NIH Grants and Funding
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Release Date: May 05, 2020
Expiration Date: May 8, 2023
R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required Participating Institutes and Centers
- NIH Institutes and Centers that accept Investigator-Initiated R01 applications in response to the Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required Announcement - (PA-20-184): NCCIH, NIA, NIAAA, NIDA, NIDCR, NIDDK, NEI, NIEHS, NIMH, NIMHD, NINDS, NINR, NLM, NICHD
- NIH Institutes and Centers that DO NOT ACCEPT applications in response to the Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required (BESH) Announcement but ONLY accept R01 BESH applications in response to their specific funding opportunity announcements: NIDCD (PAR-21-063)
| NIH Institute or Center Contacts | Scientific/Research Contact Institute/Center Specific Information | Financial or Grants Management Contact |
| National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) | Wen G. Chen, MMSc, PhD National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) chenw@mail.nih.gov 301-451-3989 | Shelley Carow National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) carows@mail.nih.gov 301.594.3788 |
Inquiries: NICHD Referral Office Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Email: NICHDReferral@mail.nih.gov The NICHD supports 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. https://www.nichd.nih.gov/grants-funding/opportunities-mechanisms/areas-research/Pages/default.aspx. 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. | ||
| National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | NIDDK conducts and supports medical research in diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and in kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases. NIDDK will only support research within its mission. High-risk multi-center clinical trials in the mission of NIDDK should be submitted to and will be supported through PAR-21-102. As announced in NOT-DK-20-051, multi-center clinical trials (i.e., more than one center) that are considered high-risk will be required to use a two-part, cooperative agreement process. To learn more, visit our Research Programs and Contacts page. | Mary K. Rosenberg National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Telephone: 301-594-8891 Email: RosenbergM@extra.niddk.nih.gov |
| National Eye Institute (NEI) | Cheri Wiggs, PhD NEI only accept Clinical Trial applications proposing mechanistic studies and those designated as minimal risk. Applicants are strongly advised to contact NEI staff before submitting Clinical Trial applications to this FOA. | Karen Robinson-Smith National Eye Institute (NEI) Telephone: 301-451-2020 Email: Karen.Robinson.Smith@nei.nih.gov |
| National Institute on Aging (NIA) | Rene Etcheberrigaray, M.D. National Institute on Aging (NIA) Telephone: 301-451-9798 Email: rene.etcheberrigaray@nih.gov | Traci Lafferty National Institute on Aging (NIA) Telephone: 301-496-8987 Email: laffertt@nia.nih.gov |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) | Gregory Bloss Telephone: 301-443-3865 Email: gbloss@mail.nih.gov Joanne B. Fertig, Ph.D. Telephone: 301-443-0635 Email: jfertig@mail.nih.gov Dale Hereld, M.D., Ph.D. Telephone: 301-443-0912 Email: hereldd@mail.nih.gov John Matochik, Ph.D. Telephone: 301-451-7319 Email: jmatochi@mail.nih.gov | Judy Fox Telephone: 301-443-4704 Email: jfox@mail.nih.gov |
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) | Trinh T. Ly, M.D. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Telephone: 301 496 5061 Email: trinh.ly@nih.gov | Christopher Myers National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Telephone: 301-435-0713 Email: myersc@mail.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) | Contact information can be found at: http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/Research/DER/ContactRA.htm Integrative Biology and Infectious Diseases Branch Amanda Melillo, Ph.D. Phone: 301-594-7703 Email: Amanda.melillo@nih.gov Center for Clinical Research Dena Fischer, DDS, MSD, MS Phone: 301-594-4876 Email: fischerdj@nidcr.nih.gov Translational Genomics Research Branch Zubaida Saifudeen, PhD. Phone: 301-827-3334 Email: zubaida.saifudeen@nih.gov Behavioral and Social Science Research Branch William Elwood, PhD Phone: 301-402-0116 Email: William.elwood@nih.gov For current funding opportunities and contacts, see https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/grantsandfunding/FundingOpportunityAnnouncements/ByTopic.htm | Dede Rutberg, MBA Chief Grants Management Officer Phone: 301-594-4798 FAX: 301-480-3562 Email:rutbergd@mail.nih.gov |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | Yuki Lama, PhD Phone: 301-443-4577 NIDAreferral@mail.nih.gov | Pam Fleming Telephone: 301-480-1159 Email: pfleming@nida.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | Kimberly McAllister, Ph.D. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Telephone: 984-287-3287 Email: mcallis2@niehs.nih.gov | James Williams National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Telephone: 984-287-3338 Email:williamsjr@niehs.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | NIMH Program Staff contacts | Terri Jarosik National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Telephone: (301) 443-3858 Email: tjarosik@mail.nih.gov |
| National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) | The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will accept investigator-initiated research projects (R01) for all program areas supported by the Institute. Please click on links below for descriptions of NIMHD’s main research interest areas and contact information for a scientific program contact in each area: Community Health and Population Sciences Clinical and Health Services Research Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences
| Priscilla Grant, JD National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Telephone: 301-594-8412 Email: grantp@mail.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
Only applications that fall within the scientific mission of the NINDS will be accepted and considered for funding by NINDS (https://www.ninds.nih.gov/About-NINDS/Who-We-Are/Mission). To assess the relevance of an application topic, applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NINDS program staff before submitting. A listing of NINDS program staff can be found at: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/About-NINDS/Who-We-Are/Program-Directors.
| Chief Grants Management Officer National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Email: ChiefGrantsManagementOfficer@ninds.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) | 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 Director listed in the area of science in which you are interested. NINR Program Staff contacts may be found at: https://www.ninr.nih.gov/researchandfunding/desp/oep/areasofscience | Brian Albertini Telephone: 301-594-6869 Email: albertib@mail.nih.gov |
| National Library of Medicine (NLM) | NLM Scientific/Research Contacts, listed by program portfolio, may be found at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/GrantResearchParent.html | Samantha Tempchin Telephone: 301-496-4221 Email: tempchins@mail.nih.gov |
