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.

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