NOT-HD-24-008: Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)

Notice Number:

NOT-HD-24-008

Key Dates

Release Date:

March 01, 2024

Estimated Publication Date of Notice of Funding Opportunity :

May 08, 2024

First Estimated Application Due Date:

June 25, 2024

Earliest Estimated Award Date:

April 01, 2025

Earliest Estimated Start Date:

April 01, 2025

Related Announcements

May 19, 2021 - Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PAR-21-154.

Issued by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Purpose

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers (ICs) intend to reissue a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to continue the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required) program. The full list of participating ICs will be available in the published NOFO.

This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive applications. The NOFO is anticipated to be published in Spring 2024 with an expected first application due date in Summer 2024.

The NOFO will utilize the R15 activity code. Pertinent details of the planned NOFO are provided below.

Research Initiative Details

The AREA NOFO supports small scale research grants at undergraduate-focused institutions that do not receive substantial funding from the NIH. The objectives of the NOFO are to:

Provide support for meritorious research at undergraduate-focused institutions or institutional components;
Strengthen the research environment at these institutions/components; and
Provide undergraduate students an opportunity to gain significant biomedical research experience through active involvement in the research.

For the purposes of this NOFO, an undergraduate-focused institution/component is one in which the undergraduate enrollment is greater than the graduate enrollment.

Anticipated changes in this NOFO reissuance include an increase in the award budget to a maximum of $375,000 in direct costs for the entire project period of up to 3 years.

Funding Information

Estimated Total Funding

TBD

Expected Number of Awards

TBD

Estimated Award Ceiling

$375,000 in direct costs for the entire project period of up to 3 years

Primary Assistance Listing Number(s)

Anticipated Eligible Organizations

Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education
Private Institution of Higher Education

Applications are not being solicited at this time.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Mahua Mukhopadhyay, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301- 435-6886
Email: mukhopam@mail.nih.gov