FYI on the below information and funding opportunities. College RAs - Please distribute to your faculty. Thanks, Melinda ________________________________ From: Update from the NIH Office of Extramural Research to the external biomedical <EXTRAMURALNEXUS@LIST.NIH.GOV<mailto:EXTRAMURALNEXUS@LIST.NIH.GOV>> on behalf of NIH Extramural Nexus (NIH/OD) <ExtramuralNexus@MAIL.NIH.GOV<mailto:ExtramuralNexus@MAIL.NIH.GOV>> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2025 2:01:18 PM To: EXTRAMURALNEXUS@LIST.NIH.GOV<mailto:EXTRAMURALNEXUS@LIST.NIH.GOV> <EXTRAMURALNEXUS@LIST.NIH.GOV<mailto:EXTRAMURALNEXUS@LIST.NIH.GOV>> Subject: Short-Term Foreign Supplement Model, Fellowship Opportunities, Prioritizing Human-Based Research *EXTERNAL EMAIL* [Extramural Nexus Logo] Late July 2025<https://grants.nih.gov/news-events/nih-extramural-nexus-news/arti... Top Stories NIH Funding Announcements to Align with NIH Initiative to Prioritize Human-based Research<https://grants.nih.gov/news-events/nih-extramural-nexus-news/... On April 29, NIH announced it is prioritizing human-focused research and reducing animal use in research. Short-Term Supplement Model for Human Subjects Research Supported by Foreign Subawards<https://grants.nih.gov/news-events/nih-extramural-nexus-news... To address concerns for participant safety risks for ongoing projects, NIH has established a short-term supplement model to support clinical research and clinical trials conducted under an active foreign subaward. Flexibilities for Registration and Results Reporting of Prospective Basic Experimental Studies with Human Participants <https://grants.nih.gov/news-events/nih-extramural-nexus-news/2025/07/flex... NIH is indefinitely extending the period of delayed enforcement for registration and results reporting for basic experimental studies involving humans (BESH) responsive to designated BESH funding opportunities, including those with application due dates on or after September 25, 2025. New Resources NIH Fellowship Funding Opportunities Are Here<https://grants.nih.gov/news-events/nih-extramural-nexus-news/2025... Updated funding opportunities for NIH fellowships are available on the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and Grants.gov. NIH fellowships are open to early career scientists, including at the predoctoral and postdoctoral level, and are designed to provide mentored research training to enable skills development and experiences needed to transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce. Plus, check out the new Focus on Fellowships video series! You Ask, We Answer How Does the NIH Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research Affect Research Proposing the Use of Laboratory Animals?<https://grants.nih.gov/news-events/nih-extramural-nexus-news/... In July 2025, NIH announced it will no longer develop new funding opportunities focused exclusively on animal models of human disease. Rather, going forward, new funding opportunities will be designed more broadly with language that also encourages various approaches be considered. Calendar * August 19: NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-25-002.ht... Due Date * September 1 – November 20: Application Cycle for NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program, Notices Available<https://grants.nih.gov/news-events/nih-extramural-nexus-news...