Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS 07 382
Apply for PAS 07 382
- The National Institutes of Health in the education environment health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing Novel Science in Women s Health Research (ANSWHR) (R03)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113 Environmental Health 93.121 Oral Diseases and Disorders Research 93.172 Human Genome Research 93.213 Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs 93.279 Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs 93.286 Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health 93.361 Nursing Research 93.393 Cancer Cause and Prevention Research 93.394 Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research 93.395 Cancer Treatment Research 93.396 Cancer Biology Research 93.399 Cancer Control 93.846 Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research 93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research 93.866 Aging Research 93.879 Medical Library Assistance 93.989 International Research and Research Training.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 5, 2008 and posted on Jun 11, 2007.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Multiple Receipt Dates See Link to Full Announcement for details.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) City or township governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses County governments.
- Foreign institutions are eligible to apply. Eligible agencies of the Federal Government can apply. Faith based or community based organizations can apply.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Advancing Novel Science in Women's Health Research (ANSWHR) (R03) funding opportunity (PAS 07 382) is an NIH discretionary grant program led by the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) in collaboration with multiple NIH Institutes and Centers. Its core aim is to push the field of women's health forward by supporting innovative, interdisciplinary projects that introduce new concepts, tools, perspectives, or preliminary findings related to women's health and to sex/gender differences in biology and health outcomes. A central theme of the announcement is that research has repeatedly shown the scientific and clinical value of studying issues that are specific to women and, just as importantly, analyzing data separately for females and males when appropriate. In practical terms, the FOA is encouraging researchers to design studies that take sex and gender seriously as variables that can shape disease risk, symptoms, progression, treatment response, and health behavior, rather than treating them as afterthoughts or simply adjusting them away statistically.
This opportunity uses the NIH Research Project Grant (R03) mechanism, which is generally intended for smaller, focused projects that can be completed with limited resources, often generating pilot data, proof-of-concept results, or early-stage findings that can justify a later, larger application. The FOA explicitly runs in parallel with another announcement of the same scientific scope (PAS 07 381) that supports similar ideas under different mechanisms, including the R21 (exploratory/developmental) pathway. The key point is that the scientific topics are broad and inclusive: ORWH signals special interest in projects that bring together multiple disciplines to