Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award Extension Request (Type 4 eSubmission Clinical Trial Optional)
Federal funding opportunity PAR-25-324 from National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services).
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- Posted
- January 6, 2025
- Closes
- September 7, 2028
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.393, 93.396, 93.395, 93.399, 93.394, 93.397
- Archives
- October 13, 2028
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.393 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $730.8M
- FY2025 obligated
- $803.1M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $305.7M
- Awards in window
- 2,902
Top recipients: The Univeristy of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center, Dana-farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Sloan-kettering Institute for Cancer Research, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
Who can apply
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
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.
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