On November 24, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released Notice NOT-OD-26-012, which provides guidance on how the NIH is resuming operations after the government shutdown. Topics include:
- Rescheduling October Application Due Dates
- Post-submission Materials
- Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Submitted to NIH During Shutdown
- Rescheduling Peer Review Meetings
- Early Stage Investigator Eligibility
- K99/R00 Eligibility
- Loan Repayment Program
- Payment Management System
- Financial Operations under a Continuing Resolution
FEDERAL AGENCY ROUNDUP
- NIH released NOT-OD-26-012: Updated Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities Following the October 1, 2025 - Lapse in Appropriations.
- NIH released NOT-OD-26-009: Updated Terms and Conditions of Award Termination and Compliance with Court Orders.
- NIH released NOT-OD-26-007: Reminder of Compliance Requirements for NIH Extramural Recipients Related to Renegotiated Aims, Objectives, Titles, and Abstracts.
- NIH released NOT-OD-26-006: Notice of Early Expiration of NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Notices of Funding Opportunity and Guidance for Existing Recipients.
- DOE announced a reorganization of the agency.
- DOE announced resumption of normal operations after the government reopening.
- NASA memo provides guidance around post-shutdown reopening procedures.
- NASA announced resumption of normal operations after the government reopening
Stay up-to-date and informed by visiting the Pitt Research Executive Orders and Federal Funding website.