OpenResearch announcementOpportunity PAR-25-439

Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional) is an open federal grant opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services). Applications are due May 7, 2028. Individual awards are listed as up to $500K. 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 93.361 (Nursing Research).

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

Key facts

Sep 17, 2025Posted
May 7, 2028Application deadlinenext date
Apr 1, 2026 (est.)Est. award date
Jun 12, 2028Archived

Posted: Sep 17, 2025
Close date: May 7, 2028
Archive date: Jun 12, 2028
Est. award date: Apr 1, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $500,000
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); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organization) 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.

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 initiative is to support the development of innovative research centers to foster nursing-led programs that promote community-partnered research to address persistent health challenges. Center applications developed in response to this RFA should propose strategies to strengthen the research infrastructure by establishing or expanding centralized research resources in School or College of Nursing (SON/CON), developing and enhancing nurse-led interdisciplinary teams, and building expertise in community-partnered research through conducting pilot research that applies NINR's research lenses. Center strategies should be informed by NINRs mission and should meaningfully engage the community throughout all activities.

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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-25-439 Full Announcement TextFull Announcement · PAR-25-439-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-25-439 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 May 7, 2028Submit 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)

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

Quick answers

When is the deadline for “Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)”?

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

Who is eligible to apply for “Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)”?

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 “Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $500k.

How do I apply for “Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity PAR-25-439), 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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