I heard from several sources that that there is a hold on new NOFOs again, pending the development of yet another "new process"...
I now have a folder called "NOFOs and MOFOs"...
I now have a folder called "NOFOs and MOFOs"...
July 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I heard from several sources that that there is a hold on new NOFOs again, pending the development of yet another "new process"...
I now have a folder called "NOFOs and MOFOs"...
I now have a folder called "NOFOs and MOFOs"...
MOFOS fucking with the NOFOs
April 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
MOFOS fucking with the NOFOs
ALERT
The expiration dates for the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the PARENT F30, F31, and F32 awards have been changed to May 8, 2025.
To my knowledge, no new NOFOs have been posted.
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The expiration dates for the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the PARENT F30, F31, and F32 awards have been changed to May 8, 2025.
To my knowledge, no new NOFOs have been posted.
1/n
May 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
ALERT
The expiration dates for the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the PARENT F30, F31, and F32 awards have been changed to May 8, 2025.
To my knowledge, no new NOFOs have been posted.
1/n
The expiration dates for the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the PARENT F30, F31, and F32 awards have been changed to May 8, 2025.
To my knowledge, no new NOFOs have been posted.
1/n
There’s stuff going down with NOFOs. Waiting on a NOT to be released. Fellowship NOFOs already expired without current replacements. More are likely on the way. Stay tuned.
May 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
There’s stuff going down with NOFOs. Waiting on a NOT to be released. Fellowship NOFOs already expired without current replacements. More are likely on the way. Stay tuned.
HHS and OMB have stopped them.
They have mandated the new NOFOs also be written in “simple” text.
While NOFOs are being reduced, IC staff are working to get topics in place for parents.
NOFOs are being written but they’re being rejected or just sitting in HHS & now OMB offices….
They have mandated the new NOFOs also be written in “simple” text.
While NOFOs are being reduced, IC staff are working to get topics in place for parents.
NOFOs are being written but they’re being rejected or just sitting in HHS & now OMB offices….
More on the NIH funding opportunity graveyard from Liz Ginexi.
NIH has stopped the vast majority of funding opportunities.
Some were officially terminated. Others are many months overdue, a death by delay, including congressionally mandated programs.
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/inside-the...
NIH has stopped the vast majority of funding opportunities.
Some were officially terminated. Others are many months overdue, a death by delay, including congressionally mandated programs.
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/inside-the...
Inside the NIH Forecast Graveyard
What NIH Is Canceling, What It Is Burying, and What It Means
elizabethginexi.substack.com
April 1, 2026 at 9:13 AM
HHS and OMB have stopped them.
They have mandated the new NOFOs also be written in “simple” text.
While NOFOs are being reduced, IC staff are working to get topics in place for parents.
NOFOs are being written but they’re being rejected or just sitting in HHS & now OMB offices….
They have mandated the new NOFOs also be written in “simple” text.
While NOFOs are being reduced, IC staff are working to get topics in place for parents.
NOFOs are being written but they’re being rejected or just sitting in HHS & now OMB offices….
🧵from @jeremymberg.bsky.social on how NIH rushed out a NOFO calling for research on health impacts of metals in "medically-relevant materials" (probable code for vaccines).
While most NOFOs await approval for several-months-to-more-than-a-year, this one made it out very quickly. 🤔
While most NOFOs await approval for several-months-to-more-than-a-year, this one made it out very quickly. 🤔
Apropos of this, the notes from the discussion at NIEHS Council are now available.
www.niehs.nih.gov/sites/defaul...
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www.niehs.nih.gov/sites/defaul...
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September 25, 2026 at 3:15 AM
🧵from @jeremymberg.bsky.social on how NIH rushed out a NOFO calling for research on health impacts of metals in "medically-relevant materials" (probable code for vaccines).
While most NOFOs await approval for several-months-to-more-than-a-year, this one made it out very quickly. 🤔
While most NOFOs await approval for several-months-to-more-than-a-year, this one made it out very quickly. 🤔
NOFOs and another email to Jon Lorsch
Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) present areas of interest developed by NIH staff based on analysis of their portfolios and engagement with the scientific community.
These sometimes involve particular grant mechanisms and set aside funds.
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Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) present areas of interest developed by NIH staff based on analysis of their portfolios and engagement with the scientific community.
These sometimes involve particular grant mechanisms and set aside funds.
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August 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM
NOFOs and another email to Jon Lorsch
Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) present areas of interest developed by NIH staff based on analysis of their portfolios and engagement with the scientific community.
These sometimes involve particular grant mechanisms and set aside funds.
1/6
Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) present areas of interest developed by NIH staff based on analysis of their portfolios and engagement with the scientific community.
These sometimes involve particular grant mechanisms and set aside funds.
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…costing time and money for not only NIH staff, but also the applicant organizations)
Other ways:
-limit and restrictions on NOFOs at NIH (this restricts congressionally mandated dollars from being spent as intended)
-approval process for NOFOs has become FAR more mired in red tape….
Other ways:
-limit and restrictions on NOFOs at NIH (this restricts congressionally mandated dollars from being spent as intended)
-approval process for NOFOs has become FAR more mired in red tape….
