RR Series — Research Grants

NIH R34 Grants — Planning Grant

Planning for clinical trials or large-scale studies

Funding

Up to $450,000 direct costs over the project

Duration

Up to 3 years

Eligibility

Investigators planning trials

Activity code

R34

What is the NIH R34 grant?

The R34 is the NIH Planning Grant — used to support the planning phase of a clinical trial or other large research effort, ahead of a full implementation grant (e.g., U01, R01).

Recent R34 awards (last 24 months)

Live data from NIH RePORTER

370

Awards

$106,736,692

Total funding (sample)

$288,478

Average award

Sample reflects up to the most recent 500 NIH RePORTER awards with this activity code in the past 24 months. Total project count is the full RePORTER count.

Most recently awarded R34 grants

A Pilot Investigation of a Mobile Application-Enhanced Mindfulness-Based Preventive Intervention Targeting Adolescent Conduct Problems

TIMOTHY PIEHLER · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MN · NIH

$232,407

FY 2026

Project: 5R34AT012666-03

Developing and Evaluating a Firefighter Self-Administered Neurostimulation Intervention for Traumatic Stress to Reduce Alcohol Use

Joel Sprunger · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, OH · NIH

$228,118

FY 2026

Project: 1R34AA032824-01

Practice Facilitation to Enhance Implementation of a Pediatric Suicide Prevention Care Pathway

BRUNO ANTHONY · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO · NIH

$189,000

FY 2026

Project: 5R34MH132832-03

PEDIATRIC INHERITED RETINAL DISORDERS: TARGETING CRYPTIC SPLICING DEFECTS

ANNE FULTON · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MA · NIH

$534,000

FY 2026

Project: 1R34EY038248-01

Nurse-Led Rapid Initiation of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care Among Incarcerated Individuals with Continuation of Care Services Post-Incarceration

Susan Ramsey · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL, RI · NIH

$286,642

FY 2026

Project: 5R34DA061656-02

Recovery and Inclusion through Supported Employment for People Experiencing Psychosis in Low Resource Settings (RISE)

Ana Carolina Florence · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC, NY · NIH

$163,180

FY 2026

Project: 1R34MH141628-01

Dronabinol and Epidiolex (Cannabidiol) for Uncontrolled Residual Symptoms of Buprenorphine Initiation (Demure Trial)

Deepika Slawek · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, NY · NIH

$252,000

FY 2026

Project: 1R34DA063987-01

Enhancing a Technology and Digital Media Use Intervention to Address Youth Sleep Problems

Ariel Williamson · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, OR · NIH

$725,816

FY 2026

Project: 1R34MH141532-01

Top NIH institutes funding R34

By total funding in the last 24 months

  1. 1.NIH370 · $106,736,692

Top funded institutions

Most R34 awards in the last 24 months

  1. 1.UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR18 awards
  2. 2.YALE UNIVERSITY15 awards
  3. 3.UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL10 awards
  4. 4.DUKE UNIVERSITY10 awards
  5. 5.MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL10 awards
  6. 6.NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE9 awards

Who applies for R34

Investigators planning a clinical trial that will be too large for direct R01 submission, or that requires upfront infrastructure design (data coordination, IRB harmonization, recruitment planning).

When to choose R34

Choose R34 when you need 1–3 years to plan a multi-site or otherwise complex clinical trial.

When NOT to choose R34

R34 is not for executing trials, only for planning them.

Search tips for R34

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Related NIH grant types

RR01

Research Project Grant

Discrete, specified investigator-led research project

UU01

Research Project — Cooperative Agreement

Investigator-led research with NIH staff substantial involvement