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Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Link	Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Program Description	One of two R15 awards offered by NIDCR, the Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (AREA) provides qualified scientists support for meritorious small-scale research projects at undergraduate-focused institutions that do not receive substantial funding from the NIH. It is anticipated that investigators supported under the AREA program will benefit from the opportunity to conduct independent research; that the grantee institution will benefit from a research environment strengthened through AREA grants; and that students at recipient institutions will benefit from exposure to and participation in scientific research in the biomedical sciences so that they can informatively consider careers in biomedical research. View information about NIDCR’s other R15 award: Research Enhancement Award Program for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools.
Application Due Date	Multiple due dates See Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Eligibility	Institutional Eligibility The applicant institution must be an accredited public or non-profit private school that grants baccalaureate degrees in biomedical sciences. This FOA does not provide support for research from Health Professional Schools and colleges and accredited institutions that provide education and training leading to a health professional degree View all eligibility requirements for this award. At the time of application submission, all of the non-health professional components of the institution combined must not have received support from the NIH totaling more than $6 million per year (in both direct and F&A/indirect costs) in 4 of the last 7 years. A year is defined as a federal fiscal year: from October 1 through September 30. For institutions composed of multiple schools and colleges, the $6 million funding limit is based on the amount of NIH funding received by all of the non-health professional schools and colleges within the institution as a whole. (Note that all activity codes are included in this calculation except the following: C06, S10, and all activity codes starting with a G.) R15 Principal Investigator Eligibility The PI must have a primary appointment at the R15-eligible institution. Public/State controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are eligible for this award. Eligible institutions must award baccalaureate science degrees and have received less than 6 million dollars per year of NIH support (total costs) in 4 of the last 7 fiscal years. The PI may not be the PI of an active NIH research grant at the time of a R15 award, though he or she may be one of the Key Personnel for an active NIH grant held by another PD/PI. (Instrumentation awards (S10), conference grants (R13), and institutional training grants (T32) are examples of grants that are not considered research grants.) The PI may not be awarded more than one R15 grant at a time. Eligibility applies only to the PI and Multiple PIs, not to collaborators, consultants, or sub awardees.
Length	Up to 3 years
Award Benefits	Applicants may request up to $300,000 in direct costs for the entire project period of up to 3 years. View additional award information.
How to Apply	Requesting an Application Package The application forms package specific to this opportunity must be accessed through ASSIST, Grants.gov Workspace or an institutional system-to-system solution. Links to apply using ASSIST or Grants.gov Workspace are available in Part 1 of this FOA. See your administrative office for instructions if you plan to use an institutional system-to-system solution. Content and Form of Application Submission It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the Research (R) Instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide except where instructed in this funding opportunity announcement to do otherwise. Conformance to the requirements in the Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review. View all application submission requirements.

Staff Contact

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Last Reviewed

March 2024