FYI – HHS health grants that can be used for transportation research.

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Faith Hall

202-366-9055

From: Nelson, Danielle (FTA)
Subject: NIH Research Grants for behavioral (transportation) research

NIH Small Grant Program (RO3) (up to $25,000): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r03.htm

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r21.htm

R21 Grant Info: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-303.html

Accepting applications through: September 8, 2016 (open date – August 2, 2013 – September 8, 2016)

Grant Purpose: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) funding opportunity supports the development of new research activities in categorical program areas. The R21 activity code is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research.

R21 Participating Institutes and Centers

· NIH Institutes and Centers that accept Investigator-Initiated R21 applications in response to the Parent R21 Announcement - (PA-13-303): NCCIH, NEI, NHGRI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAID, NIAMS, NIBIB,NICHD, NIDA, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIEHS, NIMH, NINDS, NINR and NLM.

R21 Non-Participating Institutes and Centers

· NIH Institutes and Centers that DO NOT ACCEPT R21 applications in response to the Parent R21 Announcement but ONLY accept R21 applications in response to their specific funding opportunity announcements: FIC, NCI, NCATS, NIMHD, NHLBI, NIDDK, NIGMS, and ORIP.

GrantsInfo (Questions regarding application instructions and process, finding NIH grant resources)

Telephone: 301-435-0714

Email: GrantsInfo@nih.gov

Danielle Nelson

(202) 366-2160