“NIH will no longer seek proposals exclusively for animal models”
Mark Scott
January 21, 2026
In July 2025, at a collaborative FDA & NIH Workshop on Reducing Animal Testing, the NIH announced: “All new NIH Funding Opportunities moving forward should incorporate language on consideration of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs). NIH will no longer seek proposals exclusively for animal models.” See the new video: New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in vitro in […]