Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Agency:
- National Institutes of Health
Companion Funding Opportunity
PAR-21-227 , U24 Resource-Related Research Project (Cooperative Agreements)
PAR-24-145 , R16 Research Excellence Award
The SuRE program supports research capacity building at institutions that award baccalaureate and/or graduate degrees in biomedical sciences, and receive limited NIH Research Project Grant funding. It seeks to develop and sustain research excellence of faculty investigators and provide students with research opportunities while enhancing the institutional research culture and enriching the research environment. The SuRE program will support investigator-initiated research in the basic, social, clinical, behavioral and translational sciences (collectively termed "biomedical" sciences) that falls in the mission areas of NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices. Research activities funded by the SuRE program require participation by students. Two distinct Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) support research projects led by faculty investigators at different career stages. This NOFO is for the SuRE Award that supports faculty investigators who are not currently funded by an NIH Research Project Grant with the exception of SuRE or SuRE-First awards. Its companion NOFO, PAR-24-145 supports faculty investigators who have not had any prior independent externally funded research grants. A SuRE Resource Center was funded to enhance the administrative research infrastructure of SuRE-eligible institutions and to provide services to advise faculty investigators who are interested in applying for a SuRE award.
SuRE-supported projects must have student participation in the execution, analysis, and reporting of the research. An applicant institution must demonstrate a commitment to build its research capacity and support for the Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) of the award.
NIH recognizes that diverse teams working together and capitalizing on innovative ideas and distinct perspectives outperform homogeneous teams. There are many benefits that flow from a diverse scientific workforce, including: fostering scientific innovation, enhancing global competitiveness, contributing to robust learning environments, improving the quality of the research, advancing the likelihood that underserved populations participate in, and benefit from research, and enhancing public trust.
To support the best science, NIH encourages inclusivity in research. Examples of structures that promote diverse perspectives include but are not limited to:
- Trans-disciplinary research projects and collaborations among investigators conducting biomedical research.
- Engagement from different types of institutions and organizations (e.g., research-intensive, undergraduate-focused, minority-serving, community-based).
- Individual applications and partnerships that enhance geographic and regional heterogeneity.
- Investigators and teams composed of researchers at different career stages.
- Participation of individuals from diverse backgrounds, including groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce (see NOT-OD-20-031), such as underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, those with disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and women.
- Project-based opportunities to enhance the research environment to benefit early- and mid-career investigators.
Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP)
- This NOFO requires a Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP) as described in NOT-MH-21-310, submitted as Other Project Information as an attachment (see Section IV).
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the NOFO instructions carefully and view the available PEDP guidance material. The PEDP will be assessed as part of the scientific and technical peer review evaluation.
Applications may request up to $100,000 direct costs/year, excluding consortium facilities and administrative (F&A) costs.
May 29, 2024; September 27, 2024
Irina N. Krasnova, Ph.D.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Email: irina.krasnova@nih.gov
Lauren Ullrich, PhD
National Institue of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Phone: 301-451-7964
Email: lauren.ullrich@nih.gov