NIH Implementation of the U.S. Government Policy for Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential (PEPP)

January 14, 2025

NIH has issued agency-specific information regarding its implementation of the U.S. Government Policy for Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern and Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential (DURC/PEPP Policy). The policy, which goes into effect May 6, 2025, is a unified federal oversight framework for conducting and managing certain types of federally funded life sciences research on biological agents and toxins.

Updated Resources for 2025 Applications

December 19, 2024

Hopefully you’ve been tracking the various Changes Coming to NIH Applications and Peer Review in 2025. January 25, 2025 – the effective date for most of those changes and the first application due date to require updated application forms and instructions (FORMS-I) – is just over a month away. We thought we’d check in one final time to make sure you have the latest and greatest information as we head into the new year.