Information for the NIH Extramural Community During the Lapse of Federal Government Funding
Notice Number: NOT-OD-26-004
Release Date: October 01, 2025
Issued by: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
Purpose: As you may be aware, there has been a lapse in appropriated federal fund as of October 1, 2025. Because a funding lapse has occurred, please be advised that National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff may not be available to provide normal oversight and administrative support services.
For awards received prior to the lapse in funding, you may be able to continue drawing funds from prior awards during an appropriations lapse. HHS’s Payment Management System will remain operational to continue processing those drawdown requests. The robust internal controls that currently exist will continue to ensure the integrity of grant drawdown requests and payments. Please note, if you received your notice of grant award with restrictive terms and conditions, or if your drawdown request triggers one of the Payment Management System edit checks and/or the drawdown limit controls, you may not be able to drawdown funds.
Please see the full announcement at NOT-OD-26-004 for additional details, including information on contact with NIH staff, grant application submission, Peer Review and Council meetings, activities under awarded grants, and the Office of Animal Welfare operations.
Please check our website at www.grants.nih.gov and www.HHS.gov for updates. Thank you for your assistance during this period of government shutdown and your ongoing support of NIH.
Please direct all inquiries to the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), Office of Extramural Research,
grantspolicy@od.nih.gov.
For questions related to DOH and HRI activities, please contact your Grant Administrator.
