Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications)

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Parent announcements are broad funding opportunity allowing applicants to submit investigator-initiated applications for specific activity codes. They are open for up to 3 years and use standard due dates.

Not all NIH Institutes and Centers participate on all parent announcements. Before submitting your application, make sure the NIH Institute or Center that might be interested in your research is listed as a participating organization in the announcement.

The following Parent Announcements are available (sorted by Activity Code):

Research (R) Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Open Date	Expiration Date
R01	NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-20-185	NIH	05/05/2020	05/05/2020	05/08/2024
R01	Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-20-184	NIH	05/05/2020	05/05/2020	05/08/2024
R01	Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)	PA-20-183	NIH	05/05/2020	05/05/2020	05/08/2024
R03	NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-20-200	NIH	05/07/2020	05/16/2020	05/08/2024
R13	NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-21-151	NIH	02/10/2021	03/12/2021	01/08/2024
R21	NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-20-195	NIH	05/07/2020	05/16/2020	05/08/2024
R21	NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)	PA-20-194	NIH	05/07/2020	05/16/2020	05/08/2024
R21	NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-20-196	NIH	05/07/2020	05/16/2020	05/08/2024

Research Training (T) Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date (SF424 Only)	Expiration Date
T32	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)	PA-23-048	NIH	01/26/2023	04/25/2023	05/08/2026
T35	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)	PA-23-080	NIH	01/18/2023	04/25/2023	05/08/2026

Career Development (K) Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date (SF424 Only)	Expiration Date

Fellowship (F) Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date (SF424 Only)	Expiration Date
F30	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)	PA-21-050	NIH	10/26/2020	11/08/2020	12/09/2023
F30	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)	PA-21-049	NIH	10/26/2020	11/08/2020	09/08/2023
F31	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity)	PA-21-052	NIH	10/28/2020	11/08/2020	09/08/2023
F31	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)	PA-21-051	NIH	10/21/2020	11/08/2020	09/08/2023
F32	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)	PA-21-048	NIH	10/26/2020	11/08/2020	09/08/2023
F33	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33)	PA-21-047	NIH	10/22/2020	11/08/2020	09/08/2023

Administrative Supplements Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date (SF424 Only)	Expiration Date
	Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-21-071	NIH	11/16/2020	11/10/2020	06/30/2023
	Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-20-272	NIH	10/13/2020	10/09/2020	10/08/2023

Post-award Administrative Action Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Opening Date (SF424 Only)	Expiration Date
	Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-20-275	NIH	10/06/2020	07/24/2020	07/24/2023
	Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-21-268	NIH	06/30/2021	07/01/2021	07/01/2024