Open · PAR-25-134 · CFDA 93.113;93.121;93.172;93.173;93.213;93.233;93.242;93.273;93.279;93.286;93.310;93.361;93.393;93.394;93.395;93.396;93.399;93.837;93.838;93.839;93.840;93.846;93.847;93.853;93.855;93.859;93.865;93.866;93.867;93.879 · Discretionary

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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

up to $375K
Award range
Open
Status
439d
Days left
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is an open discretionary opportunity from National Institutes of Health, offering Up to $375,000. Applications close in 439 days. PlainGrants indexes 12,419 other opportunities from National Institutes of Health.

up to $375K
award range
Open
439 days left
93.113;93.121;93.172;93.173;93.213;93.233;93.242;93.273;93.279;93.286;93.310;93.361;93.393;93.394;93.395;93.396;93.399;93.837;93.838;93.839;93.840;93.846;93.847;93.853;93.855;93.859;93.865;93.866;93.867;93.879
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, 2028 (439 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

439 days left to apply

Posted Dec 2 → closes Jan 7, 2028

Posted Dec 2 Closes Jan 7

Instrument

Grant

Description

The purpose of this Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutionsis 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. See Part II. Section 3.1 Eligible Organizations for more information.

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 · Environment · Food and Nutrition · Health · Income Security and Social Services (ED;ENV;FN;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

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Academic Research Enhancement Award is open with Up to $375,000 awards and 439 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (PAR-25-134) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 93.113;93.121;93.172;93.173;93.213;93.233;93.242;93.273;93.279;93.286;93.310;93.361;93.393;93.394;93.395;93.396;93.399;93.837;93.838;93.839;93.840;93.846;93.847;93.853;93.855;93.859;93.865;93.866;93.867;93.879 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

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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