Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Updated
Grant from the National Institutes of Health, open to small businesses. Closes Jan 10, 2028, 447 days left.
| Opportunity number | RFA-HL-26-012 |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Institutes of Health |
| Funding type | Grant |
| Field | Health |
| Cost sharing or matching | Not required |
| Assistance listing | 93.837, 93.855, 93.866, 93.867 |
| Posted | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Closes | Jan 10, 2028 (447 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar |
Who can apply
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see the eligibility notes)
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; U.S. Territory or Possession; 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 not allowed.
Description
The overall goal of the Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) program is to provide resident clinicians in training with in-depth research experiences early in their careers, in order to recruit, retain and accelerate independence of a pool of clinician-investigators with both clinical and research experience necessary to perform basic, clinical and/or translational research.
Full announcement and how to apply on Grants.gov
Health grants right now
There are 350 open federal grants in health that small businesses may apply for; 33 close within 30 days. The median award ceiling is $500,000. The agencies offering the most are National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA and Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD. Grants in this field stay open a median of 1031 days; this one is open for 867 days.
Who has won this program before
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School $139.0 million · from Aug 22, 2018
- Icahn School Of Medicine AT Mount Sinai $117.3 million · from Jul 1, 2007
- Case Western Reserve University $97.6 million · from Sep 30, 2011
- Duke University $90.1 million · from Sep 30, 2019
- The Medical College Of Wisconsin, Inc. $83.9 million · from Mar 1, 1998
The largest grants and cooperative agreements under assistance listing 93.837, 93.855, 93.866, 93.867 with payments since Oct 1, 2025, from USAspending.gov. Amounts are each award's total.
Other open grants in the same program
Under assistance listing 93.837, 93.855, 93.866, 93.867, the federal program this grant is paid from.
More open grants from the National Institutes of Health
340 open grants from this agency accept small businesses, with $356.4 million in total program funding listed.