Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI)
Federal funding opportunity PAR-27-032 from National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services).
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes February 6, 2029
- Posted
- May 12, 2026
- Closes
- February 6, 2029
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.859
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- April 7, 2029
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
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Special district governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
Refer to the Eligibility section in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign institutions: Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.These types of organizations are not eligible to apply: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions), Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. organizations.
How to apply
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