Closed · PAR-19-286 · CFDA 93.859 · Discretionary

Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) Program (Fi2)

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institutes of Health, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
October 4, 2021
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) Program (Fi2) is a closed discretionary listing from National Institutes of Health that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 12,419 other opportunities from National Institutes of Health.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
93.859
CFDA program
12,419
other opportunities from National Institutes of Health

Archived opportunity record

Postdoctoral Research Associate Training is closed (last close October 4, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Institutes of Health still indexes 12,419 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

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Closed October 4, 2021

Posted May 21 Closes Oct 4

Instrument

Grant

Description

The NIGMS Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) Programs overarching goal is to provide high quality postdoctoral research training in the basic biomedical sciences to a diverse group of postdoctoral fellows in NIH Intramural research laboratories, and to prepare them for leadership positions in biomedical careers. Research projects proposed should focus on areas within the NIGMS mission, which include but are not limited to biological chemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, cellular and molecular biology, computational biosciences, developmental biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology, and technology development. In addition to the laboratory experience, the PRAT program provides a structured training environment with extensive career and professional development, mentoring, and networking opportunities planned and supported by the program.

Campus applicant desk · Health

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (Private institutions of higher education). This reads as a campus competition desk, not a civic or commercial open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). Only 2 other National Institutes of Health listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 12,420).

Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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