Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #FOR-HL-25-024
NHLBI Small Grant Program for Career Development Awardees (Clinical Trial Optional)
Buyer
National Institutes of Health
Posted
July 18, 2025
Respond By
June 01, 2026
Identifier
FOR-HL-25-024
NAICS
541715, 541714, 813212
This opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a small grant program supporting career development awardees: - Purpose: Provide small grants to current or recent NHLBI career development (K) awardees - Supports expansion of research objectives or initiation of new studies based on prior career development research - Aims to help high-potential researchers transition to research independence - Eligibility: - Only certain K-recipients (career development awardees) are eligible - Open to educational institutions, nonprofits, government entities, and businesses - Focus areas: - Health research related to lung diseases, blood diseases, sleep disorders, and cardiovascular diseases - No specific products or services are being procured; this is a grant funding opportunity - No OEMs or vendors are mentioned, as this is not a procurement of goods or services - Notable requirements: - Applicants must be current or recently completed NHLBI career development awardees - Intended to generate preliminary data and publications for K-to-R award transition
Description
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans to issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity to support current or recently completed NHLBI career development awardees with small grants. The grants aim to help recipients expand their current research or initiate new studies stemming from their career development research. The program targets awardees who have high potential but face challenges transitioning to research independence, providing support to generate preliminary data and publications to aid their transition from K awards to R awards. Applications are not currently being solicited; this notice allows potential applicants time to prepare. Eligible applicants include various educational institutions, nonprofits, government entities, and businesses, with only certain K-recipients eligible to apply.