NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Posted
- June 26, 2026
- Closed
- September 10, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $350,000
- Award floor
- $350,000
- Program funding
- $5,700,000
- Expected awards
- 10
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.310
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- November 10, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.310 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $1B
- FY2026 obligated
- $993.8M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 4,544
Top recipients: Washington University, the, The Leland Stanford Junior University, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Broad Institute, Inc, New York University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
Who can apply
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having 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)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- State governments
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility. Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations: 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.
The official record
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