ForecastedOpportunity RFA-AG-26-005

Limited Competition: Social, Behavioral, & Economic (SBE) Coordinating Center

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Limited Competition: Social, Behavioral, & Economic (SBE) Coordinating Center 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 August 20, 2026; forecast dates can change. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.307 (Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) and 3 other listings.

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

Key facts

Jul 28, 2025Forecast posted
Jun 20, 2026 (est.)Full notice expected
Aug 20, 2026 (est.)Application deadline
Apr 30, 2027 (est.)Est. award datenext date

Posted: Jul 28, 2025
Est. close date: Aug 20, 2026
Est. award date: Apr 30, 2027
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2027

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

This is a limited competition funding opportunity. Only award recipients funded under RFA-AG-21-035 and NIA recipients funded under PAR-21-213 are eligible to apply.

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.

This is a Forecast for a Limited Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Please see the Eligibility Section for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered for funding.

It is anticipated that the NOFO will enable the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Coordinating Center (SBE-CC) to build on its previous work of informing a future pandemic response that serves all Americans. To achieve this objective, the CC will focus on the following activities:

(1) Developing annual strategic directions,

(2) Fostering cross-talk, collaboration, and strategy across the SBE research community, and

(3) Providing and disseminating resources for SBE research communities.

Applications are not being solicited at this time.

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 20, 2026. 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 earlyScientific/Research Contact(s) · NIA-NOFO-Scientific@nih.gov Open ↗
Submit before August 20, 2026Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listings

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 93.307

Historical data · not a prediction

FY20

$334M

FY21

$899M

FY22

$421M

FY23

$540M

FY24

$489M est.

FY25

$489M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.307. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Scientific/Research Contact(s)
NIA-NOFO-Scientific@nih.gov
Please contact via e-mail.

Quick answers

Is “Limited Competition: Social, Behavioral, & Economic (SBE) Coordinating Center” 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 20, 2026. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for “Limited Competition: Social, Behavioral, & Economic (SBE) Coordinating Center”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How do I apply for “Limited Competition: Social, Behavioral, & Economic (SBE) Coordinating Center”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity RFA-AG-26-005), 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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