HHS-NIH11 · health
Closed — deadline passed 2026-08-17
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
The NIH Director"s New Innovator Award supports early-stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of...
Deadline
2026-08-17
Funding range
$475,000
Days remaining
Closed
Cost-sharing required
No
Who can apply
- other
- federally_recognized_native_american_tribal_governments
- county_governments
- nonprofits_non_higher_education_without_501c3
- private_institutions_of_higher_education
- special_district_governments
- state_governments
- for_profit_organizations_other_than_small_businesses
- other_native_american_tribal_organizations
- independent_school_districts
- public_and_state_institutions_of_higher_education
- city_or_township_governments
- small_businesses
- public_and_indian_housing_authorities
- nonprofits_non_higher_education_with_501c3
Fit assessment
Overall fit63
Eligibility20
Topic48
Urgency95
- · Eligibility score 20/100 based on applicant-type gates.
- · Topic fit 48/100 for education, youth, community keywords.
- · Deadline urgency 95/100 with 0 days remaining.
- · Application burden appears low.
This grant is closed
The application deadline (2026-08-17) has passed and this opportunity is no longer accepting applications. Grant packs are not available for closed grants.