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Limited Competition: Biomedical Research Environment & Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program

Funds a grants office, research environment or pilot project upgrade at an HBCU, tribal college, or resource-limited institution invited to apply.

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A school can have real scientific talent and still lose against better-resourced institutions because nobody there has run a large federal grants office, or built the compliance backbone reviewers expect. This notice funds fixing that, not the science itself.

The plan an applicant proposes can target one or more of three things: the biomedical research environment itself, the sponsored-programs a…

Limited-competition capacity-building support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, tribal entities, or other resource-limited institutions with little NIH research funding, to strengthen their biomedical research environment, sponsored-programs administration, or a post-award pilot research project program.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.27 Jan 2028
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.—
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: PAR-29-004Source: www.grants.gov