Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 16 437
The Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Continuance Award (SC3) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant opportunity designed to strengthen and sustain the research capacity of faculty and the broader research environment at institutions that have a clear history of educating students from groups underrepresented in biomedical research. The program is positioned as a developmental mechanism, meaning it is intended to help build long-term competitiveness rather than simply fund isolated projects. In practical terms, the SC3 continuance focus is aimed at supporting ongoing research efforts so investigators at these institutions can maintain momentum, produce publishable results, and remain competitive for future, larger NIH awards.
Eligibility is tightly tied to the institution and its NIH funding profile. Applicant institutions must be U.S.-based colleges or universities that award science degrees at the undergraduate level (B.S. or B.A.) and/or graduate level (M.S. or Ph.D.). In addition, they must have a relatively modest NIH research funding base, defined here as having received less than $6 million per year in NIH R01 support (total costs) in each of the previous two fiscal years. This threshold is meant to concentrate support on institutions that are building research infrastructure and faculty competitiveness rather than those that already receive large, steady streams of major NIH awards.
The opportunity explicitly recognizes and includes several categories of institutions that commonly serve students from underrepresented backgrounds in biomedical research. These include Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs). The core idea is that strengthening research programs at these institutions can have a multiplier effect by improving training environments, expanding mentorship capacity, and increasing the pipeline of researchers from diverse backgrounds.
There are also clear geographic and organizational limitations. Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply, and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible. In addition, foreign components, as NIH defines them in its Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed under this opportunity. This keeps the funded activities and project components fully within eligible U.S. institutional settings.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant in the health funding category under NIH, with CFDA number 93.859. The funding opportunity title is "Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Continuance Award (SC3)," and it appears under the funding opportunity number PAR-16-437. Eligible applicant organization types include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities that meet the program requirements. The original closing date provided for this announcement was 2019-09-07, and the listed award ceiling is $75,000. The source information also indicates the opportunity was created on 2016-09-21.
Overall, SC3 is best understood as a targeted NIH mechanism to help faculty at eligible, research-developing institutions sustain and advance biomedical research programs while reinforcing institutional research capacity and supporting the broader national goal of diversifying the biomedical research workforce.Apply for PAR 16 437
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Continuance Award (SC3)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.859.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-09-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-09-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.
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