An official website of the United States government
News & Announcements
NIH Implementation of Executive Order on Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research
Posted on June 18, 2025
Share:
Pursuant to the May 5, 2025, Executive Order on Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research , NIH is requiring all NIH awardees to review their research portfolios to identify NIH funding and other support for projects meeting the definition of dangerous gain-of-function research. Review must be complete by June 30, 2025. NIH will also be suspending or terminating awards as directed by Executive Order. For more information please see: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-127.html
Questions may be sent to SciencePolicy@od.nih.gov . If you are not yet a subscriber to this listserv, please sign up here.
Recent News & Announcements
NIH Releases Draft Policy on Sharing Summary Level Study Results with Clinical Research Participants for Public Comment
August 27, 2026
Research participants are at the heart of the NIH mission...
NIH Releases Draft Biosafety Policy for Research Involving Biohazards for Public Comment
August 19, 2026
Today, NIH has issued a request for public comment on its Draft Biosafety Policy...
White House Releases New U.S. Government Policy for Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research
July 28, 2026
Today, the Administration released the U.S. Government Policy for Stopping...