NEI grants

73 opportunities in the National Eye Institute collection are open right now. The next deadline is Wednesday, Nov 18. 3 opportunities are coming up.

National Eye Institute. These NIH opportunities carry the mapped Assistance Listing numbers below. Multi-institute opportunities may appear in more than one collection; confirm participating institutes in the notice.

Assistance Listing numbers: 93.867.

Closing soon

3 opportunities close within 30 days.

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional): Nov 18
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional): Nov 18
Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional): Nov 24

Rolling and forecast opportunities

0 open opportunities are marked rolling. 0 other open opportunities have no fixed deadline recorded. A missing date does not mean you can apply at any time.

Forecast opportunities are not open for applications. Check each notice for its announced or estimated dates.

Due in November 2026

Apply by Nov 18, 2026

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Closes in 23 days
Apply by Nov 18, 2026

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Closes in 23 days
Apply by Nov 24, 2026

Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Closes in 29 days

Due in December 2026

Apply by Dec 3, 2026

Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Nationwide

Open
Apply by Dec 4, 2026

NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Open

Due in January 2027

Apply by Jan 7, 2027

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges

Nationwide

Up to $375K
Open
Apply by Jan 15, 2027

HEAL Initiative: Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Up to $350K
Open
Apply by Jan 27, 2027

Biomedical Research Environment and Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program (UC2- Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, Nonprofits

Nationwide

Up to $500K
Open
Apply by Jan 28, 2027

BRAIN Initiative: Preclinical Proof of Concept for Novel Recording and Modulation Technologies in the Human CNS (R18 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Up to $750K
Open

Due in February 2027

Apply by Feb 8, 2027

BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Open
Apply by Feb 11, 2027

BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Up to $700K
Open
Apply by Feb 11, 2027

NLM Institutional Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, and AI (T15 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

$500K to $775K
Open

Due in March 2027

Apply by Mar 5, 2027

Discovery of in vivo Chemical Probes for the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Open

Due in April 2027

Apply by Apr 5, 2027

NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: For-profit companies, Small businesses

Nationwide

Open
Apply by Apr 5, 2027

NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: For-profit companies, Small businesses

Nationwide

Open

Due in May 2027

Apply by May 7, 2027

Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Open
Apply by May 7, 2027

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Open
Apply by May 8, 2027

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Open

Due in June 2027

Apply by Jun 15, 2027

BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Open
Apply by Jun 15, 2027

BRAIN Initiative: Reagent Resources for Brain Cell Type-Specific Access to Broaden Distribution of Enabling Technologies for Neuroscience (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services

Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

Nationwide

Open

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