Programs for Inclusion and Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) Coordination Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA HL 24 003

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The Programs for Inclusion and Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) Coordination Center funding opportunity (RFA-HL-24-003) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) cooperative agreement (U24) that supports one organization to operate as the central Coordination Center (CC) for the PRIDE Summer Institutes (SIs) over a five-year period. The PRIDE initiative focuses on strengthening the biomedical and health-related research workforce by providing structured research education and career development support to junior faculty and postdoctoral scientists who are transitioning into independent research roles. A key emphasis is supporting investigators from diverse backgrounds, including individuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences as described in NIH guidance (for example, NOT-OD-20-031). The Coordination Center is intended to function as the backbone for the overall PRIDE program, ensuring alignment, consistency, and effective program operations across the separate, institute-based Summer Institutes funded under a companion announcement (RFA-HL-24-004).

This FOA is not for running a Summer Institute itself; instead, it funds the centralized coordinating infrastructure that supports all PRIDE SIs as a network. In practical terms, the Coordination Center is expected to provide programmatic and operational support that complements the training and educational activities delivered by the individual Summer Institutes. That typically means creating shared processes, tools, and standards that help multiple institutes function as a coherent program rather than as isolated projects. Because the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, NIH will have substantial involvement in the project, which usually includes active collaboration on planning, performance expectations, and coordination requirements. The FOA also explicitly states "Clinical Trial Not Allowed," meaning the Coordination Center project cannot propose or conduct clinical trials under this award.

The intended impact of the PRIDE program, which the Coordination Center helps make possible, is to improve participants research readiness and competitiveness for NIH funding and long-term success as independent scientists. The Summer Institutes deliver research education experiences that build skills and knowledge needed for grant development, research methods, career navigation, and progression along the academic research pathway. The Coordination Center supports that mission at the program level by helping implement cross-site coordination, monitoring, and shared learning so that participants across institutes receive a consistently high-quality experience and so that outcomes can be tracked in a comparable way across the program.

Eligibility for this opportunity is broad across U.S.-based institutions and organizations. Eligible applicants listed include state, county, and city governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where specified); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) as well as small businesses; and federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations. The announcement also highlights additional eligible organization types that align with the programs diversity and inclusion goals, 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), along with faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions.

At the same time, the FOA is clear about restrictions related to foreign involvement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. In addition, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement are not allowed. These restrictions mean the applicant organization and the funded activities must be fully U.S.-based without foreign components supported through this award.

From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding, with a health activity focus and CFDA/assistance listing numbers that include 93.233 and 93.837 through 93.840. The listed award ceiling is $350,000, indicating the maximum budget level expected under the announcement. NIH anticipates making a single award, meaning one Coordination Center will be selected to serve the entire PRIDE Summer Institutes program network for the project period. The original closing date shown in the provided source data is 2023-03-10, and the opportunity was created on 2023-01-10, which are important details for understanding the published timeline in the source record, even though applicants should always verify current status and deadlines in NIH systems when preparing an application.

Overall, this FOA is best understood as funding the centralized operational hub that keeps the PRIDE Summer Institutes aligned, accountable, and effectively supported over five years. The Coordination Center role is to strengthen the program as a whole by providing shared coordination, program support functions, and collaboration structures that help the individual Summer Institutes focus on delivering high-quality research education to diverse early-career investigators who are working toward becoming competitive NIH grant applicants and successful independent scientists.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Programs for Inclusion and Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) Coordination Center (U24 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): 93.233, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.840.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-01-10.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-03-10. (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 $350,000.00 in funding.
• 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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