IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)

Issuing agency

National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)

Opportunity number

PAR-26-026

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Health

Status

Forecasted

Application deadline

Forecasted · estimated close May 18, 2027 (agency estimate)

Agency estimates

Estimated posting: February 18, 2027. Estimated award date: May 1, 2028. Estimates can change.

Published award range

Not published by the agency

Cost sharing or match required

No

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• 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

Relevant to

NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

93.859

Official source

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Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360633 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 360633 · Funding opportunity number PAR-26-026

Posted

September 22, 2025 · Source last updated September 22, 2025

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

92% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: published funding range.

Record confidence

mediumforecast — dates and amounts are agency estimates.

Eligibility details (from the agency)

Only institutions located in the following states/commonwealth are eligible to apply for the INBRE: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.Eligible network partner institutions may be primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs), defined as four-year colleges and two-year colleges that award associate degrees, bachelor"s degrees, and/or Master"s degrees in biomedical sciences, but have awarded 20 or fewer Ph.D./D.Sc. degrees in biomedical sciences in the previous two academic years; and other higher education and biomedical research institutions.

Description (from the official listing)

The Institutional Development Award program develops biomedical research capacity in states that have historically received low levels of NIH funding (IDeA states). The IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Notice of Funding Opportunity will support statewide networks in IDeA states made up of one or more research intensive institution and multiple primarily undergraduate institutions. INBREs build biomedical research capacity through supporting faculty research and research mentoring, student participation in research, and enhancement of institutional research infrastructure with an emphasis on developing pathways for undergraduate students in these states to move into biomedical research careers. The INBREs promote collaboration among institutions in IDeA states, create economies of scale, and develop research support capabilities at the primarily undergraduate institutions.

Agency contact

Jessica M. Faupel-Badger, Ph.D., MPH
badgerje@mail.nih.gov