Updates to Active Funding Opportunity Announcements to Prepare for Policy Changes Impacting Due Dates On or After January 25, 2018

NIH just released the following announcement: NOT-OD-17-114

The notice states that between now and October 6^th, 2017, they will be updating the text to existing funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) to prepare for application form and policy changes impacting applications for due dates on or after January 25^th, 2018. They emphasize “This notice does NOT introduce any new policies. We are simply updating FOA text to align with existing policy.”

They are editing FOA text for all active FOAs, EXCEPT the Parent Announcements (they will be reissued later on with new FOA #s), and the FOAs that will allow applications proposing clinical trials (also to be reissued later on with new FOA #s) for due dates on or after January 25^th, 2018.

To view the text changes, by grant type, see:

• Research grants
• Career Development (K) awards:
• Fellowships
• Multi-Project
• Training grants

This notice is just one of several expected related to the rollout of the new FORMS-E packages. The reissuing of the Parent Announcements and FOAs allowing for clinical trials will happen in phases. There will be a period of transition between October and November. We will keep you posted of all these developments.

I remind the research and grants administrators of our upcoming Research Administration Forums, taking place on October 19^th, where we will review these forms and policy changes in person.

Expect further communications from our office related to applications proposing clinical trials soon. As always, feel free to reach out to your assigned SPA Project Officer with questions.