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Clinical Trial Readiness for Rare Diseases, Disorders, and Syndromes (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Funding
Not specified
Deadline
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Jul 20, 2028
Posted Sep 22, 2025 (151 days ago)
Closes Jul 20, 2028 (in 880 days)

Grant Details

Opportunity Number
PAR-25-450
CFDA / ALN
93.350, 93.865
Opportunity Category
Discretionary (D)
Funding Category
HL, ISS
Funding Instrument
Grant (G)
Cost Sharing
No Cost Sharing (No)

Eligibility

State governments (00) County governments (01) City or township governments (02) Special district governments (04) Independent school districts (05) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education (06) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) (07) Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities (08) Native American tribal organizations (11) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (12) Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (13) Private institutions of higher education (20) For-profit organizations other than small businesses (22) Small businesses (23) Others (25)

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites researchers to submit applications for support of clinical projects that address critical needs for clinical trial readiness in rare diseases. The initiative seeks applications that are intended to facilitate rare diseases research by enabling efficient and effective movement of candidate therapeutics or diagnostics toward clinical trials, and to increase their likelihood of success. This could be through the development and testing of rigorous biomarkers and clinical outcome assessment measures, or by defining the presentation and course of a rare disease to enable the design of upcoming clinical trials.