Capacity Building

IDeA IDeA
The IDeA program aims to build biomedical research capacity in eligible institutions through supporting competitive research, research workforce development, and research infrastructure enhancement activities.
NARCHNARCH
The NARCH program funds federally-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and organizations for health research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement activities.
SCORE SuRE
The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions through funding investigator-initiated research in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences that falls in the mission areas of the NIH.
SEPA SEPA
The SEPA program supports educational activities that encourage pre-college students (pre-kindergarten to grade 12) from diverse backgrounds to pursue further studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

The Division for Research Capacity Building (DRCB)

DRCB administers the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program that supports research, research workforce development, and research infrastructure improvements in states where levels of NIH research funding have historically been low. The division also oversees the Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) program, the Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) program, and the Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA) program.

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This page last updated on 5/2/2023 3:07 PM