Archives: Announcements

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 […]

Published May 7, 2025, via Research News On May 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted NOT-OD-25-110: Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions. Effective immediately, NIH has temporarily disabled the No-Cost Extension (NCE) functionality in eRA commons. NIH is reviewing existing grants and cooperative agreements to ensure awards do not fund off-mission activities or projects. All requests […]

Published May 6, 2025, via Research News Dear Colleagues, As part of our ongoing federal advocacy efforts, we will soon launch a new faculty and staff survey focused on research activity and compliance burden. WashU is conducting this effort in partnership with Vanderbilt University, with whom we have also partnered on the Vanderbilt/WashU statement of principles. […]

Published May 2, 2025, via Research News On May 2, 2025, the National Science Foundation (NSF) posted the Policy Notice NSF 25-034: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate. Effective May 5, 2025, NSF will cap indirect cost reimbursements for research grants to 15%. The 15% rate maximum applies only to new awards made to Institutions of Higher […]

Published May 1, 2025, via Research News The 2024 Public Access Policy, originally slated to go into effect on December 31, 2025, will now be effective as of July 1, 2025. Author Accepted Manuscripts meeting this qualification and with acceptance dates on or after July 1, 2025, are subject to the policy. Until that time, NIH’s current Public […]

Published April 29, 2025, via Research News Dear WashU research community, We continue to work as quickly as possible to provide additional guidance in response to new communications from our federal sponsors.  Federal agencies are increasing scrutiny of grant applications and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) to identify fraud, waste, and abuse. RPPRs must be submitted on time and […]

Published April 23, 2025, via Research News In light of the continually evolving guidance on federally funded research, WashU wants to highlight the University’s resources to support non-federal funding opportunities. Many offices at both WashU’s School of Medicine and Danforth Campus provide researchers with tools for applying to non-federal funding opportunities, including: The Research Development Office […]

Published April 15, 2025, via Research News On Thursday, April 3, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced an increase to the salary cap for Executive Level II, raising the limit to $225,700, effective January 1, 2025. This change applies to NIH grants, cooperative agreements, and extramural research and development contracts. The salary limitation applies […]

Published April 3, 2025, via Research News On March 28, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted NOT-OD-25-081: Protecting Human Genomic Data when Developing Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools and Applications. This notice indicates that while artificial intelligence (AI) tools and applications are significantly advancing biomedical research, the NIH encourages the research community to stay mindful of […]

Published March 26, 2025, via Research News WashU’s Responsible of Research (RCR) Education policy has been updated to align with new regulatory requirements. In addition, the online RCR education has been combined into one newly redesigned course that includes research security training being mandated by federal funding agencies.  Major updates Online training updates DOE requirements Questions?Contact orie@wustl.edu or rei@wusm.wustl.edu.