Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 17 324
The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomics Small Research Grant Program (R03) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity designed to support focused, smaller-scale studies that examine the ethical, legal, and social questions raised by human genome research. The program uses the NIH R03 mechanism, which is meant for small, self-contained projects that can be completed with a limited budget and scope. It is especially well-suited to work led by a single investigator or a small team, and it can support either new inquiry into emerging issues or early-stage work that helps researchers generate preliminary findings for later, larger proposals.
A central emphasis of this opportunity is on projects that tackle ELSI questions through normative or conceptual approaches. In practice, that means NIH is particularly interested in research that clarifies what should be done, how decisions ought to be made, and which values should guide policy and practice as genomics advances. Examples of the kinds of work this FOA encourages include tightly framed legal analyses (such as interpreting how existing laws apply to new genomic technologies), economic analyses (such as incentives, access, and resource allocation issues), philosophical or bioethical analyses (such as consent, privacy, fairness, and obligations to return results), anthropological studies (such as how communities understand and experience genomic testing), and historical analyses (such as how past scientific practices shape current trust, governance, or inequities). The announcement also highlights interest in new or emerging issues, signaling that timely topics connected to rapidly evolving genomics science and its applications are a strong fit.
Beyond conceptual and normative scholarship, the R03 mechanism under this FOA can also be used in more empirical ways, particularly for collecting preliminary data or conducting secondary analyses of existing datasets. This creates room for projects that might, for example, pilot interview protocols, run small surveys, test governance or consent models, examine existing qualitative or quantitative data for ELSI-relevant patterns, or reanalyze prior studies to answer a new ethical or policy question. The overall intent is to enable research that is manageable in scale but still capable of producing clear, publishable insights that inform policy, clinical practice, research oversight, and public understanding of genomics.
The opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant program within NIH and spans activity areas that include education, environment, and health, reflecting the broad reach of genomics-related implications. The listed CFDA numbers (93.113, 93.172, 93.173, 93.399, 93.855, 93.856, 93.866, 93.989) indicate that multiple NIH institutes or related program areas may be involved, which is common for cross-cutting topics like ELSI that touch many domains of biomedical research and public health.
Eligibility for this FOA is broad and includes a wide range of U.S. and non-U.S. organizations. Eligible applicants include state, county, and municipal governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other categories. The FOA also explicitly calls out additional eligible applicants such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, tribal governments other than federally recognized entities, and foreign (non-U.S.) organizations. This breadth is consistent with the ELSI field, where important expertise and affected communities often exist outside traditional biomedical departments and where international perspectives can be directly relevant to global genomics research and data sharing.
Financially, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $50,000, underscoring its role as a small grant mechanism intended for narrowly defined projects rather than large multi-year research programs. The source data also indicates an original closing date of 2017-08-01 and a creation date of 2017-07-10, meaning this specific announcement (Funding Opportunity Number PA 17 324) was published for that period; applicants interested in pursuing similar work today would typically look for the current NIH ELSI R03 or related NIH ELSI funding announcements that replace or update older postings.
In plain terms, this FOA supports compact, clearly scoped research that helps society keep pace with the real-world consequences of genomics. Whether a project is primarily conceptual (for example, analyzing what fairness should mean in polygenic risk scoring, or how to ethically govern genomic data sharing) or modestly empirical (for example, piloting stakeholder interviews about consent, privacy, or return of results), the program is built to fund work that produces actionable clarity on the ethical rules, legal frameworks, and social impacts surrounding human genome research.Apply for PA 17 324
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, environment, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomics Small Research Grant Program (R03)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.172, 93.173, 93.399, 93.855, 93.856, 93.866, 93.989.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-07-10.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-08-01. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- 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.
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