Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required.

FederalForecastedNational Institutes of Health

Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Awards $300,000 – $600,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), 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, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/indian housing authorities, small businesses, special district governments, state governments.

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City or township governmentsCounty governmentsFor profit organizations other than small businessesIndependent school districtsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Private institutions of higher educationPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationPublic housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesSmall businessesSpecial district governmentsState governmentsHealth & Human Services

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Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards $300,000 – $600,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal…

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Program pool (total): Not confirmed
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $600,000
Award floor: $300,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not stated
Deadline type: Not stated
Opens: Sep 1, 2026
Status: Forecasted
Eligible entities: City or township governments · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Independent school districts · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · 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 · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities · Small businesses · Special district governments · State governments
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Use of funds: clinical trials for arthritis, musculoskeletal, or skin conditions · early-stage clinical trials including first in human studies · dose-finding or escalation/tolerability/safety/efficacy studies · clinical trials with drugs, biologics, devices, behavioral interventions, physical therapy · clinical trials to provide data for future robust clinical trials · clinical trials in rare diseases · clinical trials to determine predictive value of biomarkers
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

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Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

Not stated

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$600,000

Who can apply?

level

federal

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entity

City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education

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, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments

Source field: entity types

industry

Health & Human Services

Source field: industries

use

clinical trials for arthritis, musculoskeletal, or skin conditions, clinical trials in rare diseases, clinical trials to determine predictive value of biomarkers, clinical trials to provide data for future robust clinical trials, clinical trials with drugs, biologics, devices, behavioral interventions, physical therapy, dose-finding or escalation/tolerability/safety/efficacy studies, early-stage clinical trials including first in human studies

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Other Eligible ApplicantsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;Regional…

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When does it close?

Not statedDeadline type Not stated

What can the money be used for?

7 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.

clinical trials for arthritis, musculoskeletal, or skin conditionsearly-stage clinical trials including first in human studiesdose-finding or escalation/tolerability/safety/efficacy studiesclinical trials with drugs, biologics, devices, behavioral interventions, physical therapyclinical trials to provide data for future robust clinical trialsclinical trials in rare diseasesclinical trials to determine predictive value of biomarkers

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How hard is the application?

1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No

Common questions

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How much can one applicant receive?: $300,000 – $600,000 per recipient.
Who is eligible to apply?: City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments.
What can the funding be used for?: clinical trials for arthritis, musculoskeletal, or skin conditions, early-stage clinical trials including first in human studies, dose-finding or escalation/tolerability/safety/efficacy studies, clinical trials with drugs, biologics, devices, behavioral interventions, physical therapy, clinical trials to provide data for future robust clinical trials, clinical trials in rare diseases, clinical trials to determine predictive value of biomarkers, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required.

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Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-06

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-06

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