Official funding announcement — preliminary draft
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Opportunity number: PAR-25-370
Official listed status: posted
Closing information: 2026-11-16 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)
Award disclosure: Official federal synopsis lists an award ceiling of 50,000; applicant-level applicability requires full-NOFO review.
Applicant categories in federal synopsis: Private institutions of higher education; Small businesses; County governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; City or township governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; State governments; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Special district governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Independent school districts
Federal synopsis
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to invite Small Research Grant (R21) applications that propose to study the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of human genetics and genomics. Applications may propose studies using either single or mixed methods. Direct involvement of key stakeholders where appropriate is encouraged. These applications should be for small research projects, such as those that involve single investigators. Of particular interest are projects that propose normative or conceptual analyses, including focused legal, economic, philosophical, anthropological, or historical analyses of new or emerging issues. This mechanism can also be used for the collection of preliminary data and the secondary analysis of existing data.
Draft intake record. Eligibility, program terms, current amendments and applicant ceiling must be independently verified before publishing.