Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Federal funding opportunity PAR-26-121 from National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services).
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes May 26, 2028
- Posted
- December 11, 2025
- Closes
- May 26, 2028
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.859
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- July 25, 2028
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.859 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $3B
- FY2025 obligated
- $3B
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $1.6B
- Awards in window
- 11,924
Top recipients: The Leland Stanford Junior University, Regents of the University of Michigan, Yale Univ, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the, The Johns Hopkins University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
Who can apply
- Private institutions of higher education
- 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
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/Foreign CollaborationsNon-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 allowed.NIH will no longer issue awards (i.e., new, renewal, or non-competing continuation) to domestic or foreign entities that involve foreign subawards/subcontracts. All NIH-funded research involving foreign subawards/subcontracts must be submitted in response to a NOFO that is specifically designated for funded international collaborations. This new requirement was effective, May 1, 2025.Applications involving foreign subawards/subcontracts submitted in response to this NOFO will be deemed noncompliant and will not be considered for funding. This policy applies to all monetary international collaborations resulting in foreign subawards/subcontracts, however, it does not preclude unfunded international collaborations or foreign components, funding for foreign consultants, or procurement of unique equipment or supplies from foreign vendors.
How to apply
Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source.
Get grants like this every Tuesday — free
One email a week: the biggest new federal grants and what’s closing soon. Unsubscribe in one click.
Similar grants
- Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions for NCCIH High Priority Research Topics (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
- Data Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative U24 Clinical Trial Required)
- Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
- Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Never miss a funding deadline again
Grants Radar sends AI-enriched alerts on federal grants and contracts matched to what you do. Founding seats are limited and locked for life.
Get funding alerts