Open · PAR-24-214 · CFDA 93.173;93.233;93.242;93.273;93.279;93.361;93.393;93.394;93.395;93.396;93.399;93.837;93.838;93.839;93.840;93.853;93.865;93.866;93.867 · Discretionary
Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institutes of Health, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $375K
- Award range
- Open
- Status
- 94d
- Days left
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required) is an open discretionary opportunity from National Institutes of Health, offering Up to $375,000. Applications close in 94 days. PlainGrants indexes 12,419 other opportunities from National Institutes of Health.
- up to $375K
- award range
- Open
- 94 days left
- 93.173;93.233;93.242;93.273;93.279;93.361;93.393;93.394;93.395;93.396;93.399;93.837;93.838;93.839;93.840;93.853;93.865;93.866;93.867
- CFDA program
- 12,419
- other opportunities from National Institutes of Health
Open desk with published close date
Academic Research Enhancement Award remains open until January 7, 2027 (94 days out). Award range Up to $375,000 without a cost-share requirement.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
94 days left to apply
Posted May 8 → closes Jan 7, 2027
Instrument
Grant
Description
The purpose of this Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions is to support small scale research grants at institutions that do not receive substantial funding from the NIH, with an emphasis on providing biomedical research experiences primarily for undergraduate students and enhancing the research environment at applicant institutions.Eligible institutions must award baccalaureate science degrees and have received no more than $6 million dollars per year of NIH support (in both direct and F and A/indirect costs) in 4 of the last 7 fiscal years. For institutions composed of multiple schools and colleges, the $6 million funding limit is based on the amount of NIH funding received by all the non-health professional schools and colleges within the institution as a whole.This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports investigator-initiated mechanistic and/or minimal risk clinical trials addressing the mission and research interests of the participating NIH institutes. For the purpose of this NOFO, minimal risk clinical trials are defined as those that do not require FDA oversight, do not intend to formally establish efficacy, and have low risks to potentially cause physical or psychological harm.
Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for Academic Research Enhancement Award (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Education · Health · Income Security and Social Services (ED;HL;ISS). Only 256 other National Institutes of Health listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 12,420).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
NIH Grants Information grantsinfo@nih.gov
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What to do next
Academic Research Enhancement Award is open with Up to $375,000 awards and 94 days left on the clock.
- Submit through Grants.gov (PAR-24-214) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
- Look up CFDA 93.173;93.233;93.242;93.273;93.279;93.361;93.393;93.394;93.395;93.396;93.399;93.837;93.838;93.839;93.840;93.853;93.865;93.866;93.867 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
- National Institutes of Health lists 12,419 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
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