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Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)

US · MD National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant open #PA-24-253
Response due Jul 17, 2027 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

This is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity announcement (PA-24-253) for a Successor-in-Interest (Type 6) grant, with a Parent Clinical Trial Optional designation. A Type 6 activity code is used when an applicant organization is taking over an existing NIH grant from another organization (successor-in-interest), allowing continuation of previously funded research. The clinical trial optional designation means applicants may or may not include a clinical trial component. The opportunity has a multi-year open window running from July 2024 through July 2027.

What they want

The opportunity supports applications from organizations that are assuming responsibility for an existing NIH grant from a prior grantee institution (successor-in-interest transfer, Type 6 activity code). The parent announcement covers a broad range of research areas across NIH institutes and centers. The 'Clinical Trial Optional' designation allows the successor organization to continue research that may or may not involve human clinical trials. Applicants must demonstrate that the transfer of grant responsibility is warranted and that the successor organization can fulfill the original grant's objectives.
Technical requirements
  • Applicant must be a successor organization taking over an existing NIH-funded grant from a prior grantee
  • Clinical trial component is optional — applications may or may not include human subjects/clinical trials
  • Must comply with NIH Type 6 activity code requirements for successor-in-interest transfers

How they evaluate

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

Risks & flags

  • Opportunity is a parent/umbrella announcement with no specific scope — actual funded value, deliverables, and technical requirements are determined at the individual application level
  • Very long open window (3 years) is standard for NIH parent announcements but means no urgency signal can be inferred
  • Minimal descriptive content in the posting; full requirements require review of the complete FOA on NIH's grants portal

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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