Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Posted
- March 14, 2024
- Closed
- May 23, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $125,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.173, 93.398, 93.361, 93.866, 93.273, 93.853, 93.867, 93.121, 93.847, 93.859, 93.279, 93.242, 93.855, 93.113, 93.172, 93.879, 93.846
- Category
- Education, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health
- Archives
- June 22, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.173 (one of 17 on this opportunity) across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $416.1M
- FY2026 obligated
- $414.8M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 2,058
Top recipients: The Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, New York University, The Leland Stanford Junior University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions through funding investigator-initiated biomedical research inbasic, social, clinical, behavioral, or translational science that falls in the mission areas of the NIH. The purpose of SuRE-First awards is to provide research grant support for faculty investigators who have not had prior independent external research grants, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-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.
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