Assistance Listing 93.859
Biomedical Research and Research Training
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 91% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 3,368 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 1% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $781,592. Expect about 307 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 5%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 9%
- 80% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 1%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $782K
- $429K – $899K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 1,008
- $844M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jun
- rolling · 307-day window
Open right now under this program
40 opportunities · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Higher ed | MI | 139 | $198,851,038 |
| Yale Univ | Higher ed | CT | 130 | $206,300,876 |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Higher ed | MD | 119 | $208,163,796 |
| University of California, San Diego | Higher ed | CA | 117 | $215,611,666 |
| Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the | Higher ed | CA | 117 | $177,263,599 |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | Higher ed | CA | 111 | $243,822,973 |
| University of Wisconsin System | Higher ed | WI | 110 | $195,118,263 |
| Regents of the University of California, the | Higher ed | CA | 109 | $148,976,179 |
| The University of Chicago | Higher ed | IL | 99 | $173,685,678 |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Higher ed | TX | 94 | $152,092,146 |
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 | 2,665 | $4.6B | $1.4M | $390K – $2.2M |
| 2022 | 1,508 | $2.7B | $1.6M | $570K – $2.1M |
| 2023 | 1,274 | $1.8B | $1.4M | $543K – $1.7M |
| 2024 | 1,086 | $1.2B | $1.1M | $402K – $1.2M |
| 2025 | 1,008 | $844M | $782K | $429K – $899K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | 2029-09-26 | 1078 d | PAR-27-003 · Collaborative Program Grant for Interdisciplinary Teams (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-09-24 | 2026-11-10 | 47 d | RFA-OD-27-009 · Limited Competition: NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) (SB0 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-09-16 | forecast | — | PAR-29-005 · Technology Development Program |
| 2026-09-14 | forecast | — | PAR-28-050 · Limited Competition: Tribal Undergraduate and Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program |
| 2026-09-14 | forecast | — | PAR-28-038 · Limited Competition: Tribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) |
| 2026-08-31 | 2028-10-02 | 763 d | PAR-27-068 · Limited Competition: NIGMS Mature Synchrotron Resources (MSR) for Structural Biology (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-08-19 | 2029-05-30 | 1015 d | PAR-27-056 · Limited Competition: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) for Clinical & Translational Research (CTR) (P30 - CT Optional) |
| 2026-08-19 | 2029-05-26 | 1011 d | PAR-27-054 · Limited Competition: Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence: Development Phase (COBRE-D) (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-07-30 | forecast | — | PAR-28-037 · Investigator-Focused Award (Parent R35) |
| 2026-06-25 | 2028-07-01 | 737 d | PAR-27-022 · Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-06-22 | 2029-07-12 | 1116 d | PA-27-030 · Institutional Mentored Career Development Award (Parent K12) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed) |
| 2026-06-18 | 2029-05-25 | 1072 d | PAR-27-055 · Limited Competition: Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence: Expansion/Sustainability Phases (COBRE-E/S) (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-06-16 | 2029-04-08 | 1027 d | PA-27-037 · Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (Parent F99/K00 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 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 | 2029-01-29 | 966 d | PAR-27-024 · Biomedical Technology Optimization and Dissemination Center (BTOD) (RM1 - 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) |
| 2026-05-28 | 2027-04-05 | 312 d | PA-27-102 · NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 2026-05-28 | 2029-04-05 | 1043 d | PA-27-101 · NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough Award (Parent [R44] 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 | 2029-04-05 | 1043 d | PAR-27-098 · SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Parent SB1 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| 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) |
| 2026-05-27 | 2029-01-26 | 975 d | PAR-27-067 · Limited Competition: Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-05-27 | forecast | — | PAR-28-024 · Single Source: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Clinical Research Resource Center (I-CRRC) |
| 2026-05-27 | forecast | — | PAR-28-025 · Single Source: Resource Center for the Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Program |
| 2026-05-26 | forecast | — | PAR-29-004 · Limited Competition: Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program |
| 2026-05-12 | 2029-02-06 | 1001 d | PAR-27-032 · Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) |
| 2026-05-05 | 2029-05-25 | 1116 d | PAR-27-077 · NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 2026-02-10 | forecast | — | PAR-27-002 · Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) |
| 2026-02-10 | forecast | — | PAR-27-001 · Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) |
| 2026-02-05 | 2027-01-26 | 355 d | PAR-26-138 · National Centers for Cryo-electron Tomography (cryoET) (R24 -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) |
| 2025-12-29 | 2028-09-25 | 1001 d | PAR-26-033 · NIGMS Institutional Biomedical Undergraduate Research Training (BURT) Program (T34) |
| 2025-12-11 | 2028-05-26 | 897 d | PAR-26-121 · Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - 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) |
| 2025-09-22 | forecast | — | PAR-26-026 · IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) |
| 2025-08-26 | 2028-07-07 | 1046 d | PAR-25-441 · Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Planning Grants (R34 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
| 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) |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.859?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 91% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 3,368 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 1% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $781,592. Expect about 307 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Biomedical Research and Research Training award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $782K; the middle half ran from $429K to $899K. 1,008 new awards were made, with $844M committed to them.
When does 93.859 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jun with about 307 days to apply. The most recent round posted Oct 14, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (National Institutes of Health). Assistance Listing 93.859 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 69% 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.