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National Institutes of Health (NIH) are requiring the use of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Pending (Other) Support documents, Per NIH Notice <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-018.html"><span style="color:#467886">NOT-OD-26-018</span></a>.
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(Other) Support and NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement are used for application submission for due dates on or after January 25, 2026</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#467886">Frequently Asked Questions</span></a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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