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NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · PAR-27-077

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National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) is accepting applications for this grant until May 25, 2029 (926 days left).

The listing does not state award amounts or the number of awards.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations, colleges & universities, school districts and public housing authorities, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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Key facts

StatusPosted: open for applications
Close dateMay 25, 2029 · 926 days left
Posted dateMay 5, 2026
Opportunity numberPAR-27-077
AgencyNational Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)
Funding instrumentGrant
CategoryHealth
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)Not stated
Award floor (min per award)Not stated
Estimated total program fundingNot stated
Expected number of awardsNot stated
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)93.121 – Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
93.172 – Human Genome Research
93.213 – Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health
93.242 – Mental Health Research Grants
93.279 – Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs
93.286 – Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health
93.307 – Minority Health and Health Disparities Research
93.310 – Trans-NIH Research Support
93.313 – NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
93.855 – Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research
93.859 – Biomedical Research and Research Training
93.866 – Aging Research
Last updated on Grants.govMay 5, 2026
Archive dateJul 24, 2029

Who can apply

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  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
  • Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses
  • Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations: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

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program is to support educational activities that increase understanding of biomedical research among pre-college (pre-kindergarten to grade12) individuals, and to encourage awareness of and continued interest in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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