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NIH Research Education Program - Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Assistance Listings: 93.859 -- Biomedical Research and Research Training

93.866 -- Aging Research

93.313 -- NIH Office of Research on Women's Health

93.173 -- Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders

93.853 -- Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders

93.242 -- Mental Health Research Grants

93.865 -- Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research

93.847 -- Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research

93.121 -- Oral Diseases and Disorders Research

93.867 -- Vision Research

93.279 -- Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs

93.855 -- Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research

93.361 -- Nursing Research

93.172 -- Human Genome Research

93.273 -- Alcohol Research Programs

93.310 -- Trans-NIH Research Support

Last Updated: February 23, 2026

Description

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Education Program supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of the Research Education program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance training of a workforce to meet the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs; help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; and foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications. To accomplish this far-reaching goal, this opportunity will primarily focus on one or more of the following educational activities: Courses for Skills Development, Curriculum and Methods Development. In addition to the focused activities, applications may incorporate elements such as mentoring, research, and outreach to prepare participants for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. Grant authorities that allow NIH to forecast this opportunity are as follows: Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 241 and 284) and under Federal Regulations 42 CFR Part 52 and 2 CFR Part 200.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Education

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

Government

  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

Other Eligible ApplicantsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;

Grantor contact information

Description

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Email

Division of Biomedical Research Workforce (DBRW), Office of Extramural Research

NIHTrain@mail.nih.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

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Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

March 25, 2026

Estimated Application Due Date:

May 25, 2026

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

April 1, 2027

Estimated Project Start Date:

April 1, 2027

Fiscal Year:

2026

Application process

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Award

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Program Funding

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Expected awards

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Award Minimum

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Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

PA-26-084

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:

4

Forecast posted date:

June 11, 2025

Archive date:

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