February 12, 2026
Upcoming Grants.gov Downtime: Plan Ahead for Proposal Impacts
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The Grants.gov /production system will be down for planned maintenance.
- Offline Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 12:01 AM ET
- Back Online Monday, February 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
During this maintenance window, depending on the system used to prepare and submit proposals, users can expect disruptions in creating new applications, updating existing applications, checking for errors, submitting applications, and getting status updates.
All sponsors and systems that rely on Grants.gov may be impacted. This includes the NIH, NSF, Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Education, USAID, AHRQ, and others. Proposal submission systems impacted include Grants.gov Workspace, ASSIST, Research.gov, and the UW’s Grant Runner feature in SAGE.
We recommend planning your activities in Grants.gov accordingly. Please share this message with anyone who may be impacted.