PA-25-304 NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements and Staff Contacts

NIH Institute or Center Contacts Institute/Center Specific Information

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Scientific Program Contacts:
Alex Tuttle, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Phone: 301-814-6115
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Debbie Chen
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Phone: 301-594-3788
Email: [email protected]

 

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Scientific Program Contacts:

Grants Management Contact:
Karen Robinson Smith
NEI - NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
Phone: 301-435-8178
Email: [email protected]

 

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Scientific Program Contacts:
Jennifer Troyer, Ph.D.
Telephone:301-312-3276
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Deanna L. Ingersoll
Telephone: 301-435-7858
Email: [email protected]

NHGRI supports resources, approaches, and technologies that accelerate genomic research focused on the structure and biology of genomes; the genomics of disease; the implementation and effectiveness of genomic medicine; computational genomics and data science; the impact of genomic technology, advances, and implementation on health disparities and health equity; and ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) related to genomic advances.

In general, NHGRI supports studies that provide generalizable methods and knowledge. Approaches that are comprehensive across the genome or are generalizable across variants, tissues, diseases, or function may be in scope for NHGRI to the extent they address priority areas described in the NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision: https://www.genome.gov/2020SV

Applications for studies relevant only to a particular disease or organ system should be directed to the appropriate Institute or Center. Applications whose primary scientific objective is to understand a single biological or behavioral process, the pathophysiology of a disease, or the mechanism of action of an intervention do not fall under the mission of NHGRI. NHGRI strongly encourages potential applicants to contact program staff in the early stages of developing your application: https://www.genome.gov/research-funding/Funding-Opportunities-Overview/contacts-by-research-area

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Scientific Program Contacts:
Dr. Sanoj Suneja
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-402-7710
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Traci Lafferty
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-496-8987
Email:  [email protected]

 

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Scientific Program Contacts:
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
Gregory Bloss
Telephone: 301-443-3865
Email: [email protected]

Division of Medications Development Research
Joanne B. Fertig, Ph.D.
Telephone: 301-443-0635
Email: [email protected]

Division of Metabolism and Health Effects
Svetlana Radaeva, Ph.D.
Telephone: 301-443-1189
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Judy Fox
Telephone: 301-443-4704
Email: [email protected]

 

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Scientific Program Contacts:
Conrad Mallia, Ph.D.
Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT)
Telephone: 240-627-3491
Email: [email protected]

Madelon Halula, PhD
Division of AIDS (DAIDS)
Telephone: 240-292-4843  
Email: [email protected]

Suman Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID)
Telephone: (240) 627-3321
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Robert Kirker
Telephone:  301-451-3176
Email:  [email protected]

 

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Scientific Program Contacts:
Randy King, Ph.D.
301-451-0707
[email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Tseday Lacy
301-827-7650
[email protected]

NIBIB interests include the development and integration of advanced bioengineering, sensing, imaging, and computational technologies for the improvement of human health and medical care. An application is not within the NIBIB mission if its principal focus is the development of a technology with the goal of understanding basic biological function or pathological mechanisms. Additionally, NIBIB only supports projects developing platform technologies that are applicable to a broad spectrum of disorders and diseases. However, applicants may propose research that utilizes only a single tissue, organ, or physiological condition as a model system to facilitate the development of what is expected to be a more broadly applicable enabling technology.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate Program Director in their scientific program area of interest (https://www.nibib.nih.gov/research-funding) to determine if their research fits within the NIBIB mission.

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

Scientific Program Contact:

Grants Management Contact:
Bryan S. Clark, MBA
Telephone: 301-435-6975
Email: [email protected]

NICHD Research Priorities
NICHD funds research in areas relevant to normal and abnormal human development, including contraception, fertilization, pregnancy, childbirth, prenatal and postnatal development, childhood development through adolescence, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and rehabilitation medicine.
Grant applications and project proposals must fall within the missions of the scientific branches of NICHD's Division of Extramural Research or its National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to visit these pages for recent scientific advances and emerging public health topics.

If you have questions about projects within a specific research area, you may find an NICHD program officer at https://www.nichd.nih.gov/grants-contracts/research-areas/priorities or contact:
NICHD Referral Office
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Email: [email protected]

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Scientific Program Contact:
Yuki Lama, PhD
Phone: 301-443-4577
[email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Pam Fleming
Telephone: 301-480-1159
Email: [email protected]

 

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Scientific Program Contact:
Nancy Freeman, Ph.D.
Telephone: 301-402-3458
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Samantha Tempchin
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
[email protected]

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) uses the Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) to support the development of novel ideas, technologies, or methodologies at an early stage of development which have the potential to break new ground or extend toward new directions or applications.

