B-INSPIRE: Research on Behavioral Interventions that Promote Careers in the Biomedical Research Enterprise (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR 24 230

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The B-INSPIRE funding opportunity (PAR-24-230) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant program focused on building evidence for behavioral interventions that help people move into, stay in, and succeed along biomedical research career paths. The central idea is to support rigorous research on strategies that increase research-oriented individuals interest, motivation, persistence, and preparedness for careers in the biomedical research enterprise. The long-term payoff NIH is looking for is practical, generalizable findings that academic institutions and training environments can use to strengthen and diversify the biomedical research workforce at multiple career stages.

This NOFO is especially interested in well-designed studies that test behavioral interventions in real educational and career settings, as well as projects that extract new insights from existing high-quality intervention data. In addition to proposing new intervention research, applicants are explicitly encouraged to conduct secondary data analyses of rigorous interventions, leverage established intervention cohorts, apply new or advanced analytic methods to strong existing datasets, or integrate multiple rigorous intervention datasets in novel ways. In other words, the program is not limited to launching brand-new interventions from scratch; it also supports maximizing what can be learned from prior, well-executed intervention efforts, especially when the analysis plan can produce clearer guidance about what works, for whom, and under what circumstances.

The expected outcomes of funded projects go beyond publishing results. NIH is signaling that it wants findings that can guide implementation, meaning results that help decision-makers choose and adapt interventions across different academic contexts (for example, undergraduate research training environments, graduate programs, postdoctoral settings, and early-career faculty development). A strong emphasis is placed on workforce diversity, so projects that produce actionable knowledge about interventions that broaden participation and reduce barriers for underrepresented or disadvantaged groups in biomedical research are aligned with the stated goals. The funding announcement also makes clear that this is an R01 mechanism and that clinical trials are not allowed under this opportunity.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations and government entities. Eligible applicants listed include state, county, and local governments (including city or township governments and special district governments), independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized governments. The opportunity is also open to nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), as long as they are not institutions of higher education under those categories), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses, and other eligible entities. The NOFO also highlights additional eligible applicant categories that NIH often wants to encourage in workforce-focused programs, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs). Faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions are also included among eligible applicants, reflecting an interest in supporting research that can be conducted in a wide range of institutional and community contexts.

At the same time, there are strict limits on foreign involvement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign organizations) are not eligible to apply. In addition, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components (as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement) are not allowed. Practically, that means the applicant organization and the work supported under the award must be structured so the project is fully domestic under NIH policy definitions.

From the administrative details provided, the program is categorized as a discretionary grant in the health area (CFDA 93.859) with NIH as the agency. The opportunity was created on 2024-06-27, and the listed original closing date is 2026-10-14. An award ceiling is not specified in the provided excerpt, and the expected number of awards is not shown here, so applicants would typically confirm budget expectations, project period norms, and any institute-specific considerations by reviewing the full NIH NOFO and related NIH policies for R01 applications.

In plain terms, this opportunity is for teams that can rigorously study (or reanalyze existing evidence about) behavioral approaches that help people choose biomedical research careers and successfully progress through training and early career transitions. The most competitive projects will generally be those that connect strong research design and measurement to real-world implementation questions, producing results that institutions can use to expand participation and strengthen the biomedical research workforce pipeline.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "B-INSPIRE: Research on Behavioral Interventions that Promote Careers in the Biomedical Research Enterprise (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" 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 2024-06-27.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-10-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: 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/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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