Published May 7, 2025, via Research News
On May 1, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) updated their policy on foreign subawards (NOT-OD-25-104).
To provide more transparency and reliable reporting on dollars spent, NIH is establishing a new award structure to prohibit foreign subawards from being nested under the parent grant. This new award structure will include a prime with independent awards that are linked to the prime, allowing the NIH to track the project’s funds individually. The new award structure is anticipated to be implemented no later than September 30, 2025, prior to Fiscal Year 2026.
The OVCR has developed a Summary of Updated NIH policy on Foreign Subawards to assist investigators with evaluating how this may impact their international collaborations.
Sincerely,
Mark E. Lowe, MD, PhD
Vice Chancellor for Research
Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine
Harvey R. Colten Professor of Pediatric Science