Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications)

Parent announcements are broad funding opportunities that applicants can use to submit investigator-initiated applications for a range of popular programs. These announcements do not specify any particular area of scientific interest. They simply provide the standard forms and instructions needed to apply. Parent announcements are open for up to three years and are typically reissued to ensure continuity. They use standard due dates with three application, review, and award cycles each year.

Not all NIH institutes and centers participate on all parent announcements. Before submitting your application, make sure the institute or center that may be interested in your research is listed as a participating organization in the funding opportunity.

General Information

• Grant applications and associated documents (e.g., reference letters) are due by 5:00 p.m. local time of the applicant organization on the specified due date.
• Direct opportunity-specific questions to the agency contacts listed within the opportunity.
• Research project (R01), exploratory/developmental (R21) and planning grant (R34) applications with a PD/PI appointed to an NIH Peer Review advisory group may be eligible for an alternate submission schedule. See Continuous Submission for details and review assignment cutoff dates.

The following Parent Announcements are available (sorted by Activity Code):

Research (R) Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Open Date	Expiration Date
R01	NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-20-185	NIH	05-05-2020	05-05-2020	01-08-2025
R01	Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-20-184	NIH	05-05-2020	05-05-2020	01-08-2025
R01	Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)	PA-20-183	NIH	05-05-2020	05-05-2020	01-08-2025
R03	NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-20-200	NIH	05-07-2020	05-16-2020	01-08-2025
R13	NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-25-080	NIH	10-01-2024	11-12-2024	09-08-2027
R21	NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-20-195	NIH	05-07-2020	05-16-2020	01-08-2025
R21	NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)	PA-20-194	NIH	05-07-2020	05-16-2020	01-08-2025
R21	NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-20-196	NIH	05-07-2020	05-16-2020	01-08-2025
R41/R42	PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Required)	PA-24-248	NIH	07-03-2024	08-05-2024	04-06-2025
R41/R42	PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-24-247	NIH	07-03-2024	08-05-2024	04-06-2025
R43/R44	PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH and CDC for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Required)	PA-24-246	NIH	07-03-2024	08-05-2024	04-06-2025
R43/R44	PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-24-245	NIH	07-03-2024	08-05-2024	04-06-2025

Research Training (T) Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Open Date	Expiration Date
T32	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)	PA-23-048	NIH	01-26-2023	04-25-2023	05-08-2026
T35	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)	PA-23-080	NIH	01-18-2023	04-25-2023	05-08-2026

Career Development (K) Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Open Date	Expiration Date
K01	Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-24-177	NIH	04-24-2024	05-12-2024	05-08-2027
K01	Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-24-176	NIH	04-24-2024	05-12-2024	05-08-2027
K01	Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)	PA-24-175	NIH	04-24-2024	05-12-2024	05-08-2027
K02	Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-24-180	NIH	04-26-2024	05-13-2024	05-08-2027
K02	Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)	PA-24-178	NIH	04-26-2024	05-13-2024	05-08-2027
K02	Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-24-179	NIH	04-24-2024	05-13-2024	05-08-2027
K08	Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-24-183	NIH	04-24-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K08	Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-24-182	NIH	04-24-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K08	Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)	PA-24-181	NIH	04-24-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K23	Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-24-186	NIH	04-09-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K23	Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-24-185	NIH	04-09-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K23	Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required)	PA-24-184	NIH	04-09-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K24	Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-24-188	NIH	04-25-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K24	Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required)	PA-24-187	NIH	04-25-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K24	Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-24-189	NIH	04-25-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K25	Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-24-191	NIH	04-23-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K25	Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-24-192	NIH	04-23-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K25	Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required)	PA-24-190	NIH	04-23-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K99/R00	NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	PA-24-195	NIH	04-24-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K99/R00	NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)	PA-24-193	NIH	04-24-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027
K99/R00	NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-24-194	NIH	04-24-2024	05-10-2024	05-08-2027

Fellowship (F) Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Open Date	Expiration Date
F30	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)	PA-23-261	NIH	09-07-2023	11-08-2023	09-08-2025
F30	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)	PA-23-260	NIH	08-16-2023	11-08-2023	09-08-2025
F31	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity)	PA-23-271	NIH	09-12-2023	11-08-2023	09-08-2025
F31	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)	PA-23-272	NIH	08-16-2023	11-08-2023	09-08-2025
F32	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)	PA-23-262	NIH	09-07-2023	11-08-2023	09-08-2025
F33	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33)	PA-23-263	NIH	08-22-2023	11-08-2023	09-08-2025

Administrative Supplements Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Open Date	Expiration Date
333	Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	PA-23-189	OD	06-28-2023	05-04-2023	05-08-2026
333	Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-20-272	NIH	10-13-2020	10-09-2020	01-24-2025

Post-award Administrative Action Announcements

Activity Code(s)	Title	Announcement Number	Issuing Organization	Release Date	Open Date	Expiration Date
666	Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-24-253	NIH	07-11-2024	07-19-2024	07-18-2027
777	Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)	PA-24-254	NIH	07-11-2024	07-12-2024	07-13-2027