🧵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.
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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. 🤔
But given the general suppression of NOFOs, the short forecast timeline of 1 month over the winter holidays, and so on, my BS detector is going off.
The only elements listed are lead, cadmium,. mercury (listed as known to have issues), magnesium, lithium, and aluminum.
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The only elements listed are lead, cadmium,. mercury (listed as known to have issues), magnesium, lithium, and aluminum.
6/8
September 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
But given the general suppression of NOFOs, the short forecast timeline of 1 month over the winter holidays, and so on, my BS detector is going off.
The only elements listed are lead, cadmium,. mercury (listed as known to have issues), magnesium, lithium, and aluminum.
6/8
The only elements listed are lead, cadmium,. mercury (listed as known to have issues), magnesium, lithium, and aluminum.
6/8
Reading this and it's considered a triumph in the courts since it struck down malicious rule changes, but on closer reading, this victory is Pyrrhic when you realize the NOFOs were totally invalidated. so the end result is.... no one actually gets paid?
Court Sides With Coalition Challenging Latest Efforts to Politicize Homelessness Funding Grants
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.
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September 23, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Reading this and it's considered a triumph in the courts since it struck down malicious rule changes, but on closer reading, this victory is Pyrrhic when you realize the NOFOs were totally invalidated. so the end result is.... no one actually gets paid?
NIH is consolidating its K awards into four NOFOs (KR1, KC1, KS1, KT1/R00), replacing K01, K08, K23, K99, and others. Changes apply to due dates on or after October 12, 2027. Also, K funds can no longer support conducting a clinical trial, feasibility study, or ancillary study. zurl.co/F3EwV
NOT-OD-26-098: Notice of NIH Updates to Career Development (K) Award Programs
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of NIH Updates to Career Development (K) Award Programs NOT-OD-26-098. OD
zurl.co
September 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
NIH is consolidating its K awards into four NOFOs (KR1, KC1, KS1, KT1/R00), replacing K01, K08, K23, K99, and others. Changes apply to due dates on or after October 12, 2027. Also, K funds can no longer support conducting a clinical trial, feasibility study, or ancillary study. zurl.co/F3EwV
…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….
#NSF announces $1.5B for foundational research to drive scientific breakthroughs for American technological leadership
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NSF announces $1.5B for foundational research to drive scientific breakthroughs for American technological leadership
The U.S. National Science Foundation today released 12 new notices of funding opportunity (NOFOs) providing over $1.5 billion for foundational research,
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September 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
#NSF announces $1.5B for foundational research to drive scientific breakthroughs for American technological leadership
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Three of my FY 2025 NOFOs got sent to FOAM purgatory.
September 11, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Three of my FY 2025 NOFOs got sent to FOAM purgatory.
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.
Rest of the letter details other changes (some of which have already been announced):
-an Office of Metascience
-consolidating NOFOs
-use of different funding mechanisms & longer time horizons
-participation in the Genesis Mission
-" some scientific goals require new forms of institutions"
-an Office of Metascience
-consolidating NOFOs
-use of different funding mechanisms & longer time horizons
-participation in the Genesis Mission
-" some scientific goals require new forms of institutions"
September 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Rest of the letter details other changes (some of which have already been announced):
-an Office of Metascience
-consolidating NOFOs
-use of different funding mechanisms & longer time horizons
-participation in the Genesis Mission
-" some scientific goals require new forms of institutions"
-an Office of Metascience
-consolidating NOFOs
-use of different funding mechanisms & longer time horizons
-participation in the Genesis Mission
-" some scientific goals require new forms of institutions"
Unsuccessful applicants in Alabama’s RHTP now have the chance to strengthen their submissions with personalized feedback and technical assistance!
Get the details!
#AL #ApplicationSupport #CommunityOutreach
Get the details!
#AL #ApplicationSupport #CommunityOutreach
BDO and ADECA to offer debriefs, technical assistance to unsuccessful RHTP applicants
BDO principal Jenna Abbey told the committee that every applicant will be notified of outcomes; applicants not selected can request technical assistance or a debrief to improve future applications, and year‑2 NOFOs will be issued after CMS’s allocation is known.
citizenportal.ai
September 10, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Unsuccessful applicants in Alabama’s RHTP now have the chance to strengthen their submissions with personalized feedback and technical assistance!
Get the details!
#AL #ApplicationSupport #CommunityOutreach
Get the details!
#AL #ApplicationSupport #CommunityOutreach
Fictitious citations in HHS NOFO (Notice of Funding Opportunity):
![Next, consider that both FY 2026 NOFOs mandate the promotion of “body literacy,” a vague public health framework that purports to “equip young people with a clear understanding of how their bodies function in a state of health.” FY 2026 Tier 1 NOFO at 10. As noted earlier, HHS itself highlights a “near absence of body literacy education standards nationwide.” Id. at 5. On the topic of body literacy, the notices (remarkably) reference public health studies that appear either not to exist or not to support the propositions for which they are cited—a hallmark of AIgenerated citations. See id. at 6–7 & nn. 1–5; FY 2026 Tier 2 NOFO at 7–8 & nn. 1–5; see also Decl. of Kate Talmor ¶¶ 6–12 (“[I]t appears that five out of seven of the NOFOs’ cited articles could not be found as cited in the NOFO. Two out of the seven appear to be completely made up. Three of the seven did not publish in the cited journals but appear to have similar titles to articles published in completely different journals.”)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q25tg5qy6kzwtuecpe6b4shw/bafkreihngaji2hpcobzjc6dtz4cmkshgolz3vfjlznm5xhlo6bp7j5iuna)
September 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Fictitious citations in HHS NOFO (Notice of Funding Opportunity):
Got to drop total number of NOFOs and move to parents. Make it link to a “highlighted topic.”
