NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Per-recipient award not stated for alaska native and native hawaiian serving institutions, asian american native american pacific islander serving institutions (aanapisiss), business, city or township governments, county governments, eligible agencies of the federal government, faith-based or community-based organizations, for profit organizations other than small businesses, hispanic-serving institutions, historically black colleges and universities (hbcus), independent school districts, indian/native american tribal governments (other than federally recognized), native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), non-domestic (non-u.s.) entities (foreign organizations), nonprofit, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, other legal entity, private institutions of higher education, public agency, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/indian housing authorities, regional organizations, small businesses, special district governments, state governments, tribal government, tribally controlled colleges and universities (tccus), u.s. territory or possession, closing Jan 7, 2028.

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NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) does not state a per-recipient award amount, open to alaska native and native hawaiian serving institutions, asian american native american pacific islander serving institutions (aanapisiss), business,…

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Source wording: “Opportunity PA-25-304 references a PARENT funding opportunity; the actual funding amounts, per-award caps, and total pool are defined in the parent R21 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). These amounts are not stated on this page.”

Who can apply?

When does it close?

This is labeled as "Response date" on the grants.gov page. NIH R21 grants typically operate on rolling deadlines; this date likely represents a specific submission deadline for this cycle.

What can the money be used for?

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort

Not confirmed

Disbursement

Not confirmed

Matching funds

No

Cost sharing is listed as false on the grants.gov page.

Who has received this funding?

Common questions

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

When is the application deadline?

Jan 7, 2028. This is labeled as "Response date" on the grants.gov page. NIH R21 grants typically operate on rolling deadlines; this date likely represents a specific submission deadline for this cycle.

Who is eligible to apply?

Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs), Business, City or township governments, County governments, Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government, Faith-based or Community-based Organizations, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Independent school districts, Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized), Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations), Nonprofit, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Other Legal Entity, Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Regional Organizations, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), U.S. Territory or Possession.

What can the funding be used for?

Exploratory and developmental research projects, Early and conceptual stage research, Novel techniques, New agents, New methodologies, New models, New applications, Biomedical research, Behavioral research, Clinical research, as classified by the source.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing is listed as false on the grants.gov page.