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Now that the Senate has approved the big 💩 bill I would encourage any PI writes NIH grant to check if the 2025 FY multi year award of IC 50% grant budget policy is still in it. While awarding 4 years to one lucky PI is great, it also means others believed they would be funded, will not….
July 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Now that the Senate has approved the big 💩 bill I would encourage any PI writes NIH grant to check if the 2025 FY multi year award of IC 50% grant budget policy is still in it. While awarding 4 years to one lucky PI is great, it also means others believed they would be funded, will not….
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NIH announces that it will move all grant reviews to Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and terminate about half of its review staff.
This comes as there is already a building backlog from cancelled review meetings and layoffs.
"We're already massively behind schedule," a review officer tells me.
This comes as there is already a building backlog from cancelled review meetings and layoffs.
"We're already massively behind schedule," a review officer tells me.
NIH centralizes peer review to improve efficiency and strengthen integrity
The proposed approach is expected to save more than $65 million annually.
www.nih.gov
March 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
NIH announces that it will move all grant reviews to Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and terminate about half of its review staff.
This comes as there is already a building backlog from cancelled review meetings and layoffs.
"We're already massively behind schedule," a review officer tells me.
This comes as there is already a building backlog from cancelled review meetings and layoffs.
"We're already massively behind schedule," a review officer tells me.
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UPDATE: NIH CSR will soon be able to publish a small set of Federal Register Notices (FRNs) - 50 or so. The lead time between notice and meeting will be reduced back to 30 days (from 35).
ICs might be allowed to resume publishing FRNs next week. An "indefinite hold" on Councils remains.
ICs might be allowed to resume publishing FRNs next week. An "indefinite hold" on Councils remains.
NEW: The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep funding frozen at the NIH - a move that some legal scholars say is illegal.
Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled.
All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Federal Register notices are blocked, so no grant-review sessions can be scheduled.
All the gritty details here, and a short 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
www.nature.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
UPDATE: NIH CSR will soon be able to publish a small set of Federal Register Notices (FRNs) - 50 or so. The lead time between notice and meeting will be reduced back to 30 days (from 35).
ICs might be allowed to resume publishing FRNs next week. An "indefinite hold" on Councils remains.
ICs might be allowed to resume publishing FRNs next week. An "indefinite hold" on Councils remains.
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A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter.
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8
By @avaskham.bsky.social
bit.ly/3X8ngz8