This program is intended to enable and encourage the scientific community to create and disseminate training modules that will effectively contribute to the advancement of the biomedical research workforce. NIGMS intends to fund training modules in distinct subject areas that are currently relevant to biomedical scientists. The subject topics are described through “Notices of Special Interest (NOSI)” found in the “Related Notices” section of the notice of funding opportunity PAR-24-040.

Modules can take many different formats and approaches. In general, NIGMS will support modules that:

• Create educational activities with a primary focus on either (1) courses for skills development or (2) curriculum or methods development.
• Assess the current training needs of the intended audience, specifying the skills and knowledge that will be gained by the audience and how the module will enhance the biomedical research workforce.
• Fill a gap in the existing educational resources and ensure the content is relevant and broadly useful for audiences that include biomedical researchers at one or more professional levels including students, postdoctoral scientists, staff scientists, clinical researchers, research faculty, etc.
• Result in meaningful, sustained change in the biomedical research workforce and cover material not typically included as part of the current institutional coursework.
• Are timely, informative, engaging, easily accessible, and free to the biomedical research community.

Because of the complex nature of these topics, expert(s) in the subject areas are highly encouraged to be part of the investigator team. Members of the PD/PI team may hold a professional role other than professor or research faculty.

Finally, applicants should note that this funding opportunity is not intended to support stipends or salaries of trainees or participants in organizational training programs. However, individuals serving as training module development participants may receive compensation for giving feedback on the content. The funding is intended to create educational modules to be used in biomedical research environments, not to provide financial support to institutional training programs.

For the benefit of the scientific community, the training module end products are posted on the NIGMS website as they become available. For examples, see previously funded initiatives to enhance data rigor and reproducibility.

For more information about this program,​ read the Answers to Frequently Asked Questions or visit Contacts by Research Area for Program contact(s).

Funded Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training Grants

Training Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training Answers to Frequently Asked Questions