NIAMS Small Grant Program For New Investigators (R03)

The summary for the NIAMS Small Grant Program For New Investigators (R03) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

NIAMS Small Grant Program For New Investigators (R03): -The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is seeking small grant (R03) applications to stimulate and facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into research on arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases and injuries. This solicitation will provide support for pilot research that is likely to lead to a subsequent individual research project grant (R01). -The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will use the R03 grant mechanism. -The R03 is not renewable. -Eligible Organizations: For profit or non-profit organizations, public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories, units of State and local government, eligible agencies of the Federal government, domestic institutions/organizations, faith-based or community-based organizations, Indian/Native American Tribal government (Federally recognized); Indian/Native American Tribal government (other than Federally recognized); and Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization. -Budget and Project Period. Applicants may request up to $50,000 (direct costs) per year. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this FOA may not exceed three years. -Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs): Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research is invited to work with their institution to develop an application for support. -Individuals with no previous grant support or former and current recipients of Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) (R15), Mentored Career Development Awards (K01, K08 and K23), Shannon Awards (R55), or Individual (F32) or Institutional (T32) National Research Service Award (NRSA) training support, dependent upon the status of other support for the project, are eligible to apply. Any current support by the F32 or T32 mechanisms must terminate before Small Grant support begins. Grants awarded through this PA may not be used to support thesis or dissertation research. Current and previous recipients of NIH funding through Research Project Grants (R01), FIRST (R29) awards or any non-mentored career development award mechanism are ineligible for this Small Grants Program. Principal Investigators of research subprojects of Research Program Projects (P01) and Centers (P50 and P60) and individuals who have received research support in arthritis, musculoskeletal or skin research from the National Science Foundation (NSF) or Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) as Principal Investigators are also ineligible. -Applicants may not submit more than one R03 application to the NIAMS in any review cycle. The NIAMS will not award a new R03 grant if the project period of the new grant would overlap with the project period of a previously awarded NIAMS R03 grant. In addition, the NIAMS will not accept an R03 application from a PD/PIs who has held two previous NIAMS R03s. Application renewals/competitive continuation applications or supplements to existing R03 projects will not be accepted. -Investigators who have questions about eligibility should contact the program official listed under Inquiries. -It is anticipated that approximately $1,500,000 (total costs) will be available for the first year of support for this funding opportunity announcement (FOA). It is anticipated that a total of up to 15 to 20 new grants will be awarded each fiscal year under this program. Awards are contingent on the availability of appropriated funds and on the receipt of sufficiently meritorious applications meeting the stated eligibility requirements.