NIAID Research Education Program Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Posted
- November 3, 2023
- Closed
- February 21, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $351,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.855
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- February 22, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.855 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $4.2B
- FY2026 obligated
- $4B
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 12,807
Top recipients: The Johns Hopkins University, Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Emory University, Duke University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this NOFO will support educational activities with a primary focus on:
Courses for Skills Development
Research Experiences
Mentoring Activities
Who can apply
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Small businesses
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to applyNon-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
The official record
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