On January 20, 2025, the new presidential administration issued a series of Executive Orders that reflect shifts in federal priorities. These changes may affect existing sponsored research projects as well as proposals under review or pending funding decisions.

Upstate Research will use this page to post any updates from the NIH, or any other policy changes that could impact research funding. 

You can find a full list of all notices from the NIH here

5/28/25

NOT-OD-25-115 

NIH is establishing a new award structure that will prohibit foreign subawards from being nested under the parent grant 

"The purpose of this Notice is to inform the extramural research community of a temporary exception to the NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) Section 12.3.7, which generally limits eligibility for mentored career development (K) awards to those who have not previously been the recipient of such awards. Effective immediately, NIH will allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025, to be eligible to apply for a new mentored career development award, contingent upon all other eligibility requirements being met."

5/16/25

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2025

"This Notice supersedes NOT-OD-24-104 and establishes stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2025 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows, as shown in the tables below which reflects the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025."

Predoctoral Trainees and Fellows: For institutional training grants (T32, T35, T90, TL1) and individual fellowships (F30, F31), one stipend level is used for all predoctoral candidates, regardless of the level of experience.

Postdoctoral Trainees and Fellows: For institutional training grants (T32, T90, TL1) and individual fellowships (F32), the stipend level for the entire first year of support is determined by the number of full years of relevant postdoctoral experience when the award is issued. Relevant experience may include research experience (including industrial), teaching assistantship, internship, residency, clinical duties, or other time spent in a health-related field beyond that of the qualifying doctoral degree. Once the appropriate stipend level has been determined, the trainee or fellow must be paid at that level for the entire grant year. The stipend for each additional year of Kirschstein-NRSA support is the next level in the stipend structure and does not change mid-year.

5/14/25- Update on Association of American Universities vs NSF

15% F&A Cap on hold through June 13th

"Any new awards issued during the stay will state that, pursuant to the Court's May 14th order, NSF is not implementing the new policy, and that, if Plantiff's complaint is dismissed or the Court enter judgement for Defendants, the new policy will  apply from the date of the award."

Read the filing here

NOT-OD-25-110

No Cost Extensions have been temporarily disabled in eRA Commons

1) When will the NCE functionality be back active in the eRA Commons?
RESPONSE: eRA has deployed system changes to allow recipients to submit prior approval requests for 1st NCEs on awards that previously had expanded authority to request an automatic 1st NCE via eRA Commons. All NIH recipients can now submit No Cost Extensions through eRA Commons Prior Approval module 90 days prior to the Project Period End Date.
If you continue to experience technical difficulties, then please submit an eRA Service Desk ticket (https://www.era.nih.gov/need-help). 

2) How long does it typically take to get an NCE approved if it goes in via the prior approval request route?  
RESPONSE: Current policy guidance is prior approval requests must be made at least 30 days in advance (NIHGPS 8.1.3). Given this recent policy change and staffing challenges, we encourage those who require a NCE to submit the prior approval request as soon as possible once the option is available 90 days prior to the project period end date. 

3) How early can one file a prior approval request for NCE, and should we be advising research faculty to do this at the earliest time?
RESPONSE: NIH recipients can submit No Cost Extensions through eRA Commons Prior Approval module 90 days prior to the Project Period End Date. We encourage those who require a NCE to submit the prior approval request as soon as possible once the option is available in eRA Commons.

NOT-OD-25-068

Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates

• 15% F&A cap
• currently under a permanent injunction

NOT-OD-25-082

Promoting Maximal Transparency for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules

• Requires posting IBC rosters and minutes on a publicly facing web page

NOT-OD-25-090

Notice of Civil Rights Terms and Conditions

• Requires certifying the University has no illegal DEI or DEIA programs

NOT-OD-25-104

Updated Policy on all NIH Foreign Subawards

• NIH is establishing a new award structure that will prohibit foreign subawards from being nested under the parent grant

NOT-OD-25-061

Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with enhanced Pandemic Potential

• No presumed impact to Upstate; we don’t do this class of research
• Rescinded and replaced with NOT-OD-25-112

NOT-OD-25-112

Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research

• Replaces NOT-OD-25-061, Bans funding of dangerous gain-of-function research
• No impact to Upstate; we don’t do this class of research