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PAR-21-096: NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)

Closed Closed January 7, 2024 Opportunity PAR-21-096

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2021.

National Institutes of Health offered grants to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on January 7, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 19, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Projects funded under PAR-21-096 were run by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD, 1 project). Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.

Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read PAR-21-096 in the NIH Guide.

Other notices with this title

National Institutes of Health has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
PAR-24-142February 8, 2024Closed May 24, 2026Closed

Key dates

PostedJanuary 19, 2021
DeadlineJanuary 7, 2024
Archived by Grants.govFebruary 12, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

All 15 applicant types the notice lists

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

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What the grant funds

The purpose of the NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18) program is to enable established, proven investigators to augment or redirect their research programs through the acquisition of new research skills to answer questions relevant to the hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language sciences. This Funding Opportunity Announcement is for basic science experimental studies involving humans, referred to in NOT-OD-18-212 as prospective basic science studies involving human participants. These studies fall within the NIH definition of a clinical trial and also meet the definition of basic research. Types of studies that should submit under this FOA include studies that prospectively assign human participants to conditions (i.e., experimentally manipulate independent variables) and that assess biomedical or behavioral outcomes in humans for the purpose of understanding the fundamental aspects of phenomena without specific application towards processes or products in mind. Studies conducted with specific applications toward processes or products in mind should submit under the appropriate FOA: PAR-xx-xxxx Independent Clinical Trial Required. Applicants not planning an independent clinical trial or basic experimental study with humans, or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial or basic experimental study with humans led by another investigator, must apply to companion FOA PAR-xx-xxx Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed FOA.

Category: Health.

Funded under PAR-21-096 so far

NIH funded 1 project under PAR-21-096 in fiscal 2023, at 1 institution. The median yearly award was $188,147.

Recently funded projects
ProjectInstitutionFiscal yearAward
Perceptual Effects of Odorant Antagonists K18University of Kentucky2023$188,147

From NIH RePORTER, which lists each project once per fiscal year it was funded. Amounts are the yearly award.

Who has won Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders (93.173) awarded $2.1 billion across 2,231 grant awards, an average of $925,005 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland73$82.4 million
Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryMassachusetts41$78.9 million
The University of IowaIowa28$53.4 million
The Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCalifornia39$46.2 million
University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin56$45.0 million

Top states: Massachusetts ($249 million), California ($247 million), New York ($170 million), Pennsylvania ($125 million), Maryland ($115 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is PAR-21-096 still open?

No. It closed on January 7, 2024.

Who can apply for NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)?

Closed January 7, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has been funded under PAR-21-096?

NIH RePORTER lists 1 project funded under PAR-21-096 in fiscal 2023, at 1 institution.

Who has won Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, The University of Iowa. The program made 2,231 awards worth $2.1 billion in that time.

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