NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Official funding announcement — preliminary draft

Funder: National Institutes of Health

Opportunity number: PAR-25-105

Official listed status: posted

Closing information: 2028-01-07 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)

Award disclosure: Applicant-level ceiling not stated in the retrieved federal synopsis; verify in full NOFO.

Applicant categories in federal synopsis: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; State governments; Private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; For profit organizations other than small businesses; County governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); City or township governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Special district governments; Independent school districts; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Small businesses

Federal synopsis

This NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators supports basic and clinical research conducted by scientists who are in the early stages of establishing an independent research career in oral, dental and craniofacial research. This R03 program supports pilot or feasibility studies and developmental research projects with the intention of obtaining sufficient preliminary data for a subsequent investigator initiated Research Project Grant (R01) or equivalent application.

Draft intake record. Eligibility, program terms, current amendments and applicant ceiling must be independently verified before publishing.

Official Grants.gov opportunity and NOFO