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NIH High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant & Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) (S10) – 2026

October 29, 2025

Up to $2 million to purchase high-priced research instruments for shared use across biomedical research. Apply by Tuesday, December 2 via InfoReady Review.

Side-by-side headshots of Meg Younger (left) and Julia Bond (right)

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers for Exceptionally Creative, High-Impact Science

October 15, 2025

The prestigious Director’s Awards will support work studying sexual health and stopping mosquito bites

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers “Poised to Blaze New Paths of Discovery”

October 18, 2022

Prestigious Director’s Awards encourage scientists to “pursue trailblazing ideas,” including study of energy industry impact on reproductive health and technology to see lung’s inner workings

NIH Implementation of Changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page

May 12, 2021

NIH issued an Updated Guide Notice NOT-OD-21-110 on the implementation of changes to the biographical sketch and other support format page as previously outlined in NOT-OD-21-073. This represents a change from the original May 25, 2021 requirement date for updated formats and other support signatures and states that NIH expects applicants and recipients to use the updated Biosketch and […]

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NIH Increase on Salary Limitation for FY 2022 to $203,700

February 14, 2022

NIH has issued updated guidance regarding the salary limitations for FY 2022 reflecting an increase in the Executive Level II salary level from $199,300 to $203,700 effective January 2, 2022. See NIH Guidance NOT-OD-22-076 for detailed information and examples.The new salary cap may be used for budgeting purposes effective immediately. For active awards, including awards […]

NIH Increases Salary Limitation for FY 2024 to $221,900, effective January 1, 2024

January 29, 2024

NIH has issued updated guidance regarding the salary limitation for grants and cooperative agreements for FY 2024 reflecting an increase in accordance with the Executive Level II salary level from $212,100 to $221,900 effective January 1, 2024. See NIH Guidance NOT-OD-24-057 for detailed information.At this time, NIH has not received an FY 2024 appropriation and […]

NIH Institute Funding Limitation Policies and Paylines

August 3, 2022

Please review the NIH Institute Funding Limitation Policies and Paylines for a table summarizing existing NIH Institute policies that limit the total amount of agency funding that an individual investigator may receive. There is significant diversity in the approaches that Institutes take with their funding strategies and the table attempts to reflect this diversity. The table […]

NIH Institutional Training Grant Updates

July 24, 2024

Prepare for Changes Coming to Institutional Training Grant ApplicationsWith changes on the way for institutional training grant submissions due on or after January 25, 2025, now is the time to familiarize yourself with the key updates as you plan your next application! NIH experts walk through the upcoming changes in this recent webinar, answering your […]

NIH Loan Repayment Program Webinar on October 7, 2024

September 23, 2024

Below is a message from the NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP). The NIH LRP program is now accepting applicants and this year the deadline is November 21, 2024. The LRPs offer unique opportunities with significant benefits to early-stage researchers. The LRP can provide up to $100,000 towards federal and private student loans in exchange for […]

NIH NCE Re-enabled in eRA Commons

August 11, 2025

On August 7, National Institutes of Health (NIH) re-enabled the No-Cost Extension Functionality in eRA Commons that was previously disabled in NOT-OD-25-142. Any NCE previously requested using the prior approval module will not be reviewed and must be resubmitted using the Extension action within the Status module of eRA Commons.This notice overwrites the blog post […]