‎Given the now longer NIH approval times for awarded projects, we will be accelerating our proposal solicitation and review process this cycle. We will be soliciting proposals for all of our award mechanisms. For all mechanisms we will ask for all the materials that we need at proposal submission time so that we can accelerate submitting funded proposals for approval to NIH.

Human subjects proposals that require IRB approval this funding cycle will not be accepted this cycle. If you have a proposal requiring human subjects research, please contact RI-INBRE leadership to discuss options.

Tentative important proposal dates are listed below:

– Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) posted: Tuesday 9/1/26
– Zoom information sessions: Friday 9/4/26 and Monday 9/7/26
– Letters of Intents (LOIs) due (ECD, CR, PD): Tuesday 9/15/26
– Full Proposal Invitations sent: Thursday 9/17/26
– All proposals due (ECD, CR, PD, Seed, STAR, NEIT, CCRI): Wednesday 12/2/26
– Email notifications of intent to award: Late January 2027