Dear Colleagues:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued the following policy notices last week. If you have any questions, please contact your Federal Contracts and Grants Officer (https://research.uci.edu/about-or/contact/staff-by-dept-assignment/) or me at warnerj@uci.edu.
- Publication of the Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. March 2026) for Fiscal Year 2026
(NOT-OD-26-057)
National Institutes of Health
“This update incorporates new and modified requirements, clarifies certain policies, and implements changes in statutes, regulations, and policies that have been implemented through appropriate legal and/or policy processes since the previous version of the NIHGPS dated April 2024.”
Please also review NIH’s significant changes table for additional details: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/Significant_Changes_NIHGPS.pdf.
- Prior Approval Requirement for Changes to Domestic Subawards
(NOT-OD-26-062)
National Institutes of Health
“Effective June 1, 2026, all prime recipients are required to obtain NIH prior approval when adding a new domestic subaward to a project post-award, when the arrangement was not originally a part of the peer-reviewed and approved application.”
- Harmonizing the NIH Definition of Intervention with the Common Rule
(NOT-OD-26-063)
National Institutes of Health
Regards,
Jeff Warner
Senior Director, Sponsored Projects
Office of Research
University of California Irvine
949-824-7654