NSF Policy Changes to Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 24-1, Supplement 1
December 8, 2025 Effective Dec. 8, 2025, NSF has implemented canges to Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 24-1, Supplement 1. The release of Executive Order 14332: Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to streamline and transform the Uniform Guidance. To ensure alignment with the Uniform Guidance, NSF will […]
LEADING IN GOLD STANDARD SCIENCE: An NIH Implementation Plan
August 22, 2025 Leading in Gold Standard Science: This implementation plan outlines NIH’s key accomplishments to date in delivering gold standard science to the American public and presents a transparent vision for the road ahead. The Plan builds upon NIH’s longstanding commitment to scientific integrity and incorporates the nine, interlocking tenets of gold standard science […]
NIH on AI grant applications and # submissions/year
August 5, 2025 NIH has announced that starting on September 25, 2025: ▪️NIH will not accept grant applications with sections that are substantially developed by AI. If discovered after an award has been made, it will be referred to the Research Integrity Office, possibly leading to penalties such as withholding future awards or termination. ▪️NIH […]
White House Unveils America’s AI Action Plan
2025-January 23 The White House today released “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan”, in accordance with President Trump’s January executive order on Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI. Winning the AI race will usher in a new golden age of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people. The Plan […]
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Written Procedures: Guidance for Institutions and IRBs
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Written Procedures: Guidance for Institutions and IRBs February 2025 This guidance has been prepared jointly by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). To enhance human subject protection and reduce regulatory burden, OHRP and FDA have been […]
Proposed Change to Federal IRB Registration Requirements
May 21, 2025 – The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are seeking public comment on a proposed change to IRB registration requirements. Specifically, OHRP proposes removing the IRB membership roster from the required registration form to better align with the 2018 Common Rule requirements at 45 CFR […]
Proposed changes to Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for human research
06/13/2025 – Information Collection Request The Federalwide Assurance (FWA) is how our research enterprise (VCU and VCU Health System) identifies our compliance strategy for human research protections. In doing so, we apply the highest relevant ethical and regulatory standards for research and privacy protections, specific to each individual human research protocol. The proposed changes to the […]
E21 Inclusion of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Clinical Trials
7/21/2025 – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “E21 Inclusion of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Clinical Trials.” The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The […]