Training Modules to Enhance the Rigor, Reproducibility and Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Data Science Research (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA GM 20 001

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced this discretionary grant opportunity, RFA-GM-20-001, titled "Training Modules to Enhance the Rigor, Reproducibility and Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Data Science Research" under the R25 education grant mechanism. The central aim is to improve how biomedical data science is taught and practiced by funding the creation of practical, skills-focused courses. The emphasis is on producing exportable training modules, meaning materials that can be reused, shared, and adopted by other programs and institutions rather than remaining limited to a single classroom or campus. These modules are intended to strengthen the rigor and reproducibility of research results and reinforce responsible conduct in biomedical data science, and they can be designed for learners at any career stage, from trainees to established researchers.

This opportunity sits in the education and health funding activity categories and is explicitly labeled "Clinical Trial Not Allowed," so proposed projects must be educational in nature and not involve clinical trial activities. The grant is meant to support creative educational activities with a primary focus on course development for skills development. In practice, that usually means building structured instructional units that teach concrete, transferable competencies relevant to reliable data-driven biomedical research, such as best practices that reduce errors, improve transparency, and make analyses easier to validate and reproduce.

A wide range of U.S.-based organizations are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those categories); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other eligible entities. The announcement also highlights additional eligible applicant types such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, tribal governments other than federally recognized ones, and U.S. territories or possessions.

At the same time, there are clear 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 by the NIH Grants Policy Statement) are not allowed under this funding opportunity. In other words, applications must be fully domestic in terms of the applicant organization and the project components.

The opportunity was created on February 18, 2020, with an original closing date of June 19, 2020. The listed award ceiling is $250,000. The funding opportunity is associated with multiple CFDA numbers (93.121, 93.213, 93.286, 93.855, 93.859, 93.879), reflecting NIH program areas that can support education-focused efforts in biomedical research and training.

Overall, this R25 FOA is geared toward strengthening the training infrastructure around biomedical data science by supporting the development of sharable, high-quality educational modules that help researchers produce more rigorous, reproducible, and ethically responsible work, while keeping the scope firmly in education and outside the boundaries of clinical trials and foreign project components.

• The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Training Modules to Enhance the Rigor, Reproducibility and Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Data Science Research (R25 - 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): 93.121, 93.213, 93.286, 93.855, 93.859, 93.879.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2020-02-18.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-06-19. (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 $250,000.00 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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