Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for NHLBI K01/K08/K23/K25 Recipients (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
Awards Up to $85,000 per recipient for business, 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), 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, others (see text field entitled additional information on eligibility for clarification), private institutions of higher education, public agency, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/indian housing authorities, small businesses, special district governments, state governments, tribal government, closing Nov 7, 2028.
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Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for NHLBI K01/K08/K23/K25 Recipients (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) awards up to $85,000 per recipient, open to business, city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts,…
- Program pool (total)
- $3,900,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $85,000Award ceiling is $85,000 per application. Total estimated funding is $3,900,000 with expected number of awards being 29.
- Award floor
- Not confirmed
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Nov 7, 2028
- Deadline type
- fixed
- Opens
- May 12, 2026
- Status
- Open
- Eligible entities
- Business · 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) · 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 · Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) · Private institutions of higher education · Public Agency · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities · Small businesses · Special district governments · State governments · Tribal Government
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- No
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Currency
- USD
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: “Award ceiling is $85,000 per application. Total estimated funding is $3,900,000 with expected number of awards being 29.”
Who can apply?
Business, 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), 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government
Source field: entity typesCreation of novel experimental model systems, Development of new research methodologies or technologies, Pilot or feasibility studies, Proof of concept studies, Research projects that can be completed within two years, Secondary analysis of existing data, Small, self-contained research projects
Source field: use of fundsNot stated
Source field: applicant size limitOnly current or recently completed NHLBI K01, K08, K23, and K25 awardees are eligible to apply. Current K awardees may apply starting in the third year of their K award Project Period. Recently completed K award recipients are eligible if the earliest potential R03 award start date is within two years of the end of their K award Project Period. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and foreign components are not eligible.
We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.When does it close?
Response date/application deadline
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
- NoNo cost sharing required
Who has received this funding?
No award records yet
We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.
Common questions
Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- Up to $85,000 per recipient. The source states: “Award ceiling is $85,000 per application. Total estimated funding is $3,900,000 with expected number of awards being 29.”.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $3,900,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- When is the application deadline?
- Nov 7, 2028. Response date/application deadline
- Who is eligible to apply?
- Business, 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), 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government.
- What can the funding be used for?
- Research projects that can be completed within two years, Pilot or feasibility studies, Proof of concept studies, Secondary analysis of existing data, Small, self-contained research projects, Development of new research methodologies or technologies, Creation of novel experimental model systems, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- No. The source states that no matching funds are required. No cost sharing required
The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.