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Research Experiences and/or Mentoring Networks through Research Education to Enhance Clinician-Scientists' Participation in NIDCDs Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

US · MD · Bethesda National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) grant open #PAR-25-020
Response due Sep 29, 2027 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), is soliciting R25 research education grant applications to support research experiences and/or mentoring networks for clinician-scientists. The goal is to enhance clinician-scientists' participation in NIDCD's research portfolio. Clinical trials are explicitly excluded from this funding opportunity. The announcement is open for a multi-year window from October 2024 through September 2027.

What they want

Applicants must propose research education programs that provide: (1) research experiences for clinician-scientists in areas relevant to NIDCD's mission (hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language), and/or (2) mentoring networks designed to increase clinician-scientist participation in NIDCD-funded research. Clinical trials are not allowed under this funding mechanism. Programs should aim to build a pipeline of clinician-researchers capable of conducting or contributing to NIDCD research. The R25 mechanism is used exclusively for research education activities; it does not support traditional research projects or clinical trials.
Deliverables
  • Research education program design and implementation
  • Mentoring network establishment and/or management
  • Progress reports to NIH/NIDCD
  • Trainee recruitment and tracking outcomes
  • Annual performance metrics on clinician-scientist participation
Technical requirements
  • Clinical trials are explicitly NOT allowed under this funding opportunity
  • Program must align with NIDCD mission areas (hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, language)
  • Must use R25 research education grant mechanism
  • Must target clinician-scientists as primary participants/beneficiaries

How they evaluate

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

Risks & flags

  • Extremely long open window (3 years) with rolling submissions — may favor established academic medical centers with existing NIDCD relationships
  • Highly specialized mission alignment requirement (NIDCD-specific research areas) may limit competitive field to a narrow set of institutions already embedded in NIDCD's network

Market context

inferred from NAICS
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
NAICS 541714
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.

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