The NIDCD supports basic and clinical biomedical and behavioral research in the communication sciences of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language. The proposed research must be focused on one or more of these scientific mission areas.                                                                                                                  

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/Research/DER/ContactRA.htm

Scientific Program Contact:

Integrative Biology and Infectious Diseases Branch
Amanda Melillo, Ph.D.
Phone: 301-594-7703
Email: [email protected]
 
Center for Clinical Research
Dena Fischer, DDS, MSD, MS
Telephone: 301-594-4876
Email: [email protected]
 
Translational Genomics Research Branch
Zubaida Saifudeen, PhD.
Telephone: 301-827-3334
Email: [email protected]
 
Behavioral and Social Science Research Branch
Melissa Riddle, Ph.D.
Telephone:  301-451-3888
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Dede Rutberg, MBA
Chief Grants Management Officer
Telephone: 301-594-4798
Email:[email protected]

For current funding opportunities and contacts, see https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/grantsandfunding/FundingOpportunityAnnouncements/ByTopic.htm

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Scientific Program Contact:

Grants Management Contact:
Jenny Greer
Telephone:  984-287-3332
Email:   [email protected]

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will accept investigator-initiated research projects using the R21 mechanism for all areas of environmental health science research; particularly those defined as NIEHS special emphasis areas. Details on these areas can be found at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/programs/index.cfm.
To obtain more information about existing NIEHS program areas and their corresponding program administrators, see http://www.niehs.nih.gov/funding/grants/contacts.cfm

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIMH Program Staff contacts Inquiries may be directed to [email protected]

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Division web pages:

NIMH also participates in Joint NINDS/NIMH Exploratory Neuroscience Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) which supports exploratory and foundational studies which may involve considerable risk but may lead to breakthroughs in important areas of neuroscience, or to the development of novel techniques, reagents, methodologies, or models, of high value to the neuroscience community.

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Scientific Program Contact:

Grants Management Contact:
Brian Albertini
Telephone: 301-594-6869
Email: [email protected]

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) will accept applications for projects in areas that are mission-relevant (http://www.ninr.nih.gov/AboutNINR/NINRMissionandStrategicPlan/). Please contact the NINR Program Officer listed in the area of science in which you are interested. NINR Program Staff contacts may be found at: https://www.ninr.nih.gov/research/desp/desp-program-officers

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Scientific Program Contact:
Meryl Sufian, PhD
Chief Program Officer
Scientific contact for Public Health and Population Health Informatics, Social and Behavioral Science and Informatics, and Health Disparities and Health Equity
Phone: 301-496-4671
Email: [email protected]

Clayton Bingham, PhD
Program Officer
Scientific contact for Data Science (Imaging, Visualization, Statistical Models)
Phone: 301-594-5929
Email: [email protected]

Catherine Farrell, PhD
Program Officer
Phone: 301-402-7081
Email: [email protected]

Goutham Reddy, MD, MS
Program Officer
Scientific contact for Clinical Informatics (Health Care Delivery, Imaging, Knowledge Representation)
Phone: 301- 827-6728
Email: [email protected]

Sung Sug (Sarah) Yoon, PhD
Program Officer
Scientific contact for Clinical Informatics (Electronic Health Records, Statistical Modeling, Social Determinants of Health) and Personal Health Informatics.
Phone: 301-496-7101
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Andrea Culhane, MA
Chief Grants Management Officer
Phone: 301-402-0069
Email: [email protected]

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) supports innovative research and development in biomedical informatics and data science. This funding opportunity focuses on biomedical discovery and data-powered health, integrating streams of complex and interconnected research outputs that can be translated into scientific insights, clinical care, public health practices, and personal wellness. The scope of NLM's interest in these research domains is broad, with emphasis on new and innovative methods and approaches to foster data driven discovery in the biomedical and clinical health sciences as well as domain-independent, scalable, and reusable/reproducible approaches to discovery, curation, analysis, organization, and management of health-related digital objects.

Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS)

ODSS program contact:
Shuhui Chen
ODSS - Office of Data Science Strategy
Phone: none
E-mail: [email protected]

Office of Data Science Strategy Specific Information:

 The NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) is committed to growing a strong and diverse data science community and ensuring that data science advances in biomedical and health research can benefit all populations. ODSS is interested in supporting Career Development Award projects in data science areas including but not limited to: artificial intelligence, clinical informatics, cloud computing, statistics, computational science, software design and programming, bioinformatics, visualization, machine learning, predictive analytics, supercomputing, modeling and simulation, digital health, data sharing and access, data management, data security and data privacy in human subject’s research, and research ethics and integrity. Applications are strongly encouraged from individuals from diverse backgrounds, including from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences, in alignment with the Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity (NOT-OD-20-031).


This page last updated on: December 19, 2024
For technical issues E-mail OER Webmaster