Update: No-Cost Extension Functionality in eRA
Notice Number:
NOT-OD-25-142
Key Dates
Release Date:
August 7, 2025
Related Announcements
- May 7, 2025 - Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions. See Notice NOT-OD-25-110.
Issued by
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
Purpose
This notice provides an update on the guidance issued in NOT-OD-25-110. Effective with the issuance of this Guide Notice, 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.
Inquiries
Please direct all inquiries to:
NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)
Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
and Human Services (HHS)
