We're hosting an informational webinar about the Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (RLI-S10) (PAR-23-138). The next application deadline is July 3, 2025.

The RLI-S10 program goals include:

UPDATE: This webinar has been cancelled.

Are you or other principal investigators at your institution preparing a grant application for the NIH Research Enhancement Awards (R15) program? If so, please join our upcoming webinar to learn about the various NIH R15 programs, the one NIGMS participates in, and application components. You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions:

Thursday, January 30, 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET
Zoom registration
Event webpage

We’re hosting a virtual “office hour” on January 8 for potential applicants to our Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP).

PREP’s goal is to develop a well-trained pool of postbaccalaureates who will transition into and complete rigorous biomedical, research-focused doctoral degree programs (such as Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.) in biomedical fields relevant to the NIGMS mission.

During the meeting, we’ll provide a brief overview of the PREP funding opportunity and answer your programmatic, budget, and scientific review questions. Those interested in joining the office hour are strongly encouraged to review the 2022 PREP prospective applicant webinar, companion slide deck [PDF], and NOT-GM-24-010 for recent budget guidance.

We’re hosting an informational webinar for potential applicants to the Advancing Research Careers (ARC) program. ARC is part of the National Institutes of Health’s efforts to promote broad participation within the biomedical research workforce. It has two components: an individual predoctoral-to-postdoctoral career transition award (F99/K00; PAR-25-084) and an institutional research education cooperative agreement (UE5; PAR-23-221).

Webinar Information:

Tuesday, January 7, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 160 701 7235
Passcode: NIGMS

We’re hosting a virtual question-and-answer “office hour” on Monday, January 13, 2025, for our basic biomedical and medical scientist T32 programs:

• NIGMS Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (PAR-23-228). Next application due date: January 25, 2025.
• Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (PAR-24-128). Next application due date: January 25, 2025.
• Leading Equity and Diversity in the Medical Scientist Training Program (LEAD MSTP) (PAR-23-030). Next application due date: January 27, 2025.

UPDATE: The MIRA office hour on December 12 has reached its capacity and registration is closed. For additional sessions, visit the Navigating NIGMS Grants webpage.

We’re hosting a virtual question-and-answer “office hour” on Thursday, December 12, for Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35) early stage investigator (ESI) applicants. This small group session is designed to help late-stage postdoctoral researchers and early career faculty plan their future applications. We’ll start with a brief presentation of key components of the ESI-MIRA application (research strategy, biosketch, budget, etc.) and spend the rest of the time in open discussion to answer your questions.​

We’re hosting a virtual question-and-answer “office hour” on Monday, December 16, for the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE; PAR-24-032) and Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD; PAR-24-031) T32 training programs.

The goals of these programs are to strengthen research training environments and promote broader participation of scientists earning Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical research workforce.

Next application due date: January 29, 2025

Notice of Virtual Question & Answer Office Hours for BRE-SPAD Program Applicants (NOT-GM-25-014)

UPDATE: The first application due date for the BRE-SPAD program has changed to February 19, 2025. For more information, see NOT-GM-25-010.

The notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for our Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) program is now available (PAR-24-268). The program aims to promote broad participation in biomedical research by supporting resource-limited institutions to conduct research, enhance their research environments, and increase sponsored programs’ administration capacity.

Applications should propose activities in at least two of the following areas:

• Developing sponsored programs’ administration 
• Cultivating growth in the research environment 
• Administering pilot research projects 

UPDATE: The first webinar video is available.

Progress reports are required at least annually from our grantees to document accomplishments, scientific progress, and compliance with the terms of an award. To help navigate this reporting process, we’re hosting a series of three webinars to guide awardees through the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). The first webinar planned is

Understanding the Basics of the NIGMS RPPR
Thursday, November 14, 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Zoom link
Join by phone
Meeting ID: 160 044 6421
Passcode: 932913

UPDATE: The video from this webinar is now available.

We’re pleased to announce that the notice of funding opportunity for the Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) program has been published (PAR-24-260). TIRBEE supports federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations to establish institutional review boards (IRBs) or enhance the capacity of existing Tribal IRBs. The program seeks to give Tribes greater autonomy over their own research processes and is part of the response to needs identified through a formal Tribal consultation [PDF] NIGMS conducted in 2021.