NIH Late Application Policy and FAQs Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

On March 11, 2020, the National Institutes of Health posted an announcement regarding their NIH late application policy if a recipient organization is offically closed or unable to submit grant applications due to COVID-19. It reads as follows:

When delays occur because the applicant or recipient organization is officially closed or unable to submit grant applications due to the effects of COVID-19, the NIH will consider accepting applications late, on a case-by-case basis. See the Guide Notice: NOT-OD-20-082, for details.

NIH will be issuing additional guidance related to this public health emergency in the near future.

For frequently asked questions on proposal submission and award management related to COVID-19, see the Guide Notice: NOT-OD-20-083.

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Julie O'Connor

Director, Research Communications
Phone: 313-577-8845
Email: julie.oconnor@wayne.edu