Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for NHLBI Career Development Recipients (Clinical Trial Optional)
This upcoming NHLBI grant will offer small grants to current or recent career development awardees to help them advance their research and transition toward independent funding.
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Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: November 7, 2028
Funding Amounts: Up to $85,000 per award; estimated total program funding is $3,900,000; project duration up to 2 years.
Summary: Supports current or recent NHLBI K01, K08, K23, and K25 awardees with small grants to expand research objectives or initiate new studies, facilitating transition to research independence.
Key Information: Only current or recent NHLBI K01/K08/K23/K25 awardees are eligible.
Description
This funding opportunity provides small grant (R03) support to current or recently completed recipients of NHLBI K01, K08, K23, or K25 awards. The goal is to help these early-career investigators expand their research objectives or pursue new lines of inquiry stemming from their K award research, thereby supporting their transition to research independence. Projects can include pilot or feasibility studies, proof of concept work, secondary data analyses, development of new methodologies or technologies, or creation of experimental model systems. The expectation is that these projects will generate preliminary data to support future R01-equivalent applications.
Applicants must maintain at least 40% protected research effort during the R03 period, which can be fulfilled through a combination of the R03 and other research activities.
