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PAR-24-325: Bioengineering Partnerships with Industry (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards

Open for applicationsNext due date: Jan 27, 2027Expires Sep 8, 2027

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications from research partnerships formed by academic and industrial investigators to accelerate the development and adoption of promising bioengineering tools and technologies that can address important biomedical problems. The objectives are to establish these tools and technologies as robust, well-characterized solutions that fulfill an unmet need and are capable of enhancing our understanding of life science processes or the practice of medicine. Awards will focus on supporting multidisciplinary teams that apply an integrative, quantitative bioengineering approach to developing technologies. The goal of the program is to support…

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NOFO number
PAR-24-325
Type
PAR
Activity code
U01
Primary institute
NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Clinical trials
Optional
Posted
Nov 6, 2024
Opens
Dec 28, 2024
Expires
Sep 8, 2027

PAR-24-325 due dates

2 application due dates remain before the NOFO expires. Dates marked * are NIH standard due dates. Check the related notices below for changes NIH made after posting.

Application due dates and review cycles for PAR-24-325
Application Due Date(s)Renewal / Resubmission / Revision (as allowed)AIDS - New/Renewal/Resubmission/Revision, as allowedScientific Merit ReviewAdvisory Council ReviewEarliest Start Date
January 28, 2025January 28, 2025May 07, 2025 *July 2025October 2025December 2025
May 28, 2025May 28, 2025September 07, 2025 *November 2025January 2026April 2026
January 27, 2026January 27, 2026May 07, 2026 *July 2026October 2026December 2026
May 27, 2026May 27, 2026Not ApplicableNovember 2026January 2027April 2027
January 27, 2027January 27, 2027Not ApplicableJuly 2027October 2027December 2027
May 27, 2027May 27, 2027Not ApplicableNovember 2027January 2028April 2028

Projects funded under PAR-24-325

NIH RePORTER lists 3 projects funded under PAR-24-325 in FY2022–FY2026, with $2.4M in award dollars. Counts include each project's later non-competing years, which keep the original NOFO number.

Projects funded

3

Distinct projects, FY2022–FY2026

New awards

3

Type 1 (new project) award records

NIH funding

$2.4M

Award dollars under PAR-24-325, FY2022–FY2026

Funding by fiscal year

Award records, new awards, and funding by fiscal year under PAR-24-325
Fiscal yearAward recordsNew awardsFunding
FY202200$0
FY202300$0
FY202400$0
FY202500$0
FY202633$2.4M

Institutions with the most funding

  1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$875K · 1 project
  2. Massachusetts General Hospital$818K · 1 project
  3. Johns Hopkins University$731K · 1 project

Funding institutes

  • NIBIB$2.4M · 3

Activity codes funded

Most recent new awards

What its predecessor PAR-22-123 funded

PAR-24-325 reissues PAR-22-123. Its funding history is the best guide to who wins under this program: 19 projects and $39.9M in FY2022–FY2026.

Projects funded

19

Distinct projects, FY2022–FY2026

New awards

19

Type 1 (new project) award records

NIH funding

$39.9M

Award dollars under PAR-22-123, FY2022–FY2026

Funding by fiscal year

Award records, new awards, and funding by fiscal year under PAR-22-123
Fiscal yearAward recordsNew awardsFunding
FY202200$0
FY202354$3.2M
FY2024128$9.1M
FY2025197$14.1M
FY2026190$13.6M

Institutions with the most funding

  1. Massachusetts General Hospital$4.6M · 2 projects
  2. Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc$4.1M · 1 project
  3. Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ$3.7M · 1 project
  4. University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh$2.9M · 1 project
  5. University of California Berkeley$2.7M · 1 project
  6. Nanoscope Technologies, LLC$2.4M · 1 project
  7. Sandia Corp-Sandia National Laboratories$2.1M · 1 project
  8. University of California at Davis$2.0M · 1 project

Funding institutes

  • NIBIB$27.3M · 39
  • NEI$5.1M · 7
  • NCI$3.8M · 6
  • NIA$3.7M · 3

Activity codes funded

Most recent new awards

FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.

Participating institutes

4 NIH institutes and offices take applications under PAR-24-325. Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your research before applying.

  • NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
  • NEI · National Eye Institute
  • NIA · National Institute on Aging
  • NCI · National Cancer Institute

Related notices

  1. Jan 28, 2026 · NOT-OD-26-029

    NIH Removing AIDS Application Due Dates from NOFOs.

  2. Mar 31, 2025 · NOT-OD-24-084

    This funding opportunity was updated to align with agency priorities. Carefully reread the full funding opportunity and make any needed adjustments to your application prior to submission.April 4, 2024 - Overview of Grant Application and Review Changes for Due Dates on or after January 25,…

  3. Aug 31, 2022 · NOT-OD-22-198

    Implementation Changes for Genomic Data Sharing Plans Included with Applications Due on or after January 25, 2023. See Notice NOT-OD-22-198.

  4. Aug 5, 2022 · NOT-OD-22-189

    Implementation Details for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. See Notice NOT-OD-22-189.

Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs)

NIH has attached 1 NOSI to PAR-24-325; none are active now. A NOSI flags a topic an institute wants to fund through this NOFO.

Award terms

Application types allowed
NewRenewalResubmissionRevision The OER Glossary and the How to Apply Application Guide provide details on these application types. Only those application types listed here are allowed for this NOFO.
Award budget
Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Project period
The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years. NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made from this NOFO.
Funds available and number of awards
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.

Summarized from the NOFO text; the full NOFO governs eligibility, budget, and review.

Related NOFOs

  • Reissue of PAR-22-123.

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