OpenFederal grantOpen to for-profit businessesPA-24-187

Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of HealthCloses May 7, 2027(206 days left)

Does this fit your business?

This is an NIH career award (K24) that gives mid-career health-professional doctorates protected time for patient-oriented research and for mentoring clinical residents, fellows, and junior faculty. It is for clinicians at universities, hospitals, nonprofits, governments, tribal entities, or small businesses who already run patient-oriented research. Retail, finance, housing, and other businesses with no clinical research or mentoring role should not bother; foreign organizations are not allowed

Best for
Mid-career health-professional doctorates with active patient-oriented research programs, Universities, academic medical centers, and hospitals with clinical trainees to mentor, Nonprofits and government or tribal entities that host clinical research and mentoring, Small businesses engaged in patient-oriented clinical research
Not for
Retail, finance, housing, and other businesses with no clinical research or mentoring role, Foreign organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations, Early-career investigators or organizations without a mid-career clinician to nominate
Estimated fit by industry, best first
IndustryEstimated fit
Healthcare & BiotechMatches your industry (health, clinical)
87
Strong Match
Education & TrainingCurrently accepting applications
67
Good Match
Agriculture & FarmingLimit: Not clearly about your industry or what you need funding for; check the…
54
Possible Match
Arts & CultureLimit: Nothing in this notice points to arts & culture
54
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Construction & InfrastructureLimit: Not clearly about your industry or what you need funding for; check the…
54
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Energy & Clean TechLimit: Nothing in this notice points to energy & clean tech
54
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Environment & ConservationLimit: Nothing in this notice points to environment & conservation
54
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Finance & BankingLimit: Nothing in this notice points to finance & banking
54
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Food & BeverageLimit: Nothing in this notice points to food & beverage
54
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Housing & Real EstateLimit: Nothing in this notice points to housing & real estate
54
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ManufacturingLimit: Not clearly about your industry or what you need funding for; check the…
54
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Retail & E-CommerceLimit: Nothing in this notice points to retail & e-commerce
54
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Social Services & NonprofitLimit: Nothing in this notice points to social services & nonprofit
54
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Technology & SoftwareLimit: Nothing in this notice points to technology & software
54
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Transportation & LogisticsLimit: Not clearly about your industry or what you need funding for; check the…
54
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These are our matcher’s estimates for a typical business in each industry. A real match depends on your size, your state and what you need the money for — check your own fit.

What this funds

Money can be used for
Research, Training, Operating support
Who can apply
Colleges and universities, Nonprofits, State and local governments, Other applicants (see eligibility)

Questions about this grant

When is the application deadline?
May 7, 2027.
Who can apply for this grant?
Universities and hospitals, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, state, county, city, tribal, and special district governments, public housing authorities, independent school districts, for-profit organizations including small businesses, and certain other entities such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, and faith-based or community-based organizations. Foreign organizations may not apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible either.
Can a sole proprietor or single-member LLC apply?
The facts do not say. Small businesses are listed as eligible, but the notice does not specify whether a sole proprietor or single-member LLC qualifies, so check the full opportunity listing (PA-24-187) before assuming you can apply.
Can a nonprofit apply?
Yes. Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education) are both listed as eligible applicants.

Summary

NIH K24 award giving mid-career health-professional doctorates protected time for patient-oriented research and for mentoring clinical residents, fellows, and junior faculty. Eligible applicants include universities, hospitals/nonprofits, state/local governments, tribal entities, and small businesses; foreign organizations may not apply.

About this grant

The purpose of the NIH Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) is to provide support to mid-career health-professional doctorates for protected time to devote to patient-oriented research (POR) and to act as research mentors primarily for clinical residents, clinical fellows and/or junior clinical faculty.

Who can apply

Other Eligible Applicants include the following:

Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Topics and uses of funds

Topics

  • Health
  • Research
  • Workforce

Program contact

National Institutes of Healthgrantsinfo@nih.gov301-402-2541

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