Assistance Listing 93.361
Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 88% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 236 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $674,014. Expect about 150 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 17%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 12%
- 79% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 0%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $674K
- $380K – $1.5M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 55
- $61M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jan
- rolling · 150-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Johns Hopkins University | Higher ed | MD | 34 | $33,113,091 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the | Higher ed | PA | 30 | $28,531,835 |
| University of Washington | Higher ed | WA | 24 | $25,508,308 |
| Emory University | Higher ed | GA | 22 | $24,127,651 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | Higher ed | NY | 18 | $17,284,210 |
| Duke University | Higher ed | NC | 17 | $16,477,486 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Higher ed | OH | 12 | $11,852,264 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Higher ed | MI | 11 | $14,014,140 |
| University of Illinois | Higher ed | IL | 11 | $5,683,117 |
| Ohio State University, the | Higher ed | OH | 10 | $8,260,719 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 219 | $268M | $453K | $225K – $2.5M |
| 2022 | 105 | $130M | $445K | $143K – $2.3M |
| 2023 | 90 | $111M | $457K | $130K – $2.5M |
| 2024 | 91 | $84M | $461K | $278K – $1.8M |
| 2025 | 55 | $61M | $674K | $380K – $1.5M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 2029-05-25 | 952 d | PAR-28-090 · Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-10-14 | 2029-11-05 | 1118 d | PAR-27-090 · Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan: Leveraging the Palliative Care Consortium (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-10-06 | 2029-06-20 | 988 d | RFA-AI-27-018 · Implementation Science to Advance HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-09-01 | 2028-07-16 | 684 d | PAR-27-096 · Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-06-08 | 2029-05-25 | 1082 d | PA-27-034 · NIH Research Education Program - Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-06-08 | 2029-05-05 | 1062 d | PA-27-035 · NIH Research Educational Program - Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-06-08 | 2029-05-05 | 1062 d | PA-27-036 · NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-05-29 | 2027-10-25 | 514 d | PAR-27-078 · Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Required) |
| 2026-05-28 | 2027-04-05 | 312 d | PA-27-102 · NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-05-28 | 2027-04-05 | 312 d | PA-27-100 · NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-12-02 | 188 d | RFA-OD-27-008 · Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) |
| 2026-05-27 | forecast | — | PAR-27-039 · Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-05-27 | forecast | — | PAR-27-040 · Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-05-05 | 2029-05-25 | 1116 d | PAR-27-077 · NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-01-20 | 2029-05-07 | 1203 d | PA-26-002 · NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2025-11-26 | 2028-11-30 | 1100 d | PA-26-001 · Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2025-09-17 | 2028-05-07 | 963 d | PAR-25-439 · Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2025-08-25 | 2028-08-25 | 1096 d | PAR-25-322 · Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2025-08-25 | 2026-05-24 | 272 d | PAR-25-323 · Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Human Required) |
| 2025-07-28 | forecast | — | RFA-AG-26-005 · Limited Competition: Social, Behavioral, & Economic (SBE) Coordinating Center |
| 2025-06-13 | 2028-09-07 | 1182 d | PAR-25-415 · Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2025-06-13 | 2028-09-07 | 1182 d | PAR-25-414 · Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2025-06-12 | 2028-05-07 | 1060 d | PA-25-425 · Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) |
| 2025-06-12 | 2028-05-07 | 1060 d | PA-25-426 · Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) |
| 2025-06-12 | 2028-05-07 | 1060 d | PA-25-422 · Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) |
| 2025-06-12 | 2028-05-07 | 1060 d | PA-25-423 · Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) |
| 2025-06-10 | — | — | FOR-OD-26-004 · NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Required) |
| 2025-05-28 | — | — | FOR-NR-25-003 · NINR Mentoring Resources and Activities |
| 2025-05-28 | — | — | FOR-NR-25-001 · Advancing Nutrition-related Research Across the Lifespan |
| 2025-05-28 | — | — | FOR-NR-25-004 · Interrupting the Cycle of Violence Against Women Through Targeted Approaches: The We Care Initiative |
| 2025-05-28 | — | — | FOR-NR-25-002 · Leveraging Nursing Research to Advance Healthy School Environments for All |
| 2025-05-13 | — | — | FOR-NR-25-007 · Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Health Disparities in Rural Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2025-05-09 | forecast | — | FOR-NR-25-006 · Limited Competition: Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers for Schools and Colleges of Nursing with Limited NIH Funding (P20 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2025-03-12 | 2027-04-09 | 758 d | RFA-OD-25-003 · Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) |
| 2025-01-22 | 2027-01-07 | 715 d | PAR-25-378 · Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2025-01-22 | 2027-01-07 | 715 d | PAR-25-379 · Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2025-01-16 | 2025-05-02 | 106 d | RFA-HL-26-010 · Limited Competition: Data Analysis and Sharing Center (DASC) for the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) |
| 2025-01-16 | 2025-05-02 | 106 d | RFA-HL-26-009 · Limited Competition: Clinical Research Sites (CRS) for the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2025-01-16 | 2025-05-02 | 106 d | RFA-HL-26-011 · Leadership and Coordination Center (LACC) for the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) |
| 2025-01-13 | 2026-06-03 | 506 d | PAR-25-342 · Interventions on Health and Healthcare Disparities on Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases in Latin America: Improving Health Outcomes Across the Hemisphere (R01 - Clinical Trial Required) |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.361?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 88% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 236 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $674,014. Expect about 150 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Nursing Research award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $674K; the middle half ran from $380K to $1.5M. 55 new awards were made, with $61M committed to them.
When does 93.361 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jan with about 150 days to apply. The most recent round posted Oct 16, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (National Institutes of Health). Assistance Listing 93.361 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 74% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.