The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions through funding investigator-initiated research in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences that falls in the NIH mission areas. Eligible institutions must award undergraduate (B.S. or B.A.) and/or graduate degrees in biomedical sciences, have received no more than $6 million per year (total costs) from NIH Research Project Grants (RPGs) in each of the preceding two fiscal years at the time of application submission, and enrolled at least 25% of undergraduate students supported by Pell grants for the two most recent years of reported data.

Applicants interested in more information about Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-25-415) or Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-25-414) are encouraged to reach out to the scientific appropriate Institute, Center or Office Scientific Contact listed in Section VII of the NOFO of interest. The information about NIGMS mission-relevant research projects, please contact Rubin Baskir for SuRE-First and Pauline Cupit for SuRE.