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Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

US · DC National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant open #RFA-OD-25-011
Response due Sep 26, 2028 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting applications for Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers under the P40 grant mechanism. This opportunity supports the maintenance and distribution of animal models and biological materials critical to biomedical research. Clinical trials are explicitly not allowed under this funding opportunity. The opportunity is open from December 2025 through September 2028, indicating a multi-year funding window.

What they want

Applicants must propose to operate Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers that maintain, develop, and distribute animal models and/or biological materials to the research community. Activities may include breeding, cryopreservation, quality control, and distribution of biological resources. Clinical trials are explicitly excluded from the scope of this award (P40 mechanism).
Technical requirements
  • Clinical trials are not allowed under this funding opportunity
  • Must operate as an Animal and/or Biological Material Resource Center
  • Must support maintenance and distribution of animal models or biological materials to the research community

How they evaluate

  • Standard NIH P40 peer review criteria apply (significance, investigators, innovation, approach, environment)
Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal (electronic submission)

Risks & flags

  • No dollar value or award ceiling disclosed in the source text — budget scope is unclear
  • Extremely long open-to-close window (nearly 3 years) may indicate rolling/recompete cycles rather than a single competition

Market context

inferred from NAICS
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
NAICS 541714
US market size
$2.0T
Typical award
$25K – $50M
Typical buyers
All federal civilianDoDStates
Commonly required
8(a)WOSBSDVOSBPE/PMP

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

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