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Limited Competition: John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program (S21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Assistance Listings: 93.307 -- Minority Health and Health Disparities Research

Last Updated: September 8, 2026

Description

As authorized under section 464z-3(h) of the Public Health Service Act, the purpose of the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program is to strengthen the research infrastructure and training capacity at eligible institutions of higher education to facilitate health disparities research. Specific strategic objectives include: 1) improving the institutional physical infrastructure and acquisition of research equipment, 2) developing research-enabling technical expertise, 3) expansion of academic science programs relevant to scientific research, and 4) merit-based recruitment of highly accomplished researchers for open faculty positions. The John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program does not directly support research projects.

This is a Forecast for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Please see Eligibility Section for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered for funding.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

Additional information

Pursuant to Public Health Service Act section 464z-3(h), 42 USC 285t(h), as amended by Public Law 117-104, applicants for this program must include eligible public/private institutions of higher education that have current or former HRSA Centers of Excellence awards under Section 736 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act and current or former NIMHD Centers of Excellence awards under Section 464z-4 of the PHS Act. Eligible institutions must have an endowment that is equal to or less than 50 percent of the national median of endowment funds at institutions that conduct similar biomedical research and training of health professionals.

Grantor contact information

Description

NIMHD DCHPS Scientific Team Please contact via e-mail.

Email

NIMHDDCHPSSciTeam@mail.nih.gov

NIMHDDCHPSSciTeam@mail.nih.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

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Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

March 25, 2027

Estimated Application Due Date:

May 25, 2027

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

June 30, 2028

Estimated Project Start Date:

June 30, 2028

Fiscal Year:

2028

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$12,000,000

Program Funding

6

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$2,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

RFA-MD-28-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Forecast posted date:

September 8, 2026

Archive date:

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