September 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
…costing time and money for not only NIH staff, but also the applicant organizations)
Other ways:
-limit and restrictions on NOFOs at NIH (this restricts congressionally mandated dollars from being spent as intended)
-approval process for NOFOs has become FAR more mired in red tape….
Other ways:
-limit and restrictions on NOFOs at NIH (this restricts congressionally mandated dollars from being spent as intended)
-approval process for NOFOs has become FAR more mired in red tape….
Part of the drop in NOFOs in that they are now screened by NIH and HHS leadership, and the White House OMB.
This has led to delays in NOFOs for programs and research areas, such as diabetes, that Congress has directed the agency to fund.
This has led to delays in NOFOs for programs and research areas, such as diabetes, that Congress has directed the agency to fund.
March 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Part of the drop in NOFOs in that they are now screened by NIH and HHS leadership, and the White House OMB.
This has led to delays in NOFOs for programs and research areas, such as diabetes, that Congress has directed the agency to fund.
This has led to delays in NOFOs for programs and research areas, such as diabetes, that Congress has directed the agency to fund.
We still can’t get NOFOs out, which is a no good, terrible, very bad thing.
I'm tracking 289 NIH funding opportunities stuck in the queue, 186 already overdue. $229M in set-aside money is tied to fiscal years closing within weeks. Plus what I'm hearing about a new OMB hold on all NOFO publication.
formernih.substack.com/p/the-nih-fo...
formernih.substack.com/p/the-nih-fo...
The NIH Forecast Graveyard, Revisited
An Update on NIH's Stalled Funding Pipeline, as the Fiscal Year Runs Out
formernih.substack.com
August 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
We still can’t get NOFOs out, which is a no good, terrible, very bad thing.
3: Changes to funding opportunities. First it was expiring certain NOFOs without notice. Then was limiting the number each institute could have per year. It has been the move from NOSIs we can track to Highlighted Topics we can’t. It’s the bottlenecks in getting NOFOs approved, which are….
February 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
3: Changes to funding opportunities. First it was expiring certain NOFOs without notice. Then was limiting the number each institute could have per year. It has been the move from NOSIs we can track to Highlighted Topics we can’t. It’s the bottlenecks in getting NOFOs approved, which are….
This can’t possibly be due to all the BS going on behind the scenes with political involvement: NOFOs canceled, grants terminated, MYF, banned words, NOFOs being held up, non-scientists making decisions…and so much more. It’s pissing most NIH staff off.
A new study finds that in 2025, the numbers of Black and Hispanic researchers receiving U.S. National Institutes of Health grants and fellowships dropped markedly compared with previous fiscal years. https://scim.ag/49VrTTT
Study finds sharp decline in Black, Hispanic researchers receiving NIH funding
Drop in those receiving grants and fellowships in 2025 shows impact of Trump administration rollbacks to diversity initiatives
scim.ag
June 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This can’t possibly be due to all the BS going on behind the scenes with political involvement: NOFOs canceled, grants terminated, MYF, banned words, NOFOs being held up, non-scientists making decisions…and so much more. It’s pissing most NIH staff off.
Is there a way to see the 76 unpublished NOFOs?
March 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Is there a way to see the 76 unpublished NOFOs?
No. It just means NoFOs won't be published in the NIH Guide, just in Grants,gov.
Wait…. What!? My MIRA proposal is supposed to be reviewed in October…. Does this mean it’s no longer happening? grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-143: NIH Will Stop Posting Notices of Funding Opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts in FY2026
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: NIH Will Stop Posting Notices of Funding Opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts in FY2026 NOT-OD-25-14...
grants.nih.gov
August 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
No. It just means NoFOs won't be published in the NIH Guide, just in Grants,gov.
This concept was apparently cleared through NIEHS Council yesterday.
Soliciting applications to study metal ion toxicity in fine. But I do object to blocking NOFOs that have been thoughtfully developed by NIH staff while pushing through NOFOs to feed the administration's political agenda.
Soliciting applications to study metal ion toxicity in fine. But I do object to blocking NOFOs that have been thoughtfully developed by NIH staff while pushing through NOFOs to feed the administration's political agenda.
September 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This concept was apparently cleared through NIEHS Council yesterday.
Soliciting applications to study metal ion toxicity in fine. But I do object to blocking NOFOs that have been thoughtfully developed by NIH staff while pushing through NOFOs to feed the administration's political agenda.
Soliciting applications to study metal ion toxicity in fine. But I do object to blocking NOFOs that have been thoughtfully developed by NIH staff while pushing through NOFOs to feed the administration's political agenda.
In this week’s new #TheWeeklyShow episode, Jon & Ezra Klein discuss ⬇️:
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>> NOFOs & MOFOs
NEW YouTube video out now.
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>> Politics of Reform
>> How Democrats Handicap Themselves
>> Yes We Can’t!
>> Word of the Day: Rapacious
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NEW YouTube video out now.
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In this week’s new #TheWeeklyShow episode, Jon & Ezra Klein discuss ⬇️:
>> Politics of Reform
>> How Democrats Handicap Themselves
>> Yes We Can’t!
