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NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant

Early-Stage Dissemination and Implementation Research in Communication Disorders

Funds early-stage work on getting proven hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice and language treatments adopted in real clinics and daily life.

Good hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice and language research keeps producing evidence-based innovations that could improve someone's life — but most of them never make it into a clinic or a person's daily routine. NIDCD, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, built this notice around that gap.

It funds two connected kinds of work. Dissemination research studies

Early-stage dissemination and implementation research in NIDCD's mission areas of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech and language: studying how to spread evidence-based innovations to the people who would use them, and why clinical or community settings do or do not adopt and sustain them, intended to found a later D&I-focused R01.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.17 Jun 2027
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.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$1M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RFA-DC-26-001Source: www.grants.gov