Key Dates

Related Announcements

• December 18, 2024 - NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PA-25-304

Issued by

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants of NINDS's participation in PA-25-304: NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), effective for due dates on or after the June 16, 2026.

The following changes and updates (shown in bold italics) are made to PA-25-304 to reflect NINDS's participation in this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Components of Participating Organizations

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

National Eye Institute (NEI)

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

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

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), June 26, 2025 - Participation added (NOT-MD-25-010)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), August 12, 2025 - Participation added (NOT-AR-25-019)

National Cancer Institute (NCI), September 2, 2025 - Participation added (NOT-CA-25-118)

All applications to this funding opportunity announcement should fall within the mission of the Institutes/Centers. The following NIH Offices may co-fund applications assigned to those Institutes/Centers.

Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS)

Note: Not all NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) participate in Parent Announcements. Applicants should carefully note which ICs participate in this announcement and view their respective areas of research interest at the R21 IC-Specific Scientific Interests and Contact website. ICs that do not participate in this announcement will not consider applications for funding.

Assistance Listing Number(s): 

93.865, 93.173, 93.867, 93.879, 93.121, 93.286, 93.273, 93.855, 93.242, 93.172, 93.279, 93.361, 93.866, 93.113, 93.143, 93.213, 93.310, 93.307, 93.846, 93.853, 93.393, 93.394, 93.395, 93.396, 93.399

All other aspects of the NOFO remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Email: [email protected]