The NIH Division of Loan Repayment is now accepting Loan Repayment Program (LRP) applications for the FY 2026 cycle. While LRP applications are submitted to NIH by the applicant, there is a certification step that must be performed by an Institutional Business Official (IBO) in OCGA. Prior to submission by the applicant, the attached LRP IBO Certification Form must be completed by the appropriate departmental representative and submitted to OCGA at erahelp@research.ucla.edu.
To help streamline this process, we ask that all LRP applicants follow these steps:
- Indicate Kurt Durlesser (NIH Commons ID: kdurlesser) as the IBO on your LRP application.
- Forward a completed LRP IBO Certification Form via email to erahelp@research.ucla.edu.
- Note: this certification form must be signed by a departmental certifier on behalf of the LRP applicant.
- Additional information is provided on the certification form.
- Notify us at erahelp@research.ucla.edu when your LRP application is complete and ready for submission. We will conduct a review of the information related to the IBO certification and notify you when we have completed our review. Please do not submit prior to our review.
- Submit your LRP application in ASSIST.
- Once submitted, notify erahelp@research.ucla.edu so that we may perform the IBO certification.
- Once IBO certification is complete, we will provide confirmation materials.
Per NIH NOT-OD-26-010, LRP applications (and IBO certifications) are due Thursday, December 4, 2025. Please submit a completed IBO certification form at least five business days prior to the deadline: Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
Please share this information with LRP applicants in your department and direct all IBO certification questions to erahelp@research.ucla.edu. Thank you.