Closed · RFA-RM-27-004 · CFDA 93.310 · Discretionary

NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)

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

$350K-$350K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 10, 2026
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional) is a closed discretionary listing from National Institutes of Health that offered $350,000 -- $350,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 12,419 other opportunities from National Institutes of Health.

$350K-$350K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
93.310
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on September 10, 2026. CFDA 93.310 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $350,000 -- $350,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 10, 2026

Posted Jun 26 Closes Sep 10

Est. Total Funding

$5,700,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Description

The NIH Director's Early Independence Award helps talented new researchers begin their own independent research program soon after finishing their doctoral degree or clinical training, without first doing postdoctoral training.The award accepts applications on any topic fitting the NIH mission. It is part of the NIH Common Fund's High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.

Wide-open applicant board · 15 Grants.gov doors

NIH Director’s Early Independence Award 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).

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

NIH Director's Early Independence Award Program EarlyIndependence@od.nih.gov

What to do next

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