Open · RFA-TR-25-002 · CFDA 93.350 · Discretionary

Preclinical Proof of Concept Studies for Rare Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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

Varies
Award range
Open
Status
294d
Days left
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Expected awards

The verdict

Preclinical Proof of Concept Studies for Rare Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is an open discretionary opportunity from National Institutes of Health, offering Varies by applicant. Applications close in 294 days. PlainGrants indexes 12,419 other opportunities from National Institutes of Health.

Varies
award range
Open
294 days left
93.350
CFDA program
12,419
other opportunities from National Institutes of Health

Open desk with published close date

Preclinical Proof of Concept Studies for Rare… remains open until July 2, 2027 (294 days out). Award range Varies by applicant without a cost-share requirement. Parent CFDA 93.350 may carry future cycles if this NOFO closes unfunded.

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

Deadline tracker

294 days left to apply

Posted Dec 6 → closes Jul 2, 2027

Posted Dec 6 Closes Jul 2

Instrument

Grant

Description

This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) provides funding to conduct efficacy studies in an established rare disease preclinical model to demonstrate that a proposed therapeutic agent warrants further development. In addition to preclinical efficacy, accompanying pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic studies would be supported. Therapeutic agents include small molecules, biologics or biotechnology-derived products. The goal of this NOFO is to spur therapeutic development for a variety of rare diseases by advancing projects to the point where they would attract subsequent investment supporting full Investigational New Drug (IND) application development or progression to clinical trials in the case of repurposing or repositioning.

Wide-open applicant board · 15 Grants.gov doors

Preclinical Proof of Concept Studies for Rare… prints 15 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +11 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institutes of Health book (9,741 peers, 78% of 12,420).

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State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses
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.

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Preclinical Proof of Concept Studies for Rare… is open with Varies by applicant awards and 294 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (RFA-TR-25-002) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Mental Health National Research Service Awards indexes 26 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Institutes of Health lists 12,419 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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