No-Cost Extension Functionality Re-Enabled

Published on August 29, 2025

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. 

For more details, see the full NIH Guide notice (NOT-OD-25-142).

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