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2025
When Will NIH Contact You Regarding a Missing Attachment?
NIH will contact the applicant in certain, limited situations if required attachments of an application were not submitted on time.
New Tool to Explore NIH Grant Opportunities
Familiarize yourself with the new Explore NIH Grant Opportunities tool. Use its NIH-specific filters, sort, and advanced search options to help you quickly identify funding opportunities posted on Grants.gov.
Introducing Highlighted Topics: A Centralized and Simple Resource to Learn About Research Areas of Interest to NIH
We are excited to announce a new centralized and simplified web resource that informs the research community about particular areas of science of interest to NIH. Visiting this resource early and often when conceptualizing your research ideas will help ensure you are aware of some of NIH’s latest scientific interests.