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Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for NHLBI K01/K08/K23/K25 Recipients (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · RFA-HL-27-004

In plain English

National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) is accepting applications for this grant until Nov 7, 2028 (727 days left).

Awards are up to $85,000 each, the agency expects to make 29 awards and estimated total program funding is $3,900,000.

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 dateNov 7, 2028 · 727 days left
Posted dateMay 12, 2026
Opportunity numberRFA-HL-27-004
AgencyNational Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)
Funding instrumentGrant
CategoryHealth
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$85,000
Award floor (min per award)Not stated
Estimated total program funding$3,900,000
Expected number of awards29
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)93.233 – National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
93.837 – Cardiovascular Diseases Research
93.838 – Lung Diseases Research
93.839 – Blood Diseases and Resources Research
93.840 – Translation and Implementation Science Research for Heart, Lung, Blood Diseases, and Sleep Disorders
Last updated on Grants.govSep 3, 2026
Archive dateJan 6, 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):

Only the following NHLBI K01, K08, K23, and K25 awardees are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.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):

This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition that invites applications from eligible organizations to apply. Please see Section III. Eligibility for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the applications will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious applications will be considered. The purpose of this NOFO is to solicit current or recently completed NHLBI K01, K08, K23, and K25 awardees for small grant support to expand their current research objectives or to branch out to a new study emerging from their K award research. This NOFO is intended to facilitate the transition to research independence for these NHLBI K awardees. Current NHLBI K01, K08, K23, and K25 awardees may apply for this R03 support starting in the third year of their K award Project Period. …

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