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IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · PAR-26-026

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National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Feb 18, 2027. Estimated application due date: May 18, 2027.

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

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits and colleges & universities.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

Key facts

StatusForecasted: not open yet
Estimated posting dateFeb 18, 2027
Estimated application due dateMay 18, 2027
Estimated award dateMay 1, 2028
Estimated project startMay 1, 2028
Fiscal year2028
Forecast postedSep 22, 2025
Opportunity numberPAR-26-026
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)93.859 – Biomedical Research and Research Training
Last updated on Grants.govSep 22, 2025

Who can apply

Browse similar: Nonprofits · Colleges & universities

  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • 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

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Only institutions located in the following states/commonwealth are eligible to apply for the INBRE: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.Eligible network partner institutions may be primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs), defined as four-year colleges and two-year colleges that award associate degrees, bachelor"s degrees, and/or Master"s degrees in biomedical …

Description

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

The Institutional Development Award program develops biomedical research capacity in states that have historically received low levels of NIH funding (IDeA states). The IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Notice of Funding Opportunity will support statewide networks in IDeA states made up of one or more research intensive institution and multiple primarily undergraduate institutions. INBREs build biomedical research capacity through supporting faculty research and research mentoring, student participation in research, and enhancement of institutional research infrastructure with an emphasis on developing pathways for undergraduate students in these states to move into biomedical research careers. …

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