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Tobacco Regulatory Science Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

Federal funding opportunity RFA-OD-25-008 from National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services).

Posted: June 24, 2025
Closed: July 14, 2026
Award ceiling: $75,000
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 93.077
Category: Health
Archives: August 19, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.077 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $58.6M
FY2025 obligated: $54.9M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $62.1M
Awards in window: 216

Top recipients: Ohio State University, the, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Yale Univ, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Regents of the University of Michigan

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

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Synopsis

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to support new biomedical, behavioral, and social science investigators who are in the early stages of establishing independent careers in tobacco regulatory research. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects, including pilot and feasibility studies, secondary analysis of existing data, small, self-contained research projects, development of research methodology, and development of new research technology. Applicants are encouraged to conduct projects that ultimately have the potential to inform regulations on tobacco product manufacturing, distribution, and marketing. Research projects must address one or more High-Priority Research Topic(s) related to the regulatory authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) as mandated by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA), Public Law 111-31. The awards under this NOFO will be administered by NIH using funds made available through FDA CTP and the FSPTCA. Research results from this NOFO are expected to generate findings and data directly relevant to informing the FDA's regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products to protect public health.

Who can apply

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

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; 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 not allowed.

The official record

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