OpenResearch announcementOpportunity PAR-25-358

NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is an open federal grant opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services). Applications are due January 7, 2028. Individual awards are listed as up to $150K. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 10 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.867 (Vision Research).

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

Key facts

Jan 10, 2025Posted
Jan 7, 2028Application deadlinenext date
Feb 12, 2028Archived

Posted: Jan 10, 2025
Close date: Jan 7, 2028
Archive date: Feb 12, 2028
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $150,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

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 NEI supports large-scale clinical vision research projects, including randomized clinical trials and epidemiologic studies on eye/vision conditions. At the time of submission, applications requesting support for these activities are expected to provide detailed information regarding the study rationale, design, analytic methods, protocols and procedures, facilities and environment, organizational structure, and collaborative arrangements. This information is best conveyed in a study protocol and Manual of Procedures (MOP), the development of which represents a costly and time-consuming activity. This clinical research planning grant funding opportunity supports applicants in their planning efforts to conduct collaborative clinical research. The grant may be used to support the development of a study protocol and MOP, as well as to conduct preliminary studies to refine study procedures or document recruitment potential. The grant must not be used to generate data on the effects of a proposed intervention. This NEI NOFO is applicable to both epidemiologic and clinical trial research studies.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

PAR-25-358 Full Announcement TextFull Announcement · PAR-25-358-Full-Announcement.htmlHTML · 1 KB

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 ↗
Open the application packageUse opportunity number PAR-25-358 on Grants.gov (Grants.gov Workspace). Open ↗
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 earlyNational Institutes of Health · grantsinfo@nih.gov Open ↗
Submit before January 7, 2028Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.867Vision ResearchProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.867

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$696M

FY25

$703M

FY26

$864K est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.867. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 93.867

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 3,582 grant awards had funding actions under Vision Research, with 1,346 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$81.2M
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY$63.4M
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$55.1M
JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.$52.2M
DUKE UNIVERSITY$46.7M

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

Agency contact (as published)

National Institutes of Health
grantsinfo@nih.gov
301-402-2541

Quick answers

When is the deadline for “NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”?

According to the official notice, applications are due January 7, 2028. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for “NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and 3 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $150k.

How do I apply for “NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity PAR-25-358), 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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