Notice2025-16218
Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications
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Published
August 25, 2025
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentNational Institutes of Health
Abstract
The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health published a Notice in the Federal Register on August 5, 2025. That notice requires a correction in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 162 (Monday, August 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41397-41398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16218]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services, National
Institutes of Health published a Notice in the Federal Register on
August 5, 2025. That notice requires a correction in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
DATES: This policy is effective for applications submitted to the
September 25, 2025, receipt date and beyond.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information about this policy
notice may be directed to Dr. Lyric Jorgenson, NIH Office of Science
Policy, at (301) 496-6837 or (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#580b3b313d363b3d083734313b2118373c76363130763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c2f1f1519121f192c1310151f053c131852121514521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of August 5, 2025, in FR Doc. 2025-14744,
on page 37531, as found within the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
Currently reads ``https:l/grants.nih.govlgrants/policylnihgps/html5/
section_2/2.1.2_recipient staffhtm'' and is corrected to read:
``https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/html5/section_2/
2.1.2_recipient_staff.htm''. Also ``https:/lgrants.nih.govlgrants/
policy/nihgps/html5/section_4/4.1.27_research misconduct.htm'' and is
corrected to read: ``https://grants.nih.gov/grants/
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policy/nihgps/html5/section_4/4.1.27_research_misconduct.htm''.
Policy
NIH will not consider applications that are either substantially
developed by AI, or contain sections substantially developed by AI, to
be original ideas of applicants. If the detection of AI is identified
post award, NIH may refer the matter to the Office of Research
Integrity to determine whether there is research misconduct while
simultaneously taking enforcement actions (see: <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-D/subject-group-ECFR86b76dde0e1e9dc/section-200.339">https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-D/subject-group-ECFR86b76dde0e1e9dc/section-200.339</a>) including but not limited to
disallowing costs, withholding future awards, wholly or in part
suspending the grant, and possible termination.
NIH will only accept six new, renewal, resubmission, or revision
applications from an individual Principal Investigator/Program Director
or Multiple Principal Investigator for all council rounds in a calendar
year. This policy applies to all activity codes except T activity codes
and R13 Conference Grant Applications. Based on recent data, this limit
will affect a relatively small number of Principal Investigators while
enabling the NIH to maintain consistently high-quality grant
application review and appropriately steward taxpayer dollars.
Alycia Booth,
NIH Federal Register Certifying Official, National Institutes of
Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-16218 Filed 8-22-25; 8:45 am]
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