NIH Director's Pioneer Award (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
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- Posted
- September 3, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Award ceiling
- $700,000
- Award floor
- $700,000
- Program funding
- $8,200,000
- Expected awards
- 7
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.310
- Category
- Health
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
The NIH Director's Pioneer Award supports exceptionally creative scientists pursuing bold, innovative research with the potential to transform important areas of science relevant to the NIH mission. Proposed projects must explore new scientific directions that differ substantially from the investigator's current research and from existing work in the field. Applications are welcome across all areas relevant to NIH. The Pioneer Award is part of the NIH Common Fund's High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program.
Who can apply
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- County governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
Other Eligible ApplicantsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;Regional Organizations;Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions).
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