NIH is currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR), effective through March 6, 2009. A CR is legislation enacted by Congress when the new fiscal year is about to begin (or has begun) to provide budget authority for federal agencies and programs to continue operating until regular appropriations acts are ratified.

After her tenure as NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Dr. Norka Ruiz Bravo has announced that she will step down as NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research and Director, Office of Extramural Research (OER) in November.

The NIH is decreasing the number of amended grant application resubmissions from two to one in an effort to fund meritorious science earlier.

While many details continue to be worked through, the first set of changes to the Peer Review process are already underway.

Pilot program enables enhanced management of FCOI reports via the eRA Commons.

This month NIH will be intensifying its efforts to ensure compliance with the Public Access Policy.

While you wait for the Adobe forms, download the FOA and develop your research plan today!

On September 11, 2008 the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property heard testimony on a proposed amendment to reverse current law requiring NIH-funded research be publicly accessible. The NIH Public Access Policy remains unchanged, and complete compliance with the Policy is expected of all NIH-funded researchers.

After an extensive year-long effort, preliminary implementation plans for the 2009 through 2010 calendar years are now available for the implementation of the Enhancement of Peer Review Activity.

Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., the director of the National Institutes of Health, September 24 announced his plans to step down at the end of October 2008 to pursue writing projects and explore other professional opportunities.