Closed · PAR-25-097 · CFDA 93.172;93.286;93.847 · Discretionary

Small Grants for New Investigators to Broaden Participation in Health-Related Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

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

up to $125K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 21, 2025
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Small Grants for New Investigators to Broaden Participation in Health-Related Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) is a closed discretionary listing from National Institutes of Health that offered Up to $125,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 12,419 other opportunities from National Institutes of Health.

up to $125K
award range
Closed
application status
93.172;93.286;93.847
CFDA program
12,419
other opportunities from National Institutes of Health

Archived opportunity record

Small Grants for New Investigators to Broaden… is closed (last close February 21, 2025). 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

Application window closed

Closed February 21, 2025

Posted Jan 8 Closes Feb 21

Instrument

Grant

Description

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to provide support for new investigators from diverse backgrounds, including from groups nationally underrepresented in biomedical research, to conduct small research projects in the scientific mission areas of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and participating Institutes and Centers. New investigators at the time of award under this NOFO will have/have had less than $125,000 direct costs of combined research funding (excluding NIH training and NIH career awards). This R21 will support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources and seeks to facilitate transition to research independence. The R21 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.

Wide-open applicant board · 15 Grants.gov doors

Small Grants for New Investigators to Broaden… 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 codes span Food and Nutrition · Health (FN;HL). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institutes of Health book (9,741 peers, 78% of 12,420).

Code 00
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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