Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental Health Research (RIVER) (R35 Clinical Trial Optional)
ID: 355669Type: Posted
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National Institutes of Health (HHS-NIH11)

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Health

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355669

Additional Information

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-24-004.html
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    Description

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering the Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental Health Research (RIVER) program through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to support exceptional investigators in the field of environmental health sciences. This program aims to provide researchers with the intellectual and administrative freedom to pursue innovative research directions, consolidating their existing projects into a single flexible award that allows for substantial effort toward transformative research over an eight-year funding period, with an annual budget capped at $600,000, or up to $750,000 for consolidating existing projects. The RIVER program emphasizes long-term impact in environmental health, encouraging ambitious scientific advances while promoting mentorship and diversity within research initiatives. Interested applicants must have prior significant support from NIEHS and commit at least 50% effort to their proposed project, with applications opening on October 1, 2024, and due by November 2, 2024. For further information, applicants can contact NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov or visit the program's webpage at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-24-004.html.

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    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering the Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental Health Research (RIVER) program through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The RIVER program aims to support exceptional investigators in environmental health sciences, providing them with the freedom and resources to pursue innovative research directions. The program consolidates existing research endeavors into one flexible award, allowing for substantial effort toward transformative research over an eight-year funding period, with an annual budget capped at $600,000, or up to $750,000 for consolidating existing projects. The application process opens on October 1, 2024, with a final due date of November 2, 2024. Applicants must have prior significant support from NIEHS and must commit at least 50% effort to their proposed project. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations, among others. This funding opportunity focuses on long-term impact in environmental health and encourages ambitious, ground-breaking scientific advances, while also emphasizing mentorship and diversity within research initiatives. Overall, the RIVER program represents NIH's commitment to fostering pioneering environmental health research through sustained and innovative investigator support.
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