HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health
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- Posted
- Dec 17, 2025
- Amount
- $375,000
- Closes
- Nov 23, 2026 (in 85 days)
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Classification and identifiers
- Solicitation number
- RFA-AT-25-003
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 93.121
Amount
$375,000
Who can apply
Private colleges and universities and Public colleges and universities can all apply here. Check the eligibility details below to see if your organization fits.
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; 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 allowed.
About this opportunity
The purpose of this initiative is to: (1) support the efforts by R15-eligible Principal Investigators (PIs) to conduct rigorous basic and/or mechanistic pain research projects; (2) promote integrated, interdisciplinary research partnerships between R15-eligible PIs and additional investigators from U.S. domestic institutions, and (3) enhance the pain research environment at the R15-eligible institution for health professional trainees or undergraduate and/or graduate students by actively engaging them in the proposed pain research projects.