Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR 20 296

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.

• 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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