Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA DE 18 002
The NIDCR Award for Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research (SOAR) (R35) is a discretionary NIH grant opportunity from the Department of Health and Human Services designed to give longer-term, stable funding to investigators who are already supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and are now in the mid-career stage. The central purpose is to sustain and accelerate the trajectory of researchers who have clearly demonstrated exceptional performance, not only through a strong record of research productivity, but also through meaningful mentorship and visible professional service to the broader research community. In other words, this mechanism is meant for established, high-performing investigators who have shown they can deliver impactful science and help strengthen the field around them, and who are ready to take on bigger, more ambitious work.
A defining feature of this program is its emphasis on enabling longer-horizon research. Rather than supporting only short, tightly scoped projects, the SOAR award is intended to give recipients the flexibility and runway to pursue ambitious, multi-year research directions with extraordinary potential, as long as those efforts align with the NIDCR mission in dental, oral, and craniofacial health. The program explicitly anticipates that the award will "propel" the investigator forward by making it feasible to tackle projects that benefit from sustained effort, iterative discovery, and longer-term planning. The supported research period can extend up to eight years, which is unusually long compared with many standard NIH project grants and is meant to reduce the churn of frequent re-competition and allow deeper focus on science, team building, and mentorship.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity was released by NIH under Funding Opportunity Number RFA-DE-18-002, within the health funding activity category, and is associated with CFDA number 93.121. The funding instrument is a grant under a discretionary program. The maximum annual budget listed is an award ceiling of $650,000, and the opportunity projected a small number of awards (expected awards: 2), which signals a highly competitive process oriented toward selecting only a few investigators with standout qualifications and a compelling long-term research vision.
Eligibility is broad at the organizational level, reflecting standard NIH policy for many grant programs. Eligible applicant organizations include various levels of government (state, county, city/township, and special district governments), independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those categories), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses, and certain Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations, as well as public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. While the applicant organization can come from many sectors, the program description makes clear that the intended recipients are NIDCR-funded mid-career investigators with exceptional track records, so practical competitiveness depends heavily on the investigator's existing NIDCR support, accomplishments, mentorship history, and leadership/service contributions.
Key dates in the source information indicate the opportunity was created on December 14, 2016, with an original closing date of March 30, 2017. Taken together, the SOAR (R35) mechanism is best understood as a selective, longer-term investment in proven mid-career NIDCR investigators, giving them the funding stability and flexibility to pursue bold, high-impact research programs and continue contributing to the community through mentorship and professional service, all in service of advancing dental, oral, and craniofacial health research.Apply for RFA DE 18 002
- The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIDCR Award for Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research (SOAR) (R35)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.121.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 14, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 30, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $650,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, 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, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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