Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA HL 18 023
The Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38) opportunity (RFA-HL-18-023) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant designed to strengthen the pipeline of clinician-investigators by helping institutions recruit and retain outstanding postdoctoral-level health professionals during residency. The central idea is to create or support structured, institution-run programs that give resident physicians (and comparable resident-level health professionals) high-quality, mentored research experiences, with the explicit goal of positioning these Resident-Investigators to later compete successfully for individual NIH career development awards (for example, K-series awards). In practical terms, the R38 mechanism funds the training environment and protected research time so residents can develop the skills, publications, preliminary data, and mentoring relationships needed to transition into independent, research-oriented careers.
This funding opportunity focuses on institutional programs rather than individual applicants. Applicants are expected to propose an organized, milestone-driven research training track embedded within residency (or closely integrated with residency structures) that offers strong mentorship, rigorous research exposure, and clear expectations for progress. The program is intended to be more than ad hoc research time; it emphasizes a defined training structure for clinician-investigators, including mentored research experiences and program milestones that keep residents moving toward tangible outcomes like research productivity, grant readiness, and competitiveness for subsequent career development funding.
The award supports up to two years of research conducted by Resident-Investigators. While the notice does not list every allowable cost detail in the excerpt provided, the key support described is time and resources for mentored research within the institution’s structured program. The award ceiling is listed as $221,000, indicating the maximum budget level anticipated per award under this announcement. The opportunity falls under the broad activity area of education and health and is associated with multiple CFDA numbers (including 93.233 and several 93.39x series entries, as well as 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, and 93.855), reflecting the NIH’s cataloging across related institutes/program areas.
A wide range of organization types are eligible to apply, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, and other eligible entities. The announcement also explicitly highlights additional eligible applicants that include several categories of minority-serving institutions: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs). This emphasis signals an interest in broadening participation and strengthening training capacity across diverse institutional settings.
Eligibility has clear geographic restrictions. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible. In addition, foreign components, as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed under this opportunity. In other words, the applicant organization and the supported program activities must be based in the United States, without foreign subcomponents or foreign performance sites that would be considered a foreign component under NIH policy.
Key administrative details in the provided record include an original closing date of May 12, 2020, and a creation date of August 23, 2017, indicating when this funding opportunity record was first established. Overall, the StARR (R38) program is aimed at addressing a recognized workforce need by investing in residency-based research training programs that can reliably produce clinicians who are prepared to advance into the next stage of NIH-supported career development and, ultimately, independent clinical research careers.Apply for RFA HL 18 023
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.233, 93.394, 93.395, 93.396, 93.397, 93.398, 93.399, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.855.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-08-23.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-05-12. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $221,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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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