The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this NOFO will support educational activities with a primary focus on:
- Courses for Skills Development
- Research Experiences
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is intended to support research education activities for clinicians, clinicians in training, and clinical researchers that enhance the knowledge of substance use and substance use disorder (SUD) research and provide opportunities for active participation in related research. This mechanism may not be used to support non-research-related clinical training.
The proposed research education programs must include both courses for skills development and research experiences with primary emphasis on research experiences.
Deadlines:
- Letter of Intent Deadlines: 30 days before the application due date.
- R25 Application Deadlines: March 11, 2025; Aug 12, 2025; Nov 12, 2025; March 11, 2026; Aug 12, 2026; Nov 12, 2026; March 11, 2027; Aug 12, 2027; Nov 12, 2027
- AIDS Deadlines: March 11, 2025; Aug 12, 2025; Nov 12, 2025; March 11, 2026; Aug 12, 2026; Nov 12, 2026; March 11, 2027; Aug 12, 2027; Nov 12, 2027
PAR-25-204 Expiration Date November 13, 2027
The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program.
Institutions with existing Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional training grants (e.g., T32) or other Federally funded training programs may apply for a research education grant provided that the proposed educational experiences are distinct from those training programs receiving federal support. In many cases, it is anticipated that the proposed research education program will complement ongoing research training occurring at the applicant institution.
The PD/PI should be an established investigator in the scientific area in which the application is targeted and capable of providing both administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of the proposed program. The PD/PI will be expected to monitor and assess the program and submit all documents and reports as required.
Although the size of the award may vary with the scope of the research education program proposed, application budgets are limited to $350,000 in direct costs annually and must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The total project period, however, may not exceed 5 years.