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NIDCD Early Career Research(ECR) Award (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

US · US National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) grant open #PAR-25-120
Response due Oct 15, 2027 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of NIH/HHS, is offering the Early Career Research (ECR) Award under the R21 activity code. This grant mechanism supports early-stage investigators pursuing exploratory or developmental research relevant to NIDCD's mission areas (hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language). Clinical trials are optional under this funding opportunity. The announcement is open for an extended multi-year window, from October 2024 through October 2027.

What they want

Funding opportunity PAR-25-120 invites applications from early career researchers for R21 exploratory/developmental research grants administered by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Clinical trials are permitted but not required. The opportunity is posted on Grants.gov under agency code HHS-NIH11 and remains open across multiple submission cycles through October 15, 2027.
Technical requirements
  • Applicant must qualify as an early career / early stage investigator per NIH eligibility criteria
  • Research scope must align with NIDCD mission areas (hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, language)
  • Clinical trial inclusion is optional but must comply with NIH clinical trial policies if included
Key personnel
  • Early Career Principal Investigator (PI) / Early Stage Investigator

How they evaluate

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

Risks & flags

  • Funding opportunity number PAR-25-120 is a targeted program announcement specifically for early career researchers — eligibility is implicitly restricted to investigators who have not yet received a substantial NIH independent research award, which narrows the applicant pool significantly.
  • Multi-year open window (2024–2027) with rolling submissions may obscure actual competition intensity and review cycle deadlines, which are not specified in the provided text.

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.

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