Update: No-Cost Extension Functionality in eRA

Published on August 8, 2025
Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-142
This notice provides an update on the guidance issued in NOT-OD-25-110. Effective with the issuance of this Guide Notice, NIH has re-enabled the No-Cost Extension functionality within eRA Commons. Recipients may resume initiating first no-cost extensions in eRA Commons, in accordance with the NIH Grants Policy Statement, Section 8.1.1.3. Requests that were previously submitted via the prior approval module will not be reviewed, and recipients will need to initiate the first no cost extension within the Status module by using the Extension action.
 

Key Dates

Release Date: August 7, 2025
 

Related Announcements

May 7, 2025 - Updated NIH Processes for No-Cost Extensions. See Notice NOT-OD-25-110.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
 

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NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)
 
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