For updated information, please visit the NIH Parent Announcement website.

Parent announcements are broad funding opportunity announcements allowing applicants to submit investigator-initiated applications for specific activity codes. They are open for up to 3 years and use standard due dates.

Not all NIH Institutes and Centers participate on all parent announcements. Before submitting your application, make sure the NIH Institute or Center that might be interested in your research is listed as a participating organization in the announcement.

The following Parent Announcements are available (sorted by Activity Code):

Research (R) | Research Training (T) | Career Development (K) | Fellowships (F) | Admin Supplements | Post-award Administrative Action ]

Research (R) Announcements

Activity
Code(s)
Title Announcement
Number
Issuing
Organization
Release
Date
Open Date Expiration
Date
R01 NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-185 NIH 05/05/2020 05/05/2020 05/08/2023
R01 Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-184 NIH 05/05/2020 05/05/2020 05/08/2023
R01 Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-183 NIH 05/05/2020 05/05/2020 05/08/2023
R03 NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-200 NIH 05/07/2020 05/16/2020 05/08/2023
R13 NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-21-151 NIH 02/10/2021 03/12/2021 01/08/2024
R21 NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-195 NIH 05/07/2020 05/16/2020 05/08/2023
R21 NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-194 NIH 05/07/2020 05/16/2020 05/08/2023
R21 NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-196 NIH 05/07/2020 05/16/2020 05/08/2023
R41/R42 PHS 2021-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Required) PA-21-261 NIH 07/08/2021 08/06/2021 04/06/2022
R41/R42 PHS 2021-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-21-262 NIH 07/08/2021 08/06/2021 04/06/2022
R43/R44 PHS 2021-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH and CDC for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Required) PA-21-260 NIH 07/08/2021 08/06/2021 04/06/2022
R43/R44 PHS 2021-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-21-259 NIH 07/08/2021 08/06/2021 04/06/2022


Research Training (T) Announcements

Activity
Code(s)
Title Announcement
Number
Issuing
Organization
Release
Date
Opening Date
(SF424 Only) 
Expiration
Date
T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32) PA-20-142 NIH 03/20/2020 04/25/2020 05/26/2023
T35 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35) PA-20-162 NIH 04/02/2020 04/25/2020 05/08/2023


Career Development (K) Announcements

Activity
Code(s)
Title Announcement
Number
Issuing
Organization
Release
Date
Opening Date
(SF424 Only) 
Expiration
Date
K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-176 NIH 05/07/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-191 NIH 05/07/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-190 NIH 05/07/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K02 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-174 NIH 04/23/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K02 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-173 NIH 04/23/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K02 Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-171 NIH 04/23/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-203 NIH 05/12/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-202 NIH 05/12/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-201 NIH 05/12/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-206 NIH 05/12/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-205 NIH 05/11/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-204 NIH 05/11/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-192 NIH 05/06/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-193 NIH 05/06/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-186 NIH 05/06/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-199 NIH 05/07/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-197 NIH 05/07/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-198 NIH 05/07/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K99/R00 NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-187 NIH 05/05/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K99/R00 NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-188 NIH 05/05/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023
K99/R00 NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-189 NIH 05/05/2020 05/12/2020 05/08/2023


Fellowship (F) Announcements

Activity
Code(s)
Title Announcement
Number
Issuing
Organization
Release
Date
Opening Date
(SF424 Only) 
Expiration
Date
F30 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) PA-21-050 NIH 10/26/2020 11/08/2020 12/09/2023
F30 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) PA-21-049 NIH 10/26/2020 11/08/2020 09/08/2023
F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity) PA-21-052 NIH 10/28/2020 11/08/2020 09/08/2023
F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) PA-21-051 NIH 10/21/2020 11/08/2020 09/08/2023
F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) PA-21-048 NIH 10/26/2020 11/08/2020 09/08/2023
F33 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33) PA-21-047 NIH 10/22/2020 11/08/2020 09/08/2023


Administrative Supplements Announcements

Activity
Code(s)
Title Announcement
Number
Issuing
Organization
Release
Date
Opening Date
(SF424 Only) 
Expiration
Date
  Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-21-071 NIH 11/16/2020 11/10/2020 05/08/2023
  Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) PA-20-272 NIH 10/13/2020 10/09/2020 10/24/2023

Post-award Administrative Action Announcements

Activity
Code(s)
Title Announcement
Number
Issuing
Organization
Release
Date
Opening Date
(SF424 Only) 
Expiration
Date
  Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional) PA-20-275 NIH 10/06/2020 07/24/2020 07/24/2023
  Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional) PA-21-268 NIH 06/30/2021 07/01/2021 07/01/2024