NIA Research and Entrepreneurial Development Immersion (REDI): Entrepreneurship Enhancement Award
Status: Open
Posted date: January 29, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361215
Opportunity number: PAR-26-066
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: National Institutes of Health
Agency code: HHS-NIH11
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $0
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Health
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- 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
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:hhs_nih11
- category_of_funding_activity:health
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
- eligible_applicants:county_governments
- eligible_applicants:for_profit_organizations_other_than_small_businesses
- eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:others
- eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_housing_authoritiesindian_housing_authorities
- eligible_applicants:small_businesses
- eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:open
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to continue its Research and Entrepreneurial Development Immersion (REDI) Award program. The REDI program promotes the development of entrepreneurial education programs that are designed to broaden the skillset of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, as well as early-career master's, Ph.D., and Dr.P.H. scientists, in fields relevant to the mission of NIA, including aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) research. The goal of the program is to prepare trainees for a wide-range of career paths, including those that are outside the traditional research environment. As such, NIA is seeking applications proposing innovation-focused programs that are geared towards imparting a broad set of skills and knowledge required for a career in translational sciences and entrepreneurship in order to boost the number of Ph.D.-trained scientists prepared and ready for a multitude of available career options. This skillset and knowledge base include scientific communication; an understanding of the intellectual property process and landscape; regulatory and reimbursement pathway knowledge; the ability to identify unmet needs within markets and define value propositions; and a clear understanding of the biomedical development path, financing sources, and challenges.Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. This NOFO intends to utilize the R25 activity code.