Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) — PAR-25-371
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH
NHGRI's flagship R01 for research on the ethical, legal and social implications of human genetic and genomic research. The NOFO explicitly welcomes single or mixed methods — empirical qualitative and quantitative work, plus conceptual, legal and normative analysis — and treats applied research that addresses real-world ELSI problems as responsive. That opens it to social work researchers studying how genomic information moves through families, child welfare and adoption systems, clinical care, insurance, employment, policing and immigration enforcement, and how communities weigh participation
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)No budget ceiling is published. The NOFO states that application budgets are not limited but must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project, and must include data management and sharing costs. Project period may not exceed 5 years.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Feb, Jun, OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-20 — 67 days awayStanding three-cycle-per-year NOFO. Published receipt dates include February 19, 2026, June 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026, all by 5:00 PM applicant organization local time. The NOFO expires November 19, 2026, so applicants planning beyond the October 2026 cycle should watch for a reissue.
- Who can apply
- Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Open to public and private higher education institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profits and small businesses, federal/state/local and tribal governments, and faith-based and community-based organizations. Foreign organizations are explicitly eligible and there is no citizenship requirement for the PD/PI. Applicant organizations must hold a Unique Entity Identifier, be registered in SAM, and have an eRA Commons account; the PD/PI must have an eRA Commons ID. A community organization can apply in its own right, but in practice most applications come from universities w
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- genomics ethics · research ethics · health policy · informed consent · community engagement
- Apply at
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-371.html
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
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