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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced updated instructions for Fellowship (F) and Training (T) Grant Applications on the new
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NIH applicants applying to a parent Fellowship opportunity for the April 8 or May 7, 2025 standard due date must use FORMS-H application forms and instructions.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; list-style-type: "- ";">
Applicants applying to non-parent Fellowship opportunities must use FORMS-I application forms and instructions.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in; list-style-type: "- ";">
FORMS-H is still an available option in MyFunding. Applicants should carefully review Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) and choose the correct SF424 form depending on the NOFO instructions.</li></ul>
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Recruitment Plans to Enhance Diversity are no longer required and those included in applications under review will not be evaluated or considered in funding decisions.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; list-style-type: "- ";">
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants-process/write-application/forms-directory/data-tables/forms-i" id="OWA25a593cf-c6d7-41a9-e70f-d3e57b2ea47c" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">FORMS-I Training
data tables</a></u></span> 6a, 6b, and 7 have been revised to remove calculations for % underrepresented minorities.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in; list-style-type: "- ";">
<div>NIH Training Grant applications should still be submitted via MyFunding System-to-System, and the system-supported FORMS-I forms are updated to reflect the new NIH data table revisions.</div>
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<b>All NIH applicants are strongly encouraged to check all NOFOs for updates and changes before submitting applications. Many NOFOs have been recently updated.</b></div>
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