Month: June 2025


New Home for Research Training and Career Development Information on the NIH Grants and Funding Website

The NIH Research Training and Career Development website content has a new home on the NIH Grants and Funding website, now closer to the funding and application process information you need to get started!  

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New FY 2024 NIH Categorical Spending Data Available, Including an Updated Women’s Health Research Category to Improve Accuracy and Consistency

NIH recently updated its annual categorical information with actual spending data for fiscal year (FY) 2024. NIH has also moved from manual coding to automated coding for the Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) Women’s Health Research category, which further improves its accuracy and consistency in reporting and better distinguishes research focused on improving the health of women across the lifespan. 

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My First Substantial Independent Research Award Was Terminated Early. Can My ESI Status Be Reinstated?

In the event an investigator’s first substantial independent research award is terminated within the first three years of the project period, and this was not due to scientific misconduct or other disqualifying events, the investigator can request the reinstatement of Early Stage Investigator (ESI) status in eRA commons. 

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NIH is Temporarily Extending Eligibility for Some Mentored Career Development Awards

NIH has issued a temporary policy exception to NIH GPS Section 12.3.7 to allow individuals whose mentored career development awards prematurely ended on or after January 1, 2025 to reapply for future awards. This exception is effective immediately and will remain in effect until July 31, 2026.

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What's the Difference Between "Frozen" and "Current" Data in RePORT?

When you use the NIH RePORT tool Awards by Location and Organization, resulting data may be listed as either “current” or “frozen” depending on the time of year. This is because NIH updates current data for the ongoing fiscal year until September 30. Current data may change as new projects are funded or as funding levels and other information is updated for existing projects.  

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