Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 20 296
The NIH funding opportunity "Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (PAR-20-296) is a discretionary grant program under the NIH Research Education Program (R25). Its central purpose is to strengthen the nations biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce by supporting education-focused activities that complement and improve existing research training. Rather than funding traditional research projects, this program is designed to build educational capacity by creating training resources that can be broadly used across institutions and programs.
A key feature of this opportunity is its focus on developing "exportable" training modules. In practical terms, that means applicants are expected to produce high-quality, shareable instructional materials that can be adopted or adapted by other organizations to enhance workforce training. These modules are intended to improve the preparation of individuals entering or advancing within biomedical research-related careers, and they should be designed with dissemination and usability in mind, not limited to a single campus or a small local audience. The opportunity explicitly states that clinical trials are not allowed, which signals that the funded work must remain in the research education and training-module development space rather than involving clinical trial implementation.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations and governmental entities. Eligible applicants listed include state, county, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts, as well as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. Tribal eligibility includes federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations that are not federally recognized. The program also allows applications from public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. In addition, the announcement highlights certain community- and mission-relevant institution types as other eligible applicants, including 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 (AANAPISIs), as well as faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions.
At the same time, the FOA places clear restrictions on foreign involvement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible to apply, and foreign components (as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement) are not allowed. These limitations mean the work and the organizational structure supported under the award must be fully domestic in the sense required by NIH policy.
From an administrative standpoint, this is an NIH grant in the health funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 93.859. The source information lists an award ceiling of $250,000. The opportunity was created on 2020-09-09, and the original closing date shown is 2023-06-19. Overall, the program is best understood as NIH support for scalable, shareable education products that strengthen biomedical research training nationally, with broad domestic eligibility and explicit prohibitions on clinical trials and foreign components.Apply for PAR 20 296
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training (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): 93.859.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-09-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-06-19. (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 $250,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the official name and number of this NIH funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and the FOA number provided is PAR-20-296.
2) What type of NIH program is this (and what does R25 mean here)?
This opportunity is offered under the NIH Research Education Program (R25) as a discretionary grant program. It supports research education activities rather than traditional research projects.
3) What is the central purpose of this grant?
The purpose is to strengthen the nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce by supporting education-focused activities that complement and improve existing research training.
4) Is this grant intended to fund research projects?
No. The description emphasizes that it is not designed to fund traditional research projects. Instead, it is meant to build educational capacity by creating training resources that can be broadly used across institutions and programs.
5) What kinds of deliverables are expected from applicants?
A key feature is the development of "exportable" training modules. Applicants are expected to produce high-quality, shareable instructional materials intended for adoption or adaptation by other organizations.
6) What does "exportable" mean in the context of training modules?
7) Who are the intended beneficiaries of the training modules?
The modules are intended to improve the preparation of individuals who are entering or advancing within biomedical research-related careers, contributing to a stronger biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce.
8) Are clinical trials allowed under this opportunity?
No. The opportunity explicitly states "Clinical Trial Not Allowed," meaning the funded work must remain within research education and training-module development rather than clinical trial implementation.
9) Can the project include any clinical trial implementation activities?
Not under this opportunity as described. The FOA specifies that clinical trials are not allowed, signaling that the scope should stay focused on education and workforce training module development.
10) What types of U.S. government entities are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include U.S.-based governmental entities such as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts.
11) Are colleges and universities eligible to apply?
Yes. The eligibility list includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education as well as private institutions of higher education.
12) Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligibility list includes federally recognized Native American tribal governments. It also includes other tribal organizations that are not federally recognized.
13) Are U.S. territories or possessions eligible applicants?
Yes. The announcement highlights U.S. territories or possessions as eligible applicants.
14) Are nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligibility list includes nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (with the note that these nonprofit categories exclude institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories).
15) Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations other than small businesses are listed as eligible applicants, and small businesses are also listed as eligible applicants.
16) Are public housing authorities eligible to apply?
Yes. Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities are included in the eligibility list.
17) Are certain mission-relevant institution types specifically highlighted as eligible?
Yes. The announcement specifically highlights several institution types as other eligible applicants, including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving Institutions, TCCUs, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and AANAPISIs.
18) Are faith-based or community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The FOA highlights faith-based or community-based organizations as eligible applicants.
19) Are regional organizations eligible?
Yes. Regional organizations are listed among the "other eligible applicants" in the announcement.
20) Are federal agencies eligible to apply?
Yes. The announcement includes eligible federal agencies among eligible applicants.
21) Are non-U.S. (foreign) institutions eligible to apply?
No. The FOA states that non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply.
22) Can a U.S. organization apply if the work will be conducted through a non-domestic component?
No. Non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply based on the restrictions described.
23) Are foreign components allowed under NIH policy for this opportunity?
No. The FOA states that foreign components (as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement) are not allowed.
24) What does the foreign-involvement restriction mean at a practical level?
Based on the FOA description, both eligibility and supported components must be fully domestic in the sense required by NIH policy: foreign institutions cannot apply, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations cannot apply, and foreign components are not permitted.
25) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 93.859.
26) What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is listed as health.
27) What is the award ceiling listed for this grant opportunity?
The source information lists an award ceiling of $250,000.
28) When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on 2020-09-09.
29) What is the original closing date shown?
The original closing date shown is 2023-06-19.
30) How should applicants think about the overall goal of the program?
Overall, it is best understood as NIH support for scalable, shareable education products (exportable training modules) that strengthen biomedical research training nationally, with broad domestic eligibility and explicit prohibitions on clinical trials and foreign components.
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