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Limited Competition: John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program (S21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · RFA-MD-28-001

In plain English

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: Mar 25, 2027. Estimated application due date: May 25, 2027.

Awards are up to $2,000,000 each, the agency expects to make 6 awards and estimated total program funding is $12,000,000.

Eligible applicant types include 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 dateMar 25, 2027
Estimated application due dateMay 25, 2027
Estimated award dateJun 30, 2028
Estimated project startJun 30, 2028
Fiscal year2028
Forecast postedSep 8, 2026
Opportunity numberRFA-MD-28-001
AgencyNational Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)
Funding instrumentGrant
CategoryHealth
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$2,000,000
Award floor (min per award)Not stated
Estimated total program funding$12,000,000
Expected number of awards6
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)93.307 – Minority Health and Health Disparities Research
Last updated on Grants.govSep 8, 2026

Who can apply

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  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Pursuant to Public Health Service Act section 464z-3(h), 42 USC 285t(h), as amended by Public Law 117-104, applicants for this program must include eligible public/private institutions of higher education that have current or former HRSA Centers of Excellence awards under Section 736 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act and current or former NIMHD Centers of Excellence awards under Section 464z-4 of the PHS Act. …

Description

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

As authorized under section 464z-3(h) of the Public Health Service Act, the purpose of the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program is to strengthen the research infrastructure and training capacity at eligible institutions of higher education to facilitate health disparities research. Specific strategic objectives include: 1) improving the institutional physical infrastructure and acquisition of research equipment, 2) developing research-enabling technical expertise, 3) expansion of academic science programs relevant to scientific research, and 4) merit-based recruitment of highly accomplished researchers for open faculty positions. The John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program does not directly support research projects. This is a Forecast for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. …

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