Federal Updates News Archive
NIH announced a new requirement for Senior/Key Personnel to complete training related to Other Support disclosure requirements. NIH Notice NOT-OD-25-133
NIH announced a new requirement for Senior/Key Personnel to complete training related to Other Support disclosure requirements. NIH Notice NOT-OD-25-133
Beginning June 7, 2025, all PIs and co-PIs named on NSF awards made on or after May 20, 2024, must certify annually in Research.gov that they are not participating in a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program (MFTRP), in accordance with the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures… Read More
NIH Public Access Policy Update
May 14, 2026 · Federal Updates
The 2024 NIH Public Access Policy requires Author Accepted Manuscripts accepted for publication in a journal on or after July 1, 2025, to be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance. These manuscripts must be made publicly available without embargo on the official date of publication. Read More
Update on NSF priorities – April 18, 2025
May 14, 2026 · Federal Updates
https://www.nsf.gov/updates-on-priorities#statement-of-nsf-priorities-09d
https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/peer-review/simplifying-review/framework
New Data Management and Sharing Plan Format
May 14, 2026 · Federal Updates
New Data Management and Sharing Plan Format A new 2026 Pilot DMS Plan format (DOCX, 37 KB) is now available for all competing and non-competing awards. If you are just starting to prepare your DMS Plan, we recommend using the simplified 2026 Pilot DMS Plan format. The 2026 Pilot… Read More
A new eRA Commons enhancement allows users to consolidate multiple accounts into a single Multi-Factor Authentication capable linked set of credentials to help streamline and reduce the burden of managing multiple accounts. Beginning on May 18, upon login to eRA Commons, all users will be presented with a window… Read More