Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Background
The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions by funding investigator-initiated biomedical research in basic, social, clinical, behavioral, or translational science that falls in the mission areas of the NIH. The purpose of SuRE awards is to provide research grant support for faculty investigators at resource-limited institutions who are not currently funded by any NIH Research Project Grants (RPGs) - with the exception of SuRE or SuRE-First awards, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.

Grant Details
There is a pressing need to enhance biomedical research capacity and opportunities for research at resource-limited institutions, which disproportionately serve regions of the U.S. that have not historically participated in substantial NIH research, including rural areas. The Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) program aims to develop and sustain research excellence at such institutions by supporting investigator-initiated research with strong student participation and providing resources to establish and enhance Offices of Sponsored Programs.

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.

Eligibility Requirements
This funding opportunity announcement is limited to institutions of higher education that: 1) award undergraduate (B.S. or B.A.) and/or graduate degrees in biomedical sciences; 2) at the time of the application, have received no more than $6 million dollars per year (total costs) from NIH Research Project Grants (RPGs) in each of the preceding two fiscal years; 3) enroll at least 25% of undergraduate students supported by Pell grants based on the most recent two years of data available from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) database maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Period of Performance
The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum period of support is 4 years.

Grant Value
Applications may request up to $100,000 direct costs/year, excluding consortium facilities and administrative (F&A) costs.