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On December 3, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued NOT-OD-26-019, to announce changes to the grant application process. Given NIH’s recent decision to centralize the peer review, NIH is no longer requesting or accepting letters of intent (LOIs). Additionally, effective immediately, NIH will no longer require investigators to contact the funding Institute or Center before requesting $500,000 or … Read More

NIH Updates New Training Video: Finding and Editing a Returned EPASS Principal Investigators, with assistance from their department, prepare and submit an Extramural Proposal and Submission Summary (EPASS) for departmental approval and OCGA review for each proposal. If revisions are needed to an EPASS, OCGA will return the EPASS in the electronic EPASS system and notification will be sent to … Read More

NIH Issues Guidance on Implementing a Unified NIH Strategy to Guide Consistent and Clearer Award Decisions  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued guidance on November 21, 2025, on Implementing a Unified NIH Funding Strategy to Guide Consistent and Clearer Award Decisions | Grants & Funding  Of note:   NSF Funding of UCLA Awards  We have received informal notification that the … Read More

Understanding NIH Multi-Year Funded (MYF) Awards and Carryforward Limitations The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is increasingly utilizing Multi-Year Funded (MYF) awards for Non-Competitive Continuation grants. Under this funding model, the full committed budget is provided at the outset of the award period. As a result, the traditional concept of carryover—or carryforward—of unobligated funds does not typically apply to MYF … Read More

To support the campus community with flexible, accessible learning opportunities, the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) is pleased to announce the release of a new series of training videos focused on the Electronic Extramural Proposal Approval and Submission Summary (EPASS) System. These videos are designed to help users navigate EPASS more confidently and efficiently, offering step-by-step guidance on … Read More

Potential Federal Government Shutdown OCGA has posted information on our webpage under Hot Topics related to processes and expectations for federal grant and contract issues during a shutdown. Please check back regularly as the guidance may evolve as agencies post information on their websites.  NIH Timeline for Implementation of Research Security Policies To Be Updated The National Institutes of Health (NIH) … Read More

Federal Grant Funding Reinstated at UCLA Following Judicial Ruling Following a court order, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has reinstated previously suspended grants to UCLA. Email notifications have been sent to impacted UCLA Principal Investigators (PIs) confirming reinstatement of grants. The OCGA Outgoing Subawards Team will be sending emails to PIs this afternoon requesting confirmation that subawards on previously … Read More

NIH Policy Update on International Collaborations In NOT-OD-25-104, NIH announced its intention to establish a new award structure that would directly fund foreign entities collaborating with lead domestic entities, moving away from the traditional subaward structure for collaboration with foreign entities. In line with that new award structure, on September 12, 2025, NIH issued NOT-OD-25-155, outlining a new application structure … Read More

It has been an active few weeks in relation to the news surrounding federal grant support. On August 25, 2025, Vice Chancellor Wakamoto sent an announcement regarding Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (MFTRPs). Because covered individuals participating in federally funded research and development projects are not permitted to participate in MFTRPs, many federal agencies require covered individuals to certify they … Read More

The U.S. White House issued an Executive Order on Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking, on August 7, 2025, outlining a comprehensive overhaul of how federal discretionary grants will be reviewed, awarded, and monitored. Some key points from the Executive Order (EO) include: Agency Oversight Political officials will review and approve funding opportunity announcements and related discretionary awards using their ‘independent judgement’ … Read More