The August edition of the Innovation Insider highlights the first research grant awardees of the Estate Whiskey Alliance® and features the story of Madison Bates, a UK doctoral candidate and founder of R.A.M. Devices. This issue also shares staff updates and news from our growing partnership with Lockheed Martin.
Use of SciENcv is required for Other Support requests received October 1, 2025, or later, including proposals, just-in-time requests and progress reports (i.e., NIH RPPRs).
NIH has re-enabled the No-Cost Extension functionality within eRA Commons. Recipients may resume initiating first no-cost extensions in eRA Commons, in accordance with the NIH Grants Policy Statement, Section 8.1.1.3. Requests that were previously submitted via the prior approval module will not be reviewed, and recipients will need to initiate the first no cost extension within the Status module by using the Extension action.
NIH will no longer post notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) in the NIH Guide. The NIH Guide will continue to be used for policy and informational notices.
PDO has launched a new dashboard, enabling grant seekers to subscribe and manage their subscriptions to electronic subject mailing lists to receive regular PDO Funding Alerts of open funding opportunities and notices.
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance research transparency and support strategic planning, the OVPR is implementing a new online tool that will ask investigators to indicate the location, geographical region or specific populations their research involves.
UK is undergoing a comprehensive transformation of campus assets — including, but not limited to, websites, apps, academic course content and digital documents — to ensure digital content is accessible and complies with new DOJ regulations.
If you submitted a request to NIH since May 2025 for a No-Cost Extension via the Prior Approval mechanism in eRA Commons, please reach out to the CGS Grant Specialist who assisted you as soon as possible.
