Announcements

NIH’s Implementation of Common Forms for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026

To support strong collaboration between federal research agencies, the NIH is adopting the Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support. An NIH notice, issued Dec. 2, 2025, provides details for the Common Forms, NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement and instructions required for application due dates and Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) submissions on or after January 25, 2026.

Research Security Training Requirements for NIH

Dec. 2, 2025, NIH put out a notice on NIH implementation of the Research Security Training (RST) requirements outlined in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Each covered individual listed on an NIH grant application must certify that they have completed RST within 12 months of the date of application submission.

UK eIRB to OnCore integration for researchers launches Dec. 3

On Dec. 3, 2025 a new integration between UK eIRB and OnCore will automatically create approved IRs, CRs, MRs and closure records in OnCore.

Updated Eligibility Criteria for UK Reliance Agreements

UK is updating Reliance Agreement eligibility criteria for multi-site research to be reviewed and approved by a single IRB, to also include non-federally funded research conducted at multiple sites under the same research protocol.

2025 Federal Government Shutdown

At midnight on Oct. 1, 2025, the federal government partially shut down. Resources and FAQs on the impact of the partial federal government shutdown to research will be updated as they become available.

NIH Projects with Foreign Components and NIH Highlighted Topics

Guidance from the NIH on foreign components (from Sept 12, 2025 notice) and the new Highlighted Topics page.

Comment on NIH publication cost options by Sept 15

NIH is currently taking comment on publication costs with multiple proposed options.

CITI Research Security Training due Oct 1

To comply with National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, all investigators currently engaged in research on a federally funded award or submitting a federally funded proposal are required to complete research security training by October 1, 2025.

NSF Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Certification

The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 prohibits participation in malign foreign talent recruitment programs while receiving federal funding. To confirm compliance with this requirement, NSF requires each PI certify their lack of participation in such a program.

Agency Implementation Plans for Gold Standard Science

Multiple federal agencies released plans outlining how an executive order to “restore gold standard science” would be implemented. Read those plans and the executive order.

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