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-25-296 October 20, 2027 UG3/UH3 Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program: Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOT-HD-24-045 January 1, 2027 Notice of Change to PAR-25-148 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)
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, 2027 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Infrastructure for Population Dynamics Research Program (iPOP) (P2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-330 January 8, 2028 R01 Role of Defective Proviruses in HIV Persistence (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-EY-25-001 June 16, 2026 R21 BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-298 January 8, 2028 R15 Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-HD-26-005 March 20, 2025 K12 Rehabilitation Research Career Development Programs (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-242 March 21, 2026 R21/R33 Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-265 November 17, 2027 R01 Innovative Screening Approaches and Therapies for Screenable Disorders in Newborns (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-266 November 17, 2027 R21 Innovative Screening Approaches and Therapies for Screenable Disorders in Newborns (R21 - Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-134 January 8, 2028 R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-279 May 8, 2027 R01 New Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-272 May 8, 2027 R21 New Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-214 January 8, 2026 R21 Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Down Syndrome Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-148 January 8, 2028 R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)
RFA-NS-25-016 June 18, 2026 R34 BRAIN Initiative: Promoting Equity Through BRAIN Technology Partnerships (R34 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
PAR-25-220 October 3, 2025 R21 Leveraging Extant Data to Understand Developmental Trajectories of Late Talking Children (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-217 October 3, 2025 R21 Information and Practice Needs Relevant to Late Talking Children (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-25-126 January 8, 2028 R03 NICHD Small Research Grant Program (R03 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)