NIH RC2 funding opportunities

1 NIH notice for RC2 is open. Deadlines, institutes and what NIH has funded under each notice.

Open notices1
Forecast0
Projects funded under them5,977

Open NIH RC2 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

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Institutes that fund RC2 projects under these notices

Institute or center	Projects
National Cancer Institute (NCI)	906
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	693
National Institute on Aging (NIA)	533
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)	505
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)	501
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)	494
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)	438
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)	272
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)	249
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)	237

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

Closed RC2 notices

10 RC2 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-25-156: Limited Competition: High Impact Specialized Innovation Programs in Clinical and Translational Science (RC2 Clinical Trials Optional)
Posted December 10, 2024, closed September 28, 2026
PAR-25-277: High Impact, Interdisciplinary Science in NIDDK Research Areas (RC2 Clinical Trial Optional)
Posted December 11, 2024, closed January 22, 2026
RFA-NS-25-019: NINDS Sustainable Transformation of Institutional Research Rigor (STIRR) Program (RC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted October 31, 2024, closed December 9, 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-24-038: Assessment of Climate at Institutions (ACt) Award (RC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted December 7, 2023, closed February 21, 2025
PAR-24-054: Limited Competition: High Impact Specialized Innovation Programs in Clinical and Translational Science for UM1 CTSA Hub Awards (RC2 Clinical Trials Optional)
Posted November 7, 2023, closed December 10, 2024
PAR-22-069: High Impact, Interdisciplinary Science in NIDDK Research Areas (RC2 Clinical Trial Optional)
Posted November 30, 2021, closed October 30, 2024
RFA-NS-24-020: NINDS Sustainable Transformation of Institutional Research Rigor (STIRR) Program (RC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Posted May 2, 2023, closed October 30, 2024
PA-21-268: Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)
Posted June 30, 2021, closed June 30, 2024
PAR-21-340: Limited Competition: High Impact Specialized Innovation Programs in Clinical and Translational Science for UM1 CTSA Hub Awards (RC2 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Posted September 17, 2021, closed November 7, 2023

Questions people ask

How many NIH RC2 funding opportunities are open?

1 notice is open on Grants.gov, as of the latest data.

Other research grants: R00, R01, R03, R13, R15, R16, R18, R21, R24, R25, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R41, R42, R43, R44, R50, R61, 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.