ForecastedResearch announcementOpportunity FOR-NR-25-006

Limited Competition: Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers for Schools and Colleges of Nursing with Limited NIH Funding (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Limited Competition: Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers for Schools and Colleges of Nursing with Limited NIH Funding (P20 Clinical Trial Optional) is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of December 13, 2025; forecast dates can change. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, independent school districts, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 6 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.361 (Nursing Research).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

May 9, 2025Forecast posted
Jun 13, 2025 (est.)Full notice expected
Dec 13, 2025 (est.)Application deadline
Jul 1, 2026 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: May 9, 2025
Est. close date: Dec 13, 2025
Est. award date: Jul 1, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2026

Typical awards for this program (SAM.gov listing for ALN 93.361, not this notice): Fiscal Year 2023: Research Grants: $9,632 to $2,360,082; Average cost $440,204 Cooperative Agreements: $9,632 to $683,828; Average cost $125,899 NRSA Individual Awards: $2,641 to $78,272; Average cost of FTTP/Award $41,439 NRSA Institutional Awards: $185,157 to $523,377; Average cost of FTTP $58,895/Average cost of Award $356,837 Fiscal Year 2024 (est.): Research Grants: $10,000 to $3,833,036; Average cost $457,774 Cooperative Agreements: $18,938 to $806,431; Average cost $189,748 NRSA Individual Awards: $2,500 to $51,974; Average cost of FTTP/Award $41,839 NRSA Institutional Awards: $74,894 to $691,597; Average cost of FTTP $57,912/Average cost of Award $369,191

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The purpose of this notice is to inform the research community that the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) intends to publish a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), Limited Competition: Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers for Schools and Colleges of Nursing with Limited NIH Funding (P20 Clinical Trial Optional). This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects.

This NOFO will utilize the P20 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.

Research Initiative Details

The P20 Exploratory Centers will aim to foster nursing-led programs that promote community-partnered research to address persistent health challenges. This will be accomplished by developing and enhancing capacity for interdisciplinary, community-partnered research that advances the NINR mission by:

Establishing centralized research resources in Schools or Colleges of Nursing (SON/CONs).
Building the Center's community-partnered research expertise.
Developing nurse-led, interdisciplinary research teams that partner with the community in the development, implementation, and evaluation of research efforts.

This will be a limited competition request for applications. Eligible Schools or Colleges of Nursing must award research doctoral degrees and have received no more than $5 million dollars per year of NIH support (in both direct and F&A/indirect costs) in any 4 of the last 7 fiscal years (does not have to be consecutive).

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeThe agency estimates posting it around June 13, 2025. Save this grant to track changes.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyKaren A. Kehl, PhD, RN National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) · karen.kehl@nih.gov Open ↗
Submit before December 13, 2025Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.361Nursing ResearchProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.361

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$154M

FY25

$152M

FY26

$156M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.361. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 93.361

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 855 grant awards had funding actions under Nursing Research, with 1,076 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$28.8M
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$25.9M
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$17.5M
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$13.8M
EMORY UNIVERSITY$13.6M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Karen A. Kehl, PhD, RN National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
karen.kehl@nih.gov
301-594-8010

Quick answers

Is this opportunity open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around June 13, 2025. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Private colleges & universities, For-profit organizations (not small businesses) and Small businesses. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOR-NR-25-006), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

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