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NIH to Stop Posting Notices of Funding Opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts in FY 2026
Since 2005, NIH has posted all grant and cooperative agreement notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) in both Grants.gov, a federal-wide portal for discretionary funding opportunities, and the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (NIH Guide). Both have served as official sources for NIH NOFOs.
Beginning in federal fiscal year 2026, NIH will no longer post NOFOs in the NIH Guide. Grants.gov will serve as NIH’s single official source for grant and cooperative agreement funding opportunities. The NIH Guide will continue to be used for policy and informational notices.
This effort is part of a wider strategy across NIH to simplify and streamline the application and funding process and to reduce duplication across federal systems.
What to Expect After October 1
- NIH NOFOs will no longer be accessible from the NIH Guide.
- All NIH NOFOs (expired and active) will remain searchable on Grants.gov using their Classic search or their new Simpler search.
- NOFOs will no longer be included in the weekly NIH Guide Table of Contents subscription emails. You can use Grants.gov subscription services to receive notifications of new NIH funding opportunities.
- NIH will continue to provide tools in the Funding section of NIH Grants & Funding to identify potential funding categories, topics, and opportunities you may be interested in. Any funding opportunity identified through our site will link to Grants.gov for the official opportunity posting.
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Updates to Finding NIH Funding Opportunities and Information
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| NIH Standard Deadlines
September
P Series (New, Renewal, Resubmission, Revision) Routing: 09/15/25, Sponsor: 09/25/25
R18, U18, R25 (New, Renewal, Resubmission, Revision) Routing: 09/15/25, Sponsor: 09/25/25
T & D Series (New, Renewal, Resubmission, Revision) Routing 09/15/25, Sponsor: 09/25/25
C06/UC6 (New, Renewal, Resubmission, Revision) Routing: 09/15/25, Sponsor: 09/25/25
October
R01 (New) Routing: 09/23/25, Sponsor: 10/05/25
U01 (New) Routing: 09/23/25, Sponsor: 10/05/25
K Series (New) Routing: 09/30/25, Sponsor: 10/12/25
R21 (New) Routing: 10/06/25, Sponsor: 10/16/25
November
R01 (renewal, resubmission, revision) Routing: 10/24/25, Sponsor: 11/05/25
U01 (renewal, resubmission, revision) Routing: 10/24/25, Sponsor: 11/05/25
K Series (renewal, resubmission, revision) Routing: 10/31/25, Sponsor: 11/12/25
R21 (renewal, resubmission, revision) Routing: 11/04/25, Sponsor: 11/16/25
December
F series (New, Renewal, Resubmission) Routing: 11/25/25, Sponsor: 12/08/25
R13, U13 (New, Renewal, Resubmission, Revision) Routing: 12/02/25, Sponsor: 12/12/25
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| Missing PMCIDs and other common errors on proposals
The PMI grants team encourages applicants to review these items often overlooked for compliance on NIH proposals. View...
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Planning a proposal submission in the next 2 - 3 months? In an effort to better serve you, the PMI grants team requests that PIs and Fellows notify us as far in advance as possible of submission plans. This ensures ample time to complete departmental requirements and also route to OSP for review by their deadline. Here is the link to the new SRS intake tool for new/resubmission requests: REDCap
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Are you a Principal Investigator, Fellow, or Student looking for additional grant resources?
- Funding Opportunities
- Various Agency Submission Checklists
- Training
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We're here to help! Candice Stevens, Associate Director, Lauren Milam, Sr Financial Manager, Edith Ashcraft, Sr Financial Analyst, Cedric Duncan, Sr Financial Analyst, Doug Smith, Sr Financial Analyst, Leigh Thompson, Budget Accounting Analyst Post-Award, Karin Sack, Sr Grants Manager, and Alethea Kelly, Grants Manager.
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