Policy & Compliance

Changes Coming to NIH Applications and Peer Review in January 2025

This page serves as a central location where you can learn more about multiple changes coming in 2025 that will affect the submission and review of NIH grant applications.

NIH Grants Policy Statement

The National Institutes of Health Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) makes available, in a single document, the policy requirements that serve as the terms and conditions of NIH grant awards.

Notices of Policy Changes

Notices published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts can supersede information in the NIH Grants Policy Statement and/or provide reminders to applicants and recipients. NIH incorporates these notices into the annual update of the NIH Grants Policy Statement.

Compliance and Oversight

Federal requirements, guidelines and resources for the extramural community involving grants compliance. The information provided on this website is designed to assist the extramural community in understanding the compliance obligations of their grant award, and understand the proper use of grant funds.

Policy Topics

The web pages below provide more in-depth information on specific policy topics, including context, resources, contacts and more.

• Animal Welfare
• Animals in NIH Research
• Clinical Trial Requirements for
  Grants and Contracts
• Communicating and Acknowledging
  Federal Funding
• Early Stage Investigator Policies
• Family-Friendly Initiatives
• Financial Conflict of Interest
• Foreign Interference
• Human Subjects Research
• Inclusion Policies for Human Subjects
• Intellectual Property Policy
• Lobbying Guidance for Recipient Activities
• Natural Disasters
• NIH Fiscal Policies
• Peer Review Policies and Practices
• Public Access
• Research Integrity
• Research Misconduct
• Rigor and Reproducibility
• Sharing Policies
• Subawards
• Submission Policies
• Supporting a Safe and Respectful Workplace at Institutions that Receive NIH Funding