Limited Competition: Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BBAER) Program (UM1), Clinical Trial Optional
NHGRI offers grants to US organizations with limited NIH funding to boost diverse, collaborative ELSI research teams, capacity, and workforce development.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: July 1, 2025 (Letter of Intent) | August 1, 2025 (Application) | July 31, 2026 (Final Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $650,000 direct costs/year (max $850,000 total/year); project period up to 5 years; up to 4 awards expected.
Summary: NHGRI offers grants to US organizations with limited NIH funding to boost diverse, collaborative ELSI research teams, capacity, and workforce development.
Key Information: Eligible organizations must have received less than $30M/year in NIH funding for the past 3 years; strong focus on community engagement and capacity building.
Description
This funding opportunity from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) supports transdisciplinary research on the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of advances in human genetics and genomics. The program aims to broaden the range of knowledge, skills, and perspectives in ELSI research by supporting underrepresented US-based organizations. Projects must actively involve relevant communities, build research capacity, and provide workforce development for early career scholars and research staff.
The program is designed to:
- Advance ELSI scholarship on timely, complex, and understudied topics.
- Establish research teams that include representatives from communities affected by and interested in the research.
- Build and sustain ELSI research capacity at eligible organizations.
- Develop the ELSI research workforce, especially early career scholars.
