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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding

The NIH is deeply concerned for the health and safety of people involved in NIH research, and about the effects on the biomedical enterprise in the areas affected by the HHS declared public health emergency for COVID-19. Due to the potential exceptional impact, we want to assure our recipient community that NIH will be doing our part to help you continue your research.

This is a rapidly evolving situation and we will provide updated guidance and information as it becomes available.

See page update history.

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Guidance

Overview of Grant Flexibilities

Proposal Submission & Award Management

  • Contracts
    • Contracts must be handled on a case-by-case basis. Details regarding any contract must be directed to the cognizant Contracting Officer. Salary changes must be handled by the contracting officer.
       
  • Application Preparation 
    • new stickerNOT-OD-23-008: Clarification and Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the FALL 2022 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • NOT-OD-20-086: Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19
       
  • Late Applications
  • Post-Submission Materials
    • new stickerNOT-OD-23-006: Extending the Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: May 2023 Councils
    • NOT-OD-22-113: Extending the Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: January 2023 Councils
    • NOT-OD-22-047: Extending the Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: August/October 2022 Councils
        
  • Extensions for Early Career Scientists
  • Temporary Extension of Eligibility
    • new stickerNOT-OD-22-062 - Further Continuation of Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    •  NOT-DE-21-021 - Notice to Extend Eligibility for Submission of Pathway to Independence Award Applications (K99/R00) to NIDCR due to Covid-19 disruptions
    • NOT-GM-22-020 - Notice to Extend Eligibility for Submission of "Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00)" Applications Due to COVID–related Disruptions
    • NOT-OD-22-007 - Flexibility Available to Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Affected by COVID-19
    • NOT-AI-21-061 - Notice to Extend Eligibility for Submission of K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award Applications (and Physician-Scientist K99/R00) due to COVID–related Disruptions
    • NOT-AI-21-062 - Notice to Extend Eligibility for Submission to PAR-19-371, NIAID Career Transition Award (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) due to COVID-related Disruptions
    • NOT-DE-21-003: Continuation of Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • NOT-OD-21-106: Continuation of Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    • NOT-DK-21-054:  Temporary Extension of Eligibility for the NIDDK K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award During the COVID-19 Pandemic
       
  • NOT-GM-20-026: Guidance for Cost-Related Flexibilities Available to Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Award Recipients Affected by COVID-19 - NOT-GM-20-026
     
  • NIH Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26 "Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations"  - 6/25/2020
    • Update: Effective October 1, 2020, the flexibility for recipients to continue charging salaries and benefits to active NIH awards consistent with the recipients' policy of paying salaries (under unexpected or extraordinary circumstances), has ended. Any requests after that date will be considered by the funding IC on a case by case basis.  As a reminder, recipients must maintain appropriate records and cost documentation in order to substantiate the charging of any salaries and other project activities costs related to interruption of operations or services. 
       
  • M-20-26 Link to Non-U.S. Government Site - Click for Disclaimer issued June 18, 2020:  Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations
     
  • M-20-11 Link to Non-U.S. Government Site - Click for Disclaimer issued March 9, 2020: Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Human Subjects & Clinical Trials

Animal Welfare

Peer Review

FAQs

Funding Opportunities

Funded Grants

Use the following links to explore NIH COVID-19-related grant funding.

All COVID-19 research grant funding Link to Non-U.S. Government Site - Click for Disclaimer

Grant data are updated each weekend. Use the RePORTER search screen to filter these results by other criteria, including individual special appropriations.

A Federal-wide listing of acquisitions related to the COVID-19 response is available from the Federal Procurement Data System in a special COVID-19 report.

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This page last updated on: November 1, 2022

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