NIH Network and Infrastructure Funding: Two Posted Notices, Two Forecasts, Dates to Track
Four NIH records on Grants.gov cover neuroscience trial sites, network research for named populations, IDeA clinical and translational research, and a health disparities coordinating center. Their status and dates follow.
Four National Institutes of Health (NIH) records on Grants.gov, all listed under agency code HHS-NIH11, concern research infrastructure of different kinds [1][2][3][4]. They cover neuroscience clinical trial sites, research that leverages network infrastructure for specific populations named in the title, institutional development for clinical and translational research, and a coordinating center for a health disparities network [1][2][3][4]. Two are posted and two are forecasted, and the records differ in how much timing information they give [1][2][3][4].
Posted opportunities
PAR-25-311 is titled "Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities." It is listed under the UG3/UH3 activity codes and is marked Clinical Trial Optional [2]. It opened on 12/16/2024 and closes on 11/15/2027, with assistance listings 93.865 and 93.313 [2].
PAR-27-056 is titled "Limited Competition: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) for Clinical & Translational Research (CTR)." It uses the P30 activity code and is marked CT Optional [3]. It opened on 08/19/2026 and closes on 05/30/2029, under assistance listing 93.859 [3]. The title labels it a limited competition, but the record excerpt does not state which institutions qualify, so eligibility has to be confirmed in the full notice [3].
Forecasted opportunities
RFA-NS-28-007 is titled "Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT) Infrastructure – Clinical Research Sites." It is a U24 record marked Clinical Trial Not Allowed [1]. Its status is forecasted and it lists an open date of 09/10/2026 [1]. No close date is given, and its assistance listing is 93.853 [1]. The title pairs clinical trial network infrastructure with a Clinical Trial Not Allowed designation, and the excerpt does not explain how the two relate, so the scope will need to be read from the full announcement once it is published [1].
FOR-MD-25-009 is titled "Forecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for EmbraceHealth Clinical Research Network to Reduce Health Disparities – Coordinating Center" [4]. A forecast, in the sense used here, is an advance notice that a full funding opportunity announcement is expected, as the record's own title states [4]. The record lists a forecasted status, an open date of 06/27/2025, no close date, and assistance listing 93.307 [4].
Who should look closer
- Groups with an interest in neuroscience clinical research sites within NeuroNEXT, the subject of the title, can watch for publication of RFA-NS-28-007 [1].
- PAR-25-311 has a posted window that closes on 11/15/2027, and its title names women, children, pregnant and lactating women, and persons with disabilities; the excerpt gives no eligibility or fit criteria, so fit has to be judged from the full notice [2].
- Institutions considering the IDeA clinical and translational research award should first confirm whether they fall within the limited competition for PAR-27-056 [3].
- Organizations interested in the coordinating center role named in the FOR-MD-25-009 title can track that forecast for a full announcement [4].
Dates to track
- 12/16/2024: open date for PAR-25-311 [2].
- 06/27/2025: listed open date for the FOR-MD-25-009 forecast, with no close date [4].
- 08/19/2026: open date for PAR-27-056 [3].
- 09/10/2026: listed open date for the RFA-NS-28-007 forecast, with no close date [1].
- 11/15/2027: close date for PAR-25-311 [2].
- 05/30/2029: close date for PAR-27-056 [3].
What the records do not say
None of the four excerpts states award sizes, number of awards, eligibility rules, budget limits or application requirements [1][2][3][4]. Each posted notice excerpt gives a single open date and a single close date and no other dates [2][3]. Neither forecast lists a close date, so no deadline can be planned from those records alone [1][4]. The Grants.gov pages cited here remain the reference for the full text of each record [1][2][3][4].
Limitations
This brief draws only on short Grants.gov record excerpts, which give titles, codes, status, dates and assistance listings but no program text [1][2][3][4]. Statements about scope and fit are limited to what the titles say, and the full notices may define both differently [1][2][3][4].
References
- grants.gov. Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT) Infrastructure – Clinical Research Sites (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Accessed October 6, 2026. grants.gov
- grants.gov. Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional). Accessed October 6, 2026. grants.gov
- grants.gov. Limited Competition: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) for Clinical & Translational Research (CTR) (P30 - CT Optional). Accessed October 6, 2026. grants.gov
- grants.gov. Forecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for EmbraceHealth Clinical Research Network to Reduce Health Disparities – Coordinating Center. Accessed October 6, 2026. grants.gov
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