PKG00285790.pdf

This is an application guide document for NIH FORMS-H grants, specifically directing applicants to use either general or career development instructions depending on the funding opportunity type. The guide references multiple federal grant programs and funding mechanisms across the National Institutes of Health, including the Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required), which supports career development for individuals with clinical doctoral degrees committed to patient-oriented research. The application deadline for this opportunity is May 8, 2027, with typical award values ranging from $75,000 to $150,000 annually over project periods up to five years. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, state and local governments, and tribal entities. The guide directs applicants to the general FORMS-H instructions available online and specifies that career development applications must follow filtered career development instructions, with optional forms available as needed for specific funding opportunities.

The guide is part of a broader NIH funding ecosystem encompassing multiple federal grant programs under CFDA listings including Trans-NIH Research Support (93.310), Office of Research on Women's Health (93.313), Cardiovascular Diseases Research (93.837), Lung Diseases Research (93.838), Blood Diseases and Resources Research (93.839), and numerous other programs managed by NHLBI, NIAMS, NIMH, NIDDK, and other NIH institutes and centers. Applications are reviewed for scientific merit by peer review groups and national advisory councils, with funding decisions based on scientific and technical merit, investigator competency, facility adequacy, budget appropriateness, and relevance to program objectives. Grantees must retain financial and programmatic records for three years from the date of the annual Financial Status Report submission. Foreign organizations are generally ineligible, though foreign components of U.S. organizations may be permitted in limited circumstances. Applicants should consult specific funding opportunity announcements for detailed eligibility criteria, submission requirements, and application deadlines.