Closed · 09-501 · CFDA 47.074 · Discretionary
Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation in Biology
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $175K-$200K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 25
- Expected awards
The verdict
Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation in Biology is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered $175,000 -- $200,000 across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.
- $175K-$200K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 25
- expected awards
- 47.074
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Partici… is closed. The parent program page for CFDA 47.074 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. National Science Foundation still indexes 1,338 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
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Est. Total Funding
$5,000,000
Expected Awards
25
Instrument
Grant
Description
With the goal of broadening participation to all biologists including members from groups under-represented in biology, the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at NSF continues to offer Research Initiation Grants (RIG). Currently, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are under-represented in biology. These grants are intended to increase the diversity of researchers who apply for and receive BIO funding to initiate research programs early in their careers. By providing these funding opportunities, BIO intends to further broaden participation of biological researchers who share NSF's commitment to diversity in the following ways: Expand the population of role models who will interact with an increasingly diverse student population, the workforce of the future Increase the number of scientists at minority serving institutions actively and competitively engaged in research as independent investigators, thereby creating new research opportunities for students from under-represented groups Fund biological research projects that use innovative ways to attract and retain members of under-represented groups to careers in biology.Awards are for 24 months and are limited to $175,000 total costs (direct plus indirect) with up to an additional $25,000 for equipment (maximum total award amount of $200,000). Principal Investigators must be U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted U.S. permanent residents at the time of application; visa-holders are not eligible.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 09-501
Grants.gov marks Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Partici… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. National Science Foundation book (722 peers, 54% of 1,339).
- 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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Parent Grant Program
Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation
Agency Contact
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What to do next
Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Partici… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 47.074 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Biological Sciences indexes 164 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- U.S. National Science Foundation lists 1,338 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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