Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions

Notice Number:
NOT-OD-25-110

Key Dates

Release Date:

May 7, 2025

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Issued by

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ()

Purpose

This notice alerts the extramural community that NIH has temporarily disabled the in eRA Commons. The Director of NIH has directed NIH staff to review all existing grants and cooperative agreements to ensure that NIH awards do not fund off-mission activities or projects. Therefore, temporarily disabling the NCE functionality in eRA Commons will allow NIH staff to review and assess all NCE requests to confirm that the activities proposed during the extension align with the NIH mission and agency priorities.

At this time, all requests for NCEs must be submitted as a in eRA Commons, for NIH review and approval. Requests for activities that do not align with the NIH mission and agency priorities will not be approved.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)

grantspolicy@nih.gov