NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a grant opportunity for exploratory and developmental research projects, specifically for basic science experimental studies involving human participants. The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The grant aims to support early and conceptual stages of research projects that may involve considerable risk but could lead to a breakthrough in a particular area. • The grant is for basic science experimental studies involving humans, which fall within the NIH definition of a clinical trial and also meet the definition of basic research. • The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. • The grant supports exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. • The 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.