September 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Got to drop total number of NOFOs and move to parents. Make it link to a “highlighted topic.”
"DoD is attempting to pull funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH’s leading institute for infectious-disease research."
Among the #NIAID NOFOs yet to be issued and past due: #HIV clinical trial networks and cure research collaboratories.
Among the #NIAID NOFOs yet to be issued and past due: #HIV clinical trial networks and cure research collaboratories.
Time for more calls to Congress!! DoD is raiding (or trying to raid) NIH coffers to pay for more bombs. Never mind that the cost of this war could have funded a massive number of NIH grants. This regime is hellbent on death and destruction.
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Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute...
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September 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Recipe to make Americans sicker - #AHRQ #HHS
Fire staff, cancel all calls for new grants (NOFOs), award no new grants, list fired staff as active POCs on few continuation awards funded, hire unqualified political to run Agency, & cancel grants that helps make healthcare SAFER
Fire staff, cancel all calls for new grants (NOFOs), award no new grants, list fired staff as active POCs on few continuation awards funded, hire unqualified political to run Agency, & cancel grants that helps make healthcare SAFER
Funding cuts hit research focused on making American healthcare safer, more efficient
The cancelled awards supported the work of young researchers, a loss that jeopardizes not only their critical work but also the pipeline of talent interested in pursuing scientific research in the Uni...
hub.jhu.edu
September 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
More and more NOFOs are requiring applications to be WCAG accessible. To help @ucdavis.bsky.social investigators prepare accessible proposals, this post covers key elements of creating accessible documents, along with links to resources.
#academicsky
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#academicsky
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💡 Grant Writing Tip: Preparing a proposal to be WCAG accessible
In 2027, the Departments of Justice's Title II and Health and Human Services's Section 504 policies
proposaldev.ucdavis.edu
September 1, 2026 at 8:12 PM
More and more NOFOs are requiring applications to be WCAG accessible. To help @ucdavis.bsky.social investigators prepare accessible proposals, this post covers key elements of creating accessible documents, along with links to resources.
#academicsky
proposaldev.ucdavis.edu/news/grant-w...
#academicsky
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*Highlighted Topics are not official funding opportunities. They represent the agency's research priority areas. For official NOFOs, visit grants.gov.
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grants.gov
August 31, 2026 at 12:58 PM
*Highlighted Topics are not official funding opportunities. They represent the agency's research priority areas. For official NOFOs, visit grants.gov.
A thread on NOFOs for me, but not for thee:
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 1:16 PM
A thread on NOFOs for me, but not for thee:
The number of NOFOs published by NIH has been dramatically reduced, driven by OMB and NIH_Leadership™.
formernih.substack.com/p/the-nofo-g...
Many program officers are frustrated that they are not being given access to these tools to help them push forward the goals of the NIH mission.
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formernih.substack.com/p/the-nofo-g...
Many program officers are frustrated that they are not being given access to these tools to help them push forward the goals of the NIH mission.
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The NOFO Graveyard
A Response to NIH's Defense of Its Vanishing Funding Opportunities
formernih.substack.com
August 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The number of NOFOs published by NIH has been dramatically reduced, driven by OMB and NIH_Leadership™.
formernih.substack.com/p/the-nofo-g...
Many program officers are frustrated that they are not being given access to these tools to help them push forward the goals of the NIH mission.
2/6
formernih.substack.com/p/the-nofo-g...
Many program officers are frustrated that they are not being given access to these tools to help them push forward the goals of the NIH mission.
2/6
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.
1/6
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.
1/6
This is why in a comment I said that NIH best handled priorities previously with specific funding calls. They got better grants tailored to those areas. That getting rid of NOFOs broke something for no reason
August 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM
This is why in a comment I said that NIH best handled priorities previously with specific funding calls. They got better grants tailored to those areas. That getting rid of NOFOs broke something for no reason
HUD NOFOs are out. Has your team submitted an application yet? Apply by August 31!
#FundingOpportunity #HealthyHomes #LeadPoisoning #LeadHazardControl
#FundingOpportunity #HealthyHomes #LeadPoisoning #LeadHazardControl
August 20, 2026 at 8:45 PM
HUD NOFOs are out. Has your team submitted an application yet? Apply by August 31!
#FundingOpportunity #HealthyHomes #LeadPoisoning #LeadHazardControl
#FundingOpportunity #HealthyHomes #LeadPoisoning #LeadHazardControl
Upcoming webinar for NIGMS R25 and K12 programs, Sept 16th, 1-3pm ET. Great opportunity to learn about the priorities for NIGMS through the parent R25 Research education & K12 Institutional Career Development NOFOs. 🧪
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-GM-26-017: Notice of Informational Webinar: Overview of NIGMS Training, Research Education and Career Development Programs
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Informational Webinar: Overview of NIGMS Training, Research Education and Career Development Programs NOT-GM-...
grants.nih.gov
August 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Upcoming webinar for NIGMS R25 and K12 programs, Sept 16th, 1-3pm ET. Great opportunity to learn about the priorities for NIGMS through the parent R25 Research education & K12 Institutional Career Development NOFOs. 🧪
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...