NIH Parent Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)

Each NIH grant application must be submitted in response to a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). If an application is investigator-initiated, the PI should use the parent FOAs listed below. You are strongly encouraged to read the opportunity announcement for any special instructions pertinent to that grant mechanism.

Research Project Grant (Parent R01) PA-07-070
NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03) PA-06-180
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13/U13) PA-08-149
Academic Research Enhancement Award (Parent R15) PA-06-042
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21) PA-06-181
Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR R41/R42) PA-08-051
Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR R43/R44) PA-08-050