Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 21 168
The Summer Research Education Experience Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), funding opportunity number PAR-21-168, is a discretionary NIH grant designed to strengthen research education in areas that align directly with NIH mission priorities. It sits under the NIH Research Education Program (R25), which is meant to support educational activities that help people better understand biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research, along with the real-world implications of that research. The central emphasis of this particular opportunity is on hands-on research education during the summer academic break, with programs built around research experiences rather than general classroom instruction.
The main purpose of the program is to create or expand structured summer research experiences for specific audiences: high school students, undergraduate students, and/or science teachers. NIH is looking for creative, well-organized programs that immerse participants in research and expose them to how modern health-related science is conducted, interpreted, and applied. While the opportunity is broadly about research education, it is not intended to fund generic STEM summer camps or broad science enrichment efforts. Instead, the proposed activities must clearly fit within the mission of the specific NIH Institute or Center (IC) to which the application is submitted, meaning applicants need to tailor their program content to an NIH-relevant scientific area rather than offering a general “STEM” focus.
A key restriction is embedded in the title: “Clinical Trial Not Allowed.” That means the funded educational program cannot include activities that meet NIH’s definition of a clinical trial. Programs can still involve clinical and translational science education, exposure to clinical research concepts, and research training experiences, but they cannot propose conducting an actual clinical trial as part of the supported work. Applicants typically need to be careful that any participant-involved research components do not cross the NIH clinical trial threshold.
Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based organizations and government entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled colleges and universities; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and a wide range of nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status). The opportunity also allows applications from for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) and small businesses, as well as additional categories explicitly called out such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), along with faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, and eligible federal agencies. U.S. territories or possessions may also apply. In contrast, foreign participation is tightly limited: non-U.S. institutions are not eligible to apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components (as NIH defines them in its Grants Policy Statement) are not permitted.
From an administrative standpoint, the sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health, and the program is categorized under an education-related funding activity with connections to health and environment mission areas. The original closing date listed for the opportunity was May 7, 2024. The award ceiling shown in the source data is $125,000, indicating a capped maximum budget level for awards under this announcement (final allowable budgets and project structures still depend on the FOA details and the participating NIH Institute or Center requirements). The opportunity is associated with CFDA numbers 93.113, 93.273, 93.279, 93.286, and 93.853, reflecting the multiple NIH program areas that may be involved depending on the specific IC participating.
Overall, this FOA is aimed at organizations that can provide meaningful summer research experiences tied to NIH mission science, with a strong preference for programs that are thoughtfully designed, mission-aligned, and focused on authentic research exposure for students and/or teachers rather than broad, general STEM programming.Apply for PAR 21 168
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, environment, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Summer Research Education Experience Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.273, 93.279, 93.286, 93.853.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-05-10.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.
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