: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/j/91549349837?pwd=7acOMgGLk5bLVMXyHSPMSkHPTo0bhA.1&jst=2" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">https://ucr.zoom.us/j/91549349837?pwd=7acOMgGLk5bLVMXyHSPMSkHPTo0bhA.1&jst=2</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">.</span></p>
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be available at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Iz5XX21X1yW4b8QCbwMKj1ccuf-E0D1egvB4AbGNBhI/edit?usp=share_link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Office Hours Google Sheet</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif">.</span></p>
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