New NIH “FORMS-I” Grant Application Forms & Instructions
As a reminder, NIH is transitioning from Forms-H to Forms I for all grant applications due on or after January 25, 2025. The Weill Research Gateway (WRG) has already been updated, and Forms I is available for any submissions due on or after January 25th.
For a transition period, both form packages will be active simultaneously. Applicants must choose the appropriate application package for their due date.
Intended due date | You must use... |
Applications due on or before January 24, 2025, including:
| Forms-H |
Applications due on or after January 25, 2025, including:
| Forms-I |
Below are highlights of the key changes to a subset of the application forms. All other forms include only an OMB expiration date change.
Form | Change |
PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan | Added "Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity" attachment to Training Program Section |
PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form | “Specific Aims”, “Research Strategy”, “Respective Contributions”, and “Selection of Sponsor and Institution” attachments replaced with “Training Activities and Timeline”, “Research Training Project Specific Aims”, and “Research Training Project Strategy” |
PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form | “Sponsor and Co-Sponsor Statements” attachment renamed “Sponsor(s) Commitment”; and “Description of Candidate’s Contribution to the Program Goals” attachment moved into this section |
PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form | “Institutional Environment and Commitment to Training Section” removed including the “Description of Institutional Environment and Commitment to Training” attachment |
Training Data Tables | Updated instructions for more clarity, removal of redundancies, updated examples |
Application guide form FORMS-I application packages are available here.
A high-level summary of the Form changes are available here.
Reissued NIH Parent Announcements
To align with the transition to “FORMS-I”, NIH has reissued the following Parent announcements:
- Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required : PA-25-303
- Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required: PA-25-305
- Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed: PA-25-301
- Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed: PA-25-302
- Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required: PA-25-307
- Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required: PA-25-306
- Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed: PA-25-304
All active Parent and IC-issued funding opportunities with due dates on or after January 25, 2025, will be reissued or updated to add FORMS-I application packages. Active parent announcements are available here.
If you have initiated a proposal in WRG using any expired parent announcements, please reach out to your assigned Grants Specialist and they can assist in updating the record to the new program announcement.