# Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-21-173-support-for-research-excellence-first-independent-research/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332258

> National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $125,000 to colleges and universities. Applications closed on January 7, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAR-21-173 |
| Agency | National Institutes of Health |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 7, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $125,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.113, 93.121, 93.172, 93.173, 93.273, 93.279, 93.286, 93.361, 93.398, 93.847, 93.853, 93.855, 93.859, 93.865, 93.866, 93.867 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; 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 not allowed.

## What the grant funds

SuRE is a research capacity building program designed to develop and sustain research excellence in U.S. higher education institutions that receive limited NIH research support and serve students from groups underrepresented in biomedical research (see NOT-OD-20-031) with an emphasis on providing students with research opportunities and enriching the research environments at the applicant institutions. The purpose of SuRE-First awards is to support research grants for faculty investigators at eligible institutions who have not had prior independent external research grants.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAR-21-173 still open?

No. It closed on January 7, 2024. A newer notice is open: PAR-25-415, due dates in the notice, expires September 7, 2028.

### Who can apply for Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

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

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $125,000 each.

### Who has been funded under PAR-21-173?

NIH RePORTER lists 85 projects funded under PAR-21-173 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 55 institutions. The most were at University of Nevada Las Vegas, St. John's University, Rochester Institute of Technology.

### Who has won Environmental Health grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The program made 1,980 awards worth $2.1 billion in that time.