PAR-24-144: Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-25-414). Status: Due dates in the notice, expires September 7, 2028. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2024.
National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $100,000 to colleges and universities. Applications closed on May 23, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 15, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$100,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
About this NIH notice
- Activity codeR16
- Clinical trialsNot allowed
- Funded byNIGMS, NIAID, NINDS
- Median yearly award$146,960
- Typical project length4 years
- R16, Support for Research Excellence. Research at institutions with limited NIH funding, to build their research capacity. Other open R16 notices.
Projects funded under PAR-24-144 were run by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS, 32 projects), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, 6 projects), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS, 3 projects) and National Eye Institute (NEI, 2 projects), and 2 more. 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-24-144 in the NIH Guide.
Other notices with this title
| Notice | Posted | Deadline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAR-25-414 | June 13, 2025 | Due dates in the notice, expires September 7, 2028 | Open |
| PAR-21-169 | March 18, 2021 | Closed September 7, 2023 | Closed |
Key dates
| Posted | March 14, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | May 23, 2025 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | June 22, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.
- 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 Organizations) 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.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Projects NIH funded under this notice had a median yearly award of $146,960; it allows up to $100,000 per award.
- Most of the money in the 18 programs behind this notice (73% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions bythrough funding investigator-initiated biomedical research inbasic, social, clinical, behavioral, or translational science that falls in the mission areas of the NIH. The purpose of SuRE awards is to provide research grant support for faculty investigators at resource-limited institutions who are not currently funded by any NIH Research Project Grants (RPGs) - with the exception of SuRE or SuRE-First awards, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.
Funded under PAR-24-144 so far
NIH funded 46 projects under PAR-24-144 in fiscal 2025 to 2026, at 37 institutions. The median yearly award was $146,960.
| Project | Institution | Fiscal year | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Androgens protect against development of immune responses to peanut | University of Nebraska Kearney | 2026 | $127,159 |
| Measuring Dynamic Capability of Adult Day Health Services in the US | California State Univ San Bernardino | 2026 | $147,000 |
| Platform for Analyzing the Mutations associated with Schizophrenia (PAMS) | Howard University | 2026 | $137,060 |
| Bacterial epigenetic memory of heat shock response | University of Idaho | 2026 | $150,000 |
| PARP-1 Degradation for PARP-Related Diseases | Queens College | 2026 | $153,363 |
| Plasmonic Nanoantenna Enhanced Ultrasensitive Fluorescence Immunoassay Enabled by Super-hydrophobic Surface | University of Nevada Las Vegas | 2026 | $146,920 |
| Additive Manufacturing Wearable Magnetic Sensors: Revolutionizing Cardiac Health Monitoring with Machine Learning for Arrhythmia Classification | Texas Tech University | 2026 | $156,038 |
| Computational analysis of transcriptome rearrangements in SARS-CoV-2 | Rutgers the State Univ of NJ Camden | 2026 | $157,000 |
Who has won Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research (93.855) awarded $22 billion across 13,282 grant awards, an average of $1.6 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Washington | 85 | $938 million |
| Duke University | North Carolina | 230 | $781 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | 138 | $745 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 321 | $668 million |
| Emory University | Georgia | 282 | $650 million |
Who has won Aging Research grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Aging Research (93.866) awarded $19 billion across 11,026 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | 337 | $575 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | 242 | $574 million |
| University of Southern California | California | 203 | $572 million |
| The Washington University | Missouri | 210 | $556 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 232 | $538 million |
Who has won Biomedical Research and Research Training grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Biomedical Research and Research Training (93.859) awarded $15 billion across 11,631 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | California | 186 | $290 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 226 | $268 million |
| University of California, San Diego | California | 198 | $264 million |
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | 195 | $250 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | 169 | $241 million |
Other programs behind this notice
- Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research
- Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
- Mental Health Research Grants
- Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs
- Vision Research
- Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research
- Alcohol Research Programs
- Human Genome Research
- Environmental Health
- Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders
- Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
- Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health
- Cancer Research Manpower
- Nursing Research
- Medical Library Assistance
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PAR-25-414, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is PAR-24-144 still open?
No. It closed on May 23, 2025. A newer notice is open: PAR-25-414, due dates in the notice, expires September 7, 2028.
Who can apply for Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) 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 (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?
Closed May 23, 2025. 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 $100,000 each.
Who has been funded under PAR-24-144?
NIH RePORTER lists 46 projects funded under PAR-24-144 in fiscal 2025 to 2026, at 37 institutions. The most were at Nova Southeastern University, California State Univ San Bernardino, Howard University.
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.
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