NIH RFI on plans to stop using percentiles to select grants for funding

The NIH issued NOT-OD-26-088 Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review on 8/14/2026. It proposes a radical upheaval of the way that NIH’s Program Officers within each Institute, Center or Offices* with funding authority select grants for funding. I am asking you to read up on the proposal, … … Continue reading →