CCRP Initiative: Promoting a Basic Understanding of Chemical Threats to Skin (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Does this fit your business?

This is an NIH basic-research grant (R01) for studying how toxic chemicals injure skin, feeding into development of medical countermeasures for chemical disasters. It fits labs and R&D teams in healthcare, biotech, and related science; it does not fit typical small businesses looking for operating capital, retail, tech product development, or anyone without research capability. Foreign organizations are excluded.

Best for

Biotech and life-science research teams studying how toxic chemicals injure skin, Small businesses and for-profits doing early-stage medical countermeasure R&D, Universities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits with basic research labs, Government, tribal, and school-district applicants with research capability

Not for

Retail, finance, logistics, and other businesses with no research capability, Foreign organizations or U.S. organizations with foreign components, Applicants looking for operating funds or commercialization capital rather than basic research

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

Who can apply

Small businesses, For-profit companies, Nonprofits, State and local governments, Tribal governments and organizations, Colleges and universities, Other applicants (see eligibility)

Award range

Up to $300,000

Questions about this grant

When is the application deadline?

November 5, 2028.

How much funding can an applicant receive?

The largest award listed is $300,000, and NIH expects to make about 5 awards. No other amounts are published.

Who can apply for this grant?

Eligible applicants include small businesses, other for-profit companies, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), public and private colleges and universities, city, county, state, and special district governments, federally recognized tribes and other tribal organizations, independent school districts, and public housing authorities. Foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible.

Can a sole proprietor or single-member LLC apply?

The facts do not say. The notice lists small businesses and for-profit organizations as eligible, but it does not address sole proprietors or single-member LLCs specifically, so check Section III of the NOFO before assuming you qualify.

Can a nonprofit apply?

Yes. Both nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without it may apply, as long as they are not institutions of higher education — though private and public institutions of higher education are separately listed as eligible.

Summary

NIH R01 grants for basic research on how toxic chemicals of public health concern injure skin, to support development of broad-spectrum medical countermeasures for chemical disasters. Eligible applicants include small businesses, other for-profits, nonprofits, universities, state/local/tribal governments, school districts, and housing authorities; foreign entities are excluded.

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