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Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Link	Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Program Description	This opportunity is to support and strengthen the research environment of health professional schools and graduate schools that have not been major recipients of NIH support, with an emphasis on providing biomedical research experiences primarily for health professional, undergraduate, and graduate students and enhancing the research environment at applicant institutions.
Application Due Date	Multiple due dates See Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Eligibility	Higher Education Institutions (Public/State Controlled Institutions or Private Institutions of Higher Education) The applicant organization must: Be an accredited public or non-profit private school that grants baccalaureate or advanced degrees in health professions or biomedical and behavioral sciences. Submit the eligible organizations unique entity identifier (such as DUNS) and a unique NIH eRA Institutional Profile File (IPF) number. At the time of application submission, all 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 schools and colleges within the institution as a whole.
Length	Up to three years
Award Benefits	Applicants may request up to $300,000 in direct costs for the entire project period of up to 3 years.
How to Apply	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.

Staff Contact

NIDCRtraining@nidcr.nih.gov

Last Reviewed

March 2024