Grant✓ Small businesses may apply
NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health
- Opportunity #
- PAR-27-077
- Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- ALN (CFDA)
- 93.279, 93.213, 93.310, 93.859, 93.286, 93.307, 93.855, 93.313, 93.121, 93.172, 93.242, 93.866
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- May 5, 2026
- Closes
- May 25, 2029
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Health
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •State governments
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- •County governments
- •Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- •Small businesses
- •Special district governments
- •Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- •Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- •Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- •Private institutions of higher education
- •Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •Independent school districts
- •Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •City or township governments
- •For profit organizations other than small businesses
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Synopsis
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program is to support educational activities that increase understanding of biomedical research among pre-college (pre-kindergarten to grade12) individuals, and to encourage awareness of and continued interest in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Contact
National Institutes of Health · NIGMS_SEPA@mail.nih.gov