John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program
Funds minority-serving institutions with lasting long-term infrastructure and workforce-building investments.
The John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program is NIMHD's S21 research endowment line at NIH, named for Rep. John Lewis and aimed at higher-education institutions with endowments at or below half the national median for comparable biomedical research institutions. It is limited to current or former HRSA or NIMHD Centers of Excellence and supports up to five years of activity. The program is built to strengthen research infrastructure and training capacity in minority health and health disparities, and the most recent FOA was RFA-MD-22-010. Applicants submit a five-year strategic plan for how endowment income will be used and grown, and the most recent cohort awarded six institutions. The award amount is not disclosed on the overview page, so the public value sits in durable capacity rather than a fixed grant size. Its fit is strongest for institutions that already have a center-of-excellence footprint and want to turn endowment income into long-term minority health research support.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Biennial.