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Active Funding Opportunities and Notices for NICHD

NICHD publishes and participates in various notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) and NIH Guide Notices (NOTs) to support research and training activities.

NOTs and Active NOFOs for NICHD

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Number Exp. Date Activity Code(s) Title
PAR-25-378 January 8, 2027 R34 Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-379 January 8, 2027 R01 Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-369 November 19, 2026 R21 Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-371 November 19, 2026 R01 Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-370 November 17, 2026 R03 Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-312 January 12, 2028 R01 Time-Sensitive Evaluation of Policies Affecting Health Behaviors and Chronic Disease Risk (R01-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-AT-25-003 November 24, 2026 R15 HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-362 January 8, 2029 R01 Early Immune System Development and Ontogeny (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
PA-25-307 January 8, 2028 R21 NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
PA-25-304 January 8, 2028 R21 NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-25-302 January 8, 2028 R03 NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-25-303 January 8, 2028 R01 NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
PA-25-306 January 8, 2028 R21 NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)
PA-25-301 January 8, 2028 R01 NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-25-305 January 8, 2028 R01 NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)
PAR-25-311 November 16, 2027 UG3/UH3 Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)
NOT-HD-24-045 January 1, 2028 Notice of Change to PAR-25-148 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)
PAR-25-296 October 20, 2027 UG3/UH3 Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program: Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-154 July 17, 2026 R03 HEAL Initiative-Early-Stage Discovery of New Pain Targets Within the Understudied Druggable Proteome (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-HD-24-044 January 1, 2028 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Infrastructure for Population Dynamics Research Program (iPOP) (P2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed)