The communication below was recently shared with Faculty who submit NIH proposals and or have active NIH awards. May 8, 2026 NIH will implement important administrative updates that affect all proposal submissions, RPPRs, JITs, and Prior Approval requests with due dates on or after May 25, 2026. These changes introduce mandatory use of NIH Common Forms, full integration with SciENcv … Read More

This is a reminder that proposals to government and other non-profit entities for research, training, fellowships, and other sponsored activities require review and approval for submission by the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA). Proposals and supporting internal documents are due to the OCGA Proposal Intake Team through the EPASS System five working days before they need to be submitted electronically … Read More

This is a reminder that proposals to government and other non-profit entities for research, training, fellowships, and other sponsored activities require review and approval for submission by the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA). Proposals and supporting internal documents are due to the OCGA Proposal Intake Team through the EPASS System five working days before they need to be submitted electronically … Read More

This is a reminder that in observance of the UCLA Winter Holiday Closure, the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) will close at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, and will reopen at 8:00 AM on Monday, January 5, 2026. Please note that in the weeks immediately prior to curtailment, OCGA usually has an increased volume of proposal … Read More

The NIH Division of Loan Repayment is now accepting Loan Repayment Program (LRP) applications for the FY 2026 cycle.  While LRP applications are submitted to NIH by the applicant, there is a certification step that must be performed by an Institutional Business Official (IBO) in OCGA. Prior to submission by the applicant, the attached LRP IBO Certification Form must be completed … Read More

Cayuse is back online. We highly recommend working to get any applications due today submitted as soon as possible.

S2S Grants (Cayuse) has unexpectedly gone offline.  The vendor is aware and is urgently working to resolve the issue. If you have a copy of your proposal, you may consider creating a new application in Grants.gov or NIH ASSIST (NIH only).   We will keep you posted.

This is a reminder that proposals to government and other non-profit entities for research, training, fellowships, and other sponsored activities require review and approval for submission by the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA). Proposals and supporting internal documents are due to the OCGA Proposal Intake Team through the EPASS System five working days before they need to be submitted electronically … Read More

Apologies for the multiple emails. Here are updated instructions: