Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for NHLBI K01/K08/K23/K25 Recipients (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Posted
- October 14, 2022
- Closed
- January 7, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $75,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.840, 93.838, 93.839, 93.837, 93.233
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- February 6, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.840 (one of 5 on this opportunity) across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $2.1M
- FY2026 obligated
- $0
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 34
Top recipients: The Regents of the University of Colorado, Indiana Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Health, Michigan Public Health Institute, City of Philadelphia
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to solicit current or recently completed NHLBI K01, K08, K23, and K25 awardees for small grant support to expand their current research objectives or to branch out to a new study that resulted from the research conducted under the K award. Active NHLBI K01, K08, K23, and K25 awardees may apply for R03 support after the notices of award (NoA) for their first type-5 K awards have been issued. Recently completed NHLBI K01, K08, K23, and K25 awardees are eligible to apply for the R03 if the earliest possible R03 start date falls within 2 years of their prior NHLBI K award Project Period end date. This FOA is intended to enhance the capability of NHLBI K01, K08, K23, and K25 awardees to conduct research as they complete their transition to fully independent investigator status. This R03 grant mechanism is intended to support research projects that can be carried out and completed within a short period of time (no more than two years) with limited resources and that may generate preliminary data to support a subsequent R01-equivalent application. These studies include, but not limited to, pilot or feasibility studies; proof of concept studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of new research methodologies or technologies, or development of novel experimental models. For current and previous K23 awardees, research proposed in the R03 application may or may not include patient-oriented research. A minimum of 40% protected overall research effort is required from applicants during the R03 award period and can be met through a combination of effort on the proposed R03 and other research projects, regardless of funding source.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Small businesses
- 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
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Special district 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; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) 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.
The official record
Grants.gov published the official terms and dates of this opportunity; this page keeps them as they were listed.
View on Grants.gov Full announcement
New to federal funding? How to read an announcement · Who can apply · How grants work
Tell me when this program posts again
This round has closed. One email the morning after this program is posted again under a new number (we watch for about two years), and one more about a week before that round closes (the next morning, if it is already closer than that). That is all this sends — it is not a newsletter signup.
Get grants like this every Tuesday — free
One email a week: the biggest new federal grants and what’s closing soon — the same list for everyone. Unsubscribe any time.
Similar grants
- Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for NHLBI K01/K08/K23/K25 Recipients (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Limited Competition: Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Transition Scholar (StARRTS) (K38 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NHLBI Early Phase Clinical Trials for Therapeutics and/or Diagnostics for HLBS Disorders (R33 CT Required)
- NHLBI Early Phase Clinical Trials for Therapeutics and/or Diagnostics for HLBS Disorders (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
- NHLBI Clinical Trial Pilot Studies (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Continuation of the Cardiovascular Repository for-Type 1 Diabetes (CARE-T1D) Consortium U01 (Open Competition)- Research (U01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Same-day alerts, matched to you
The free digest is weekly — the same list for everyone. Members get every open federal grant scored to their organization — and an alert the day a real match posts: we read every new posting the day it opens. Free for 30 days, then $29/mo. Card required, cancel any time before day 31.
Not ready for a subscription? A one-time Fit Report — $29 — scores every open federal grant to your organization once, by email within one business day.
See pricing