The NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program is designed to empower exceptionally creative individual scientists. This grant supports bold, highly innovative research projects that hold the potential for significant impact across broad areas relevant to the NIH mission. It encourages applications from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented groups, and from various eligible institutions across all geographic locations. The program welcomes a wide range of topics, encompassing behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences, and can involve basic, translational, or clinical research. As a key component of the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program, this award seeks to foster groundbreaking discoveries.
Opportunity ID: 353105
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-RM-24-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.310 — Trans-NIH Research Support |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 09, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 09, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $700,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments Small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses County governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Special district governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | The NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. To support innovative and novel research across the vast NIH mission, individuals from diverse backgrounds (including those from underrepresented groups; see Notice of NIHs Interest in Diversity) and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are encouraged to apply to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. Applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Directors Pioneer Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-24-002.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIH Grants Information
grantsinfo@nih.gov Email:grantsinfo@nih.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 353105 Full Announcement-RFA-RM-24-002 -> RFA-RM-24-002-Full-Announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIH Grants Information grantsinfo@nih.gov Email: grantsinfo@nih.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMS-H | Use for due dates on or after January 25, 2023 | PKG00285480 | Aug 09, 2024 | Sep 09, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
353105 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf
353105 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
353105 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf
353105 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf
353105 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement_5_0-5.0.pdf
353105 PHS398_ResearchPlan_5_0-5.0.pdf
353105 PHSHumanSubjectsAndClinicalTrialsInfo_3_0-3.0.pdf
Optional forms
353105 PHS_AssignmentRequestForm_3_0-3.0.pdf
353105 RR_Budget10_3_0-3.0.pdf
353105 RR_SubawardBudget10_30_3_0-3.0.pdf
353105 PHS398_ModularBudget_1_2-1.2.pdf
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