NIH continues to disseminate updates and implementation plans related to the simplified review framework (SRF). The SRF will be effective for submissions on or after January 25, 2025.
- The SRF will apply to grants and cooperative agreements with the following activity codes: R01, R03, R15, R16, R21, R33, R34, R36, R61, RC1, RC2, RC4, RF1, RL1, RL2, U01, U34, U3R, UA5, UC1, UC2, UC4, UF1, UG3, UH2, UH3, UH5, (including the following phased awards: R21/R33, UH2/UH3, UG3/UH3, R61/R33).
- The SRF will not apply to: DP1, DP2, DP3, DP4, and DP5.
- Many NOFOs are being reissued to include the simplified review framework information in Section V.
The following can be helpful to ensure that you are responding to the correct NOFO:
- Check the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.
- Subscribe to the NIH weekly Table of Contents (TOC).
- Be sure to check the expiration date in the key dates section of your NOFO.
- If you already started an application under one NOFO, NIH Assist and Grants.gov have copy features that will allow you to move most of your work to the correct NOFO.