NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA)

Weekly Funding Opportunities and Policy Notices from the National Institutes of Health.
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Notice of Change to RFA-DA-26-018, RFA-DA-26-019, Addressing Challenges in Detecting New Drugs: Instrumentation for Alternative Analytical Methods (R41/R42 - Clinical Trials Optional) and (R43/R44 - Clinical Trials Optional)
Notice NOT-DA-24-058 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
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Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Topics for Training Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training - 2025
Notice NOT-GM-24-039 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
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Notice of NIBIB Participation in RFA-NS-25-022: "BRAIN Initiative: Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)"
Notice NOT-EB-24-020 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
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Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-ES-25-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) invites grant applications for Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC). As intellectual hubs for environmental health science research, the EHSCC's are expected to be the thought leaders for the field and advance the goals of the 2025-2029 NIEHS Strategic Plan (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/strategicplan/). The Core Centers provide critical research infrastructure, shared facilities, services and/or resources, to groups of investigators conducting environmental health sciences research. An EHSCC enables researchers to conduct their independently-funded individual and/or collaborative research projects more efficiently and/or more effectively. The overall goal of an EHSCC is to identify and capitalize on emerging issues that advance improving the understanding of the relationships among environmental exposures, human biology, and disease. The EHSCC supports community engagement and translational research as key approaches to improving public health.
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Epitranscriptomics Crosstalks and Toxicants (EPCOT) (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-ES-25-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this initiative is to solicit new R01 applications that propose innovative studies to explore how exposures to environmental toxicants may inhibit, create new or otherwise impact epitranscriptomic crosstalks and provide mechanistic insights into how these interactions play a role in initiation, progression, and/or exacerbation of adverse health outcomes. Epitranscriptomic crosstalks are defined as interactions between epitranscriptomic marks and associated Readers Writers and Erasers (RWEs) and epigenomic marks and/or epigenomic RWEs, and genomic structures.
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Exploratory/Developmental Research on Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) (R21 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-NS-25-025 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this initiative are to accelerate research leading to improved understanding and treatments for Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP). Responsive applications would propose studies of immunological mechanisms of nerve damage/dysfunction, contributing genetic/epigenetic factors, novel animal/cellular model systems, discovery of novel diagnostic or treatment response biomarkers, novel treatments or mechanisms of action of existing treatments.
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Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Policy Research for Health Equity (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-241 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this PAR is to support policy research projects that examine new or adapted policies pertaining to tobacco, alcohol, and/or cannabis in the U.S., with a particular focus on how the policy or policies influence tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use or secondhand exposure among populations experiencing disparities. Funded projects will involve authentic engagement with one or more community organizations with the aim of promoting equity in cancer prevention by addressing tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use and exposure. The long-term goal is to support tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis policy research studies that will improve health equity and promote cancer prevention.
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Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Policy Research for Health Equity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-240 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this PAR is to support policy research projects that examine new or adapted policies pertaining to tobacco, alcohol, and/or cannabis in the U.S., with a particular focus on how the policy or policies influence tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use or secondhand exposure among populations experiencing disparities. Funded projects will involve authentic engagement with one or more community organizations with the aim of promoting equity in cancer prevention by addressing tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use and exposure. The long-term goal is to support tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis policy research studies that will improve health equity and promote cancer prevention.
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Digital Health Technology Derived Biomarkers and Outcome Assessments for Remote Monitoring and Endpoint Development (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-170 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this proposed Notice of Funding Announcement (NOFO) is to support development of biomarkers or clinical outcomes derived from digital health technology (DHT) for use in clinical trials for remote monitoring as primary or secondary endpoints. To improve clinical impact, increase statistical feasibility, and promote standardization, applicants will be expected to develop and test the digitally derived assessments in populations from at least three different diseases or conditions. Partnerships with non-profit patient advocacy organizations will be required.
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NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program (T37 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-MD-25-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support research training activities in minority health and health disparities research for individuals from diverse backgrounds, including groups underrepresented in biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences research based at domestic institutions. Research experiences would be at domestic institutions and/or at specified international low and middle income country (LMIC) locations for eligible undergraduate students, graduate students, clinical residents, research fellows, and postdoctoral trainees.
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Notice of Participation of NIMHD in PAR-25-117," Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)"
Notice NOT-MD-25-004 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
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Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIMH Funding for Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Notice NOT-MH-25-010 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
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Notice of NIBIB Participation in PAR-25-117: " Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)"
Notice NOT-EB-24-018 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
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Notice of Participation of NIMHD in PA-25-080, NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Notice NOT-MD-25-003 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
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Updated NIDDK Guidance for NIDDKs Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) and Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23): Percent Effort of Surgeon-Scientists; PA-24-182; PA-24-184; PA-24-185
Notice NOT-DK-25-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
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Notice of Change in Eligibility Requirements for the NIDDK K01- PA-24-175 and PA-24-176
Notice NOT-DK-25-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
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NINDS Exploratory Clinical Trials (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-054 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage grant applications for investigator-initiated exploratory clinical trials to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The trials must address questions within the mission and research interests of the NINDS and may include Phase 1 and 2 studies of drugs and biologics, feasibility studies of devices, and early studies of surgical, behavioral or rehabilitation therapies. All exploratory trials must contribute to the justification for and provide some of the data required to inform a future trial to establish efficacy (such as a Phase 3, Phase 4 or Pivotal trial). This FOA uses the UG3/UH3 mechanism. Only projects that provide satisfactory progress in the UG3 phase may move to the UH3 phase, as outlined below. For a drug, biologic or device that has not completed a Phase 1/Early Feasibility trial: The UG3 mechanism will be used to plan and execute the Phase I trial(s). If Phase 1 trials are successful, the UG3 will also include the planning phase of a Phase 2 trial. The UH3 mechanism will then support the execution of the Phase 2 clinical trial. Transition to the UH3 will depend on successfully reaching agreed upon milestones.
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National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-081 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research projects that implement early phase (Phase 0, I, and II) investigator-initiated clinical trials focused on cancer-targeted diagnostic and therapeutic interventions of direct relevance to the research mission of DCTD and OHAM. The proposed project must involve at least 1 clinical trial related to the scientific interests of one or more of the following research programs: Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Cancer Imaging Program, Cancer Diagnosis Program, Radiation Research Program, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program and/or the HIV and AIDS Malignancies Research Programs. Applicants may propose to conduct an early phase trial by itself, or in combination with another research aim(s) as appropriate.
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Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Grant Program (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-167 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. Through this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for support of investigator-initiated clinical trials that have the potential to reduce the burden of cancer through improvements in early detection, screening, prevention and interception, healthcare delivery, quality of life, and/or survivorship related to cancer; with such attributes, the proposed studies should also have the potential to improve clinical practice and/or public health. Applications submitted to this NOFO must include studies that meet the National Institutes of Health (NIH) definition of a clinical trial (see NOT-OD-15-015 for details) and provide specific clinical trial information as described in this FOA. This NOFO does not and will not support clinical trials for studies of cancer diagnosis and/or oncologic therapy in patients. The proposed investigator-initiated projects should be related to the programmatic interests of the NCI Division of Cancer Prevention and/or the NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences.
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NeuroNEXT Small Business Innovation in Clinical Trials (U44 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-133 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This announcement encourages small business applications for exploratory clinical trials of investigational agents (drugs, biologics, surgical therapies or devices) that may contribute to the justification for and provide the data required for designing clinical studies. Diseases chosen for study should be based on the NINDS strategic plan and clinical research interests (www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/areas/index.htm).
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