The National Institutes of Health has announced a grant opportunity, the Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools. The purpose of the program is to stimulate basic and clinical research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. REAP grants create opportunities for scientists and institutions otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH research programs to contribute to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research effort. REAP grants are intended to support small-scale research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions, to expose undergraduate and/or graduate students at health professional schools or graduate schools to meritorious research projects, and to strengthen the research environment of the applicant institution. The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. Applicants may request up to $300,000 in direct costs for the entire project period of up to 3 years.
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