Opportunity

Simpler Grants.gov #PAR-25-450

NIH Grant for Clinical Trial Readiness in Rare Diseases

Buyer

National Institutes of Health

Posted

September 23, 2025

Respond By

July 20, 2028

Identifier

PAR-25-450

NAICS

541715

This opportunity is a grant solicitation from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support clinical projects that improve readiness for clinical trials in rare diseases. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are mentioned, as this is a research grant opportunity - Products/Services Requested: - Clinical research projects to advance candidate therapeutics or diagnostics toward clinical trials - Development and testing of biomarkers and clinical outcome assessment measures - Defining disease presentation and course to inform clinical trial design - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Focus on rare diseases, disorders, and syndromes - No cost sharing or matching requirement - Broad eligibility: government entities, educational institutions, nonprofits, and businesses (excluding foreign organizations) - Funding instrument is a discretionary grant for health and social services - Place of Performance: - National Institutes of Health (federal office)

Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites researchers to submit applications for support of clinical projects that address critical needs for clinical trial readiness in rare diseases. The initiative seeks applications intended to facilitate rare diseases research by enabling efficient and effective movement of candidate therapeutics or diagnostics toward clinical trials, increasing their likelihood of success. This includes development and testing of rigorous biomarkers and clinical outcome assessment measures, or defining the presentation and course of a rare disease to enable the design of upcoming clinical trials. The funding instrument type is a grant, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity is discretionary and focuses on health, income security, and social services.

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