August 27, 2025

NIH Transition and Funding Opportunities

Office of Vice President for Research Affairs

 

Announcements 


NIH RFA/NOFO postings

Beginning in fiscal year 2026, all grant and cooperative agreement announcements will be exclusively posted on Grants.gov to streamline the application, funding process and reduce duplication across federal systems. NIH will discontinue posting Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Table of Contents); however, the guide will continue to include policy and informational notices.

Link to grants.gov: https://grants.gov/

Link to NIH notice: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-143.html

 

Reminder: Social Media Presence

Several sources have shared that that social media presence can impact review and approval of government funding. We suggest you consider scrubbing your social media and/or boost your privacy settings if you're applying for federal funding opportunities.

 

 

Funding Opportunities

If you're considering applying for grants, whether it's research, community-focused, technology-related, or something else, below you will find Funding Opportunity information to help guide you.

 

NIH

Tobacco Regulatory Science Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-OD-25-008-Aim to support new biomedical, behavioral, and social science investigators who are in the early stages of establishing independent careers in tobacco research.

  • Application Deadline: November 18, 2025
  • $75,000 in Direct Costs per year.
  • 2-year Project Period

Ruth L. Kirschtein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) PA-25-422-To enable promising Predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from appropriate faculty sponsors while conducting biomedical research in scientific health-related fields.

For more NIH funding, click on the following link:https://grants.nih.gov/funding/nih-guide-for-grants-and-contracts

 

American Cancer Society

Discovery Boost Grant- Support high-risk, high-reward exploratory cancer research across the research continuum. Investigators may focus on developing research methodologies, establishing feasibility, or leading pilot tests.

Research Scholar Grant -Provide support for independent, self-directed researchers. Applicants' institutions must provide space and other resources customary for independent investigators.

Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant- Support new investigators in research training programs to position them for independent careers in cancer research. As part of their evaluation, peer reviewers consider how well the fellowship will broaden the applicant’s research training and experience.

  • Application deadline: December 1, 2025.
  • 3-Year Project Period
  • Progressive stipends of $66,000, $68,000, and $70,000 a year. Fellows will receive $4,000 a year to help defray costs such as health insurance, workshop costs, and expenses associated with presenting at a domestic scientific meeting. In the last year, an additional $1,500 is added to the fellowship allowance for PFs to attend either the ACS Postdoctoral Fellows Symposium or a domestic scientific meeting. 
  • https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/postdoctoral-fellowships.html

 

American Heart Association

Career Development Award-Supports highly promising healthcare and academic professionals, in the early years of one’s professional appointment, to explore innovative questions or pilot studies that will provide preliminary data and training necessary.

  • Application Deadline: December 2, 2025
  • Award Budget: $77,000 per year, including 10% of IDC.
  • 3 Years-Earliest Project Start Date: April 2026

https://professional.heart.org/en/-/media/PHD-Files/Research/Funding-Opportunities-Media-Folder/2026-Career-Development-Award.pdf?sc_lang=en

Innovative Project Award- Supports highly innovative, impactful research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research.

  • Application Deadline: December 10, 2025
  • Award Budget: $100,000 per year, including 10% of IDC costs.
  • 2-Years-Earliest Project Start Date: July 2026

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

National Science Foundation Translation to Practice 25-540-To identify and support use-inspired research and translational activities enabling a continuum from foundational research to practice. Develop partnerships and collaborations between institutions of higher education and other entities.

  • Application Deadline: September 16, 2025
  • Award Budget: Ceiling $2M


PCORI

Addressing Rare Diseases Topical PCORI—Cycle 3-PCORI is interested in funding CER comparing symptomatic care, particularly for symptoms that occur in multiple rare diseases. Some examples include behavioral and symptom relief treatments/techniques for sleep disturbance, pain, pruritus, and comorbid mental health diagnoses (e.g., anxiety and depression).

  • Letter of Intent Deadline: September 23, 2025
  • Application Deadline: January 13, 2026 (if invited)
  • Total Directs: Up to 12 million; 5YR Project Period

https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/addressing-rare-diseases-topical-pcori-funding-announcement-cycle-3-2025

Below is a link to more PCORI opportunities:

https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities

 

TRDRP:

  • LOI Submission was: August 21, 2025, 12 pm PT
  • Invitation to Full Application Announcement: September 8, 2025
  • Full Applications Due: October 30, 2025

Award Types:

  • Research Awards: $300,000 plus IDC- 3 Year Project Period
  • Pilot Award: $250,000 plus IDC- 2 Year Project Period
  • New Investigator Award: $200,000 plus IDC-3 Year Project Period
  • Post-Doc Award: $70,000 3 Years (Consecutive) No IDC
  • Pre-Doc Award: $60,000 3 Years (Consecutive) No IDC
  • Maternal Smoking Cessation Initiative: $500,000 plus Per Year; Plus IDC-2 YRS

https://www.trdrp.org/what-we-fund/dates-and-deadlines.html

 

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