PAR-25-369-Full-Announcement.html

This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for an Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) from the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, identified as PAR-25-369. The opportunity focuses on studying the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of human genetics and genomics research, with particular interest in exploring implications of new/emerging genomic technologies and novel uses of genomic information. The grant supports both single and mixed methods approaches, including empirical qualitative/quantitative methods and conceptual/legal/normative analyses.

The funding opportunity is open to a wide range of applicants including higher education institutions, government entities, tribal organizations, nonprofits, and for-profit organizations. It falls under multiple NIH research programs including Human Genome Research (93.172), Mental Health Research (93.242), Environmental Health (93.113), and several other specialized research areas like Drug Use and Addiction (93.279), Vision Research (93.867), and Child Health and Development (93.865). The announcement encourages direct stakeholder involvement where appropriate, though specific award amounts and dates are not provided in this excerpt.