Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Due Dates: February 16, 2025 | June 16, 2025 | October 16, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | June 16, 2026 | October 16, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | June 16, 2027 | October 16, 2027 | January 7, 2028 (final)
Funding Amounts: Up to $275,000 direct costs over 2 years; no more than $200,000 in any single year; project period max 2 years.
Summary: Supports early-stage, exploratory or developmental research projects that require at least one clinical trial and may lead to significant advances in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research.
Key Information: Application must propose at least one clinical trial; some NIH Institutes only accept mechanistic clinical trials under this announcement.