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This document is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required) federal grant opportunity.

The purpose of this grant is to support small-scale research projects at institutions that do not receive substantial NIH funding, with a focus on providing biomedical research experiences primarily for undergraduate students and enhancing the research environment at eligible institutions. Eligible applicants are higher education institutions that award baccalaureate science degrees and have received no more than $6 million in NIH funding per year in 4 of the last 7 fiscal years. This NOFO supports investigator-initiated mechanistic and/or minimal risk clinical trials aligned with the research interests of the participating NIH institutes, which include Lung Diseases, Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Mental Health, Alcohol Research, Drug Use and Addiction, and others. The grant provides funding through the R15 mechanism.