NIH's new take on civil rights enforcement

BETHESDA, MD., April 21, 2025 —In a decisive move to bolster a new take on civil-rights enforcement, the National Institutes of Health on April 21, 2025 issued Notice NOT-OD-25-090, applying a new term and condition to all new, renewal, supplement, and continuation grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions awarded on or after that date. Under this mandate, domestic recipients must certify compliance with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws and affirm they will not operate any programs that advance or promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA); or "discriminatory equity ideology" as defined in Executive Order 14190—and will refrain from discriminatory prohibited boycotts of Israel or Israel-affiliated entities. Recipients who fall short now face immediate enforcement actions, from award termination to fund recoupment.

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*https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-090.html