R3PEATS Grassroots Rigor Projects: Individual Metascience and Individual Laboratory Capacity-Building (RP1)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting applications for the R3PEATS Grassroots Rigor Projects program, which funds two types of research initiatives: (1) Metascience projects that create and evaluate tools, metrics, guidelines, or infrastructure to improve research rigor, reproducibility, and transparency; and (2) Laboratory Capacity‑Building projects that help individual labs adopt new rigor‑related techniques and document factors influencing outcomes. Up to 16 awards are anticipated, with total estimated funding of $5.6 million. Eligible applicants include a broad range of entities such as for‑profit firms, nonprofits, tribal governments, state and local governments, and foreign institutions. The grant is part of the NIH Common Fund’s R3PEATS effort and is expected to begin July 1 2028. • Funding mechanism: Grant (CFDA 93.310 – Trans‑NIH Research Support) • Estimated total award pool: $5,600,000 for 16 projects (~$350,000 per award) • Eligibility: Very wide – state, local, tribal, nonprofit, for‑profit, and foreign entities • Application window opens 09/11/2026; no explicit closing date is listed in the forecast • Expected award date: July 1 2028; project start date same day • Focus areas: development of rigor‑enhancing tools, metrics, guidelines, and lab‑level capacity building for reproducibility • Reporting & compliance will follow standard NIH grant requirements.