NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
Key Information
Due Date: August 19, 2026
Agency: United States Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Federal
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Funding Categories:
Funding Amount: $23,000,000
Funding Type: Grant
Match Required: No
Status: Forecasted
Contact Info:
NewInnovatorAwards@mail.nih.gov
NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program Please contact via e-mail.
NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program Please contact via e-mail.
Overview
The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award supports early stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. Applications in any area within the biomedical sciences are welcome. The NIH Director's New Innovator Award complements other ongoing efforts by NIH and its Institutes and Centers to fund early-stage investigators. The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund.
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Additional Info
Posted Date: December 11, 2025
Application Due Date: August 19, 2026
Estimated Award Date: Not Specified
Eligible Applicants:
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Special district governments
- Others
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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