Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

US · MD National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant open #PAR-25-370

Response due Nov 16, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting small research grant applications (R03 mechanism) addressing Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of genomics and related biomedical research. The R03 mechanism supports small, self-contained research projects with limited budgets and duration. Clinical trials are optional under this announcement. The opportunity is open for an extended period from January 2025 through November 2026, allowing multiple submission cycles.

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal (electronic submission)

Risks & flags

Opportunity number and full programmatic requirements not fully detailed in synopsis — applicants should retrieve the full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PAR-25-370 for complete eligibility, scope, and scoring criteria before investing proposal effort.

Market context

inferred from NAICS

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

NAICS 541711

US market size: $2.0T
Typical award: $25K – $50M

Typical buyers

All federal civilianDoDStates

Commonly required

8(a)WOSBSDVOSBPE/PMP

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (EL…

Due Nov 16

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