Mike Lauer, MD, Deputy Director for Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), detailed in a recent blog post changes to the submission and review of NIH grant applications beginning in 2025. The post includes a guide notice and video that provides an overview of the upcoming changes. Changes include a simplified reviewed criteria for most research project grants.
There are three upcoming webinars to assist in providing contextual information on the changes:
Additionally, NIH developed a centralized webpage about the changes.
For more information, contact Katie Grady, American College of Radiology® Government Affairs Director.
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