>> Word of the Day: Rapacious
>> NOFOs & MOFOs
NEW YouTube video out now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcZx...
>> Politics of Reform
>> How Democrats Handicap Themselves
>> Yes We Can’t!
>> Word of the Day: Rapacious
>> NOFOs & MOFOs
NEW YouTube video out now.
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Good discussion of the disappearing NIH Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs).
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-nofo-g...
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-nofo-g...
The NOFO Graveyard
A Response to NIH's Defense of Its Vanishing Funding Opportunities
elizabethginexi.substack.com
March 25, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Good discussion of the disappearing NIH Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs).
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-nofo-g...
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-nofo-g...
The Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) page of the Population Dynamics Branch of the NICHD is now dead.
February 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) page of the Population Dynamics Branch of the NICHD is now dead.
Good write-up, but I think NOFOs have a benefit that just using NIH discretion without NOFOs doesn't have.
NOFOs provide a modicum of transparency about agency priorities, which is important both for investigators and (in theory) for Congress.
NOFOs provide a modicum of transparency about agency priorities, which is important both for investigators and (in theory) for Congress.
March 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Good write-up, but I think NOFOs have a benefit that just using NIH discretion without NOFOs doesn't have.
NOFOs provide a modicum of transparency about agency priorities, which is important both for investigators and (in theory) for Congress.
NOFOs provide a modicum of transparency about agency priorities, which is important both for investigators and (in theory) for Congress.
I have bee trying to figure out the distinctions that "NIH" is making between workforce DEI (making the biomedical workforce for representative of America) versus racial health disparities
Several folks have shared information about how "NIH" is scrubbing NoFOs (Notices of Funding Opportunity)
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Several folks have shared information about how "NIH" is scrubbing NoFOs (Notices of Funding Opportunity)
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March 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I have bee trying to figure out the distinctions that "NIH" is making between workforce DEI (making the biomedical workforce for representative of America) versus racial health disparities
Several folks have shared information about how "NIH" is scrubbing NoFOs (Notices of Funding Opportunity)
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Several folks have shared information about how "NIH" is scrubbing NoFOs (Notices of Funding Opportunity)
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Guess what happens when you fire all the staff who work on grants & NOFOs? No more grants & NOFOs.
#AHRQ
@alt-hhs.altgov.info @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social @societygim.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov
#AHRQ
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August 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Guess what happens when you fire all the staff who work on grants & NOFOs? No more grants & NOFOs.
#AHRQ
@alt-hhs.altgov.info @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social @societygim.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov
#AHRQ
@alt-hhs.altgov.info @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social @societygim.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov
Notices of new funding opportunities (NOFOs) are down by 90%.
As of March 3, the #NIH gave out 74% fewer new awards than the avg for the same period in 2021-2024.
Only 2 grants have been awarded from the National Cancer Institute since Oct 2025.
A pattern emerges.
🧪 archive.today/5hBFV
As of March 3, the #NIH gave out 74% fewer new awards than the avg for the same period in 2021-2024.
Only 2 grants have been awarded from the National Cancer Institute since Oct 2025.
A pattern emerges.
🧪 archive.today/5hBFV
March 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Notices of new funding opportunities (NOFOs) are down by 90%.
As of March 3, the #NIH gave out 74% fewer new awards than the avg for the same period in 2021-2024.
Only 2 grants have been awarded from the National Cancer Institute since Oct 2025.
A pattern emerges.
🧪 archive.today/5hBFV
As of March 3, the #NIH gave out 74% fewer new awards than the avg for the same period in 2021-2024.
Only 2 grants have been awarded from the National Cancer Institute since Oct 2025.
A pattern emerges.
🧪 archive.today/5hBFV
🍂 🏛️ NIH will no longer post Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) in the NIH Guide in Fiscal Yr 2026
🧪
NOFOs will only be posted in Grants.gov as of Oct 1, 2025
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NOFOs will only be posted in Grants.gov as of Oct 1, 2025
Because making funding announcements harder to find is "efficient".
smh.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
smh.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-143: NIH Will Stop Posting Notices of Funding Opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts in FY2026
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: NIH Will Stop Posting Notices of Funding Opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts in FY2026 NOT-OD-25-14...
grants.nih.gov
August 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🍂 🏛️ NIH will no longer post Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) in the NIH Guide in Fiscal Yr 2026
🧪
NOFOs will only be posted in Grants.gov as of Oct 1, 2025
🧪
NOFOs will only be posted in Grants.gov as of Oct 1, 2025
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And grant awards are only trickling out. And NOFOs are being rejected at the final HHS steps. All of this is just the tip of the iceberg.
And grant awards are only trickling out. And NOFOs are being rejected at the final HHS steps. All of this is just the tip of the iceberg.
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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And grant awards are only trickling out. And NOFOs are being rejected at the final HHS steps. All of this is just the tip of the iceberg.
And grant awards are only trickling out. And NOFOs are being rejected at the final HHS steps. All of this is just the tip of the iceberg.