NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03, Clinical Trial Not Allowed) — PA-25-302

Investigator-initiated small grant for a discrete, well-defined project completable in two years — pilot/feasibility work, secondary analysis of existing data, small self-contained studies, methods development. Clinical trials are not accepted under this announcement.

Indicative award

up to $50k per year (per year)Direct costs capped at $50,000 per year; project period limited to two years. Individual institutes may set exceptions.

Timing

Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Feb, Jun, OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-16 — 63 days awayNIH standard due dates: new applications February 16, June 16 and October 16 each year (renewal/resubmission/revision one month later; AIDS applications May 7). The announcement runs through October 2027 due dates and expires January 8, 2028.

Who can apply

Early-career faculty, Any faculty rank, Mid-career & senior, Postdoctoral

Eligibility

Open to all organization types: public and private higher education institutions, non-profits with or without 501(c)(3), for-profits, small businesses, state/local/tribal governments, and foreign organizations. No PI citizenship requirement; PI needs an active eRA Commons account and linked ORCID. Applicant must confirm the target NIH institute is a participating organization.

SSWR clusters

Topics

pilot study · secondary data analysis · feasibility · methods development

Apply at

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-25-302.html

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