Updated NIH Grant Submission Guidance

10/02/25

Good morning,

NIH issued a new notice yesterday afternoon regarding operations and expectations during the government shutdown.  This notice includes the following guidance:

SUBMISSION OF GRANT APPLICATIONS

For the duration of the funding lapse, applicants should continue to submit applications in accordance with the due dates outlined in the Notices of Funding Opportunities. Applications will be accepted and reviewed once operations resume.  For any applications submitted immediately prior to or during the funding lapse, here is what will happen:

1. For electronic submissions through Grants.gov: Grants.gov will be open and can accept electronic applications.  However, applications will not be processed by NIH until operations resume. 

2. For electronic submission of multi-project applications through NIH’s ASSIST system: The ASSIST system will remain available and can accept applications. However, applications will not be processed by NIH until operations resume

The full notice is available here. Please reach out to your Pre-Award contacts with any questions regarding NIH proposals for upcoming deadlines.

Mike

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E. Michael Ostap, PhD

Professor of Physiology

Senior Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer,

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania