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This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Small Research Grant (R03) focused on studying the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of human genetics and genomics research. The opportunity (PAR-25-370) is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health and is open to a wide range of applicants including higher education institutions, nonprofits, tribal organizations, government entities, and small businesses.

The grant supports small research projects, particularly those involving single investigators, with emphasis on normative or conceptual analyses including legal, economic, philosophical, anthropological, or historical analyses of emerging issues. It falls under multiple NIH programs including Human Genome Research (93.172), Environmental Health (93.113), Mental Health Research (93.242), and several others. The funding supports both preliminary data collection and secondary analysis of existing data, with encouragement for direct stakeholder involvement where appropriate. Projects may use single or mixed research methods.