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NIH R16 funding opportunities: Support for Research Excellence

4 NIH notices for R16 (Support for Research Excellence) are open. Research at institutions with limited NIH funding, to build their research capacity.

Open notices4
Forecast0
Projects funded under them3,837

Open NIH R16 notices

Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires July 12, 2027 · National Institutes of Health
Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires September 7, 2028 · National Institutes of Health · up to $100,000
Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires September 7, 2028 · National Institutes of Health · up to $125,000
Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
Open Due dates in the notice, expires November 30, 2028 · National Institutes of Health

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Institutes that fund R16 projects under these notices

Institute or center	Projects
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)	617
National Cancer Institute (NCI)	508
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	379
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)	309
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)	300
National Institute on Aging (NIA)	299
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)	238
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)	172
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)	160
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)	118

From NIH RePORTER: projects funded under the notices on this page, open and closed, by the institute that runs them.

Closed R16 notices

5 R16 notices posted since 2021 that have closed. NIH re-issues most notices under a new number, so an old notice usually has a newer version.

PAR-24-144: Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted March 14, 2024, closed May 23, 2025
PAR-24-145: Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted March 14, 2024, closed May 23, 2025
PA-23-189: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted June 28, 2023, closed February 21, 2025
PAR-21-173: Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted March 18, 2021, closed January 7, 2024
PAR-21-169: Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted March 18, 2021, closed September 7, 2023

Questions people ask

What is an NIH R16?

R16 is NIH's activity code for the Support for Research Excellence. Research at institutions with limited NIH funding, to build their research capacity. Each notice sets its own budget limit, project length and due dates.

How many NIH R16 funding opportunities are open?

4 notices are open on Grants.gov, as of the latest data.

Other research grants: R00, R01, R03, R13, R15, R18, R21, R24, R25, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R41, R42, R43, R44, R50, R61, RC2, RF1, RL1, RM1, RP1. All activity codes.

Due dates, budget limits and eligibility differ by notice; confirm them in the notice in the NIH Guide before you apply.