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PAR-24-145: Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closed Closed May 23, 2025 Opportunity PAR-24-145 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-25-415). Status: Due dates in the notice, expires September 7, 2028. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$125,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

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.

More grants for colleges and universities.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Projects NIH funded under this notice had a median yearly award of $183,125; it allows up to $125,000 per award.
• Most of the money in the 17 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 through 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-First awards is to provide research grant support for faculty investigators who have not had prior independent external research grants, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.

Category: Education, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health.

Other programs behind this notice

• Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research 93.847
  $9.6 billion in five years
• Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders 93.853
  $9.1 billion in five years
• Mental Health Research Grants 93.242
  $8.8 billion in five years
• Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs 93.279
  $7.3 billion in five years
• Vision Research 93.867
  $3.4 billion in five years
• Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research 93.846
  $2.6 billion in five years
• Alcohol Research Programs 93.273
  $2.2 billion in five years
• Human Genome Research 93.172
  $2.2 billion in five years
• Environmental Health 93.113
  $2.1 billion in five years
• Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders 93.173
  $2.1 billion in five years
• Oral Diseases and Disorders Research 93.121
  $1.9 billion in five years
• Cancer Research Manpower 93.398
  $1.0 billion in five years
• Nursing Research 93.361
  $725 million in five years
• Medical Library Assistance 93.879
  $353 million in five years

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PAR-25-415, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.