The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering the SuRE-First Award (R16) to bolster research capacity at eligible, resource-limited higher education institutions. This grant is designed to fund investigator-initiated biomedical research across basic, social, clinical, behavioral, or translational science, aligning with NIH’s mission areas. Specifically, it targets full-time faculty who have not previously secured any independent, peer-reviewed, external research grants. The primary purposes of this award are to support promising new investigators, provide high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences for students, and cultivate a stronger scientific research culture within these institutions. This initiative aims to foster research excellence and expand the national scientific workforce by supporting diverse institutional bases.
Opportunity ID: 358875
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PAR-25-415 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Environment Food and Nutrition Health Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.113 — Environmental Health |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 07, 2028 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 07, 2028 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 13, 2028 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $125,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions through funding investigator-initiated biomedical research inbasic, social, clinical, behavioral, or translational science that falls in the mission areas of the NIH. The purpose of SuRE-First awards is to provide support for investigator-initiated research at resource-limited institutions by full-time faculty who have not had any prior independent, peer-reviewed, external research grants, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences, and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-415.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 358875 Full Announcement-PAR-25-415 -> PAR-25-415-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-I | Use for due dates on or after January 25, 2025 | PKG00290967 | Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 07, 2028 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
358875 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf
358875 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement_5_0-5.0.pdf
358875 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf
358875 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
358875 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf
358875 PHS398_ModularBudget_1_2-1.2.pdf
358875 PHS398_ResearchPlan_5_0-5.0.pdf
358875 PHSHumanSubjectsAndClinicalTrialsInfo_3_0-3.0.pdf
Optional forms
358875 PHS_AssignmentRequestForm_4_0-4.0.pdf
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