Archived

Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental Health Research (RIVER) (R35 Clinical Trial Optional)

Federal funding opportunity RFA-ES-24-004 from National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services).

Posted: July 26, 2024
Closed: November 1, 2024
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 93.113
Category: Environment, Health
Archives: December 7, 2024

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.113 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated: $444M
FY2026 obligated: $438.7M
FY2027 (to date) obligated: $0
Awards in window: 1,850

Top recipients: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Emory University, New York University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Johns Hopkins University

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The NIEHS Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental health Research (RIVER) program is intended to provide support for outstanding investigators in the Environmental Health Sciences, giving them intellectual and administrative freedom, as well as sustained support to pursue their research in novel directions in order to achieve greater impacts. The program seeks to identify individuals, regardless of career stage, with a potential for continued innovative and impactful research and combine their existing investigator-initiated research into a single award to support the majority of their independent environmental health sciences research program.

Who can apply

Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
City or township governments
State governments
Independent school districts
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Small businesses
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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 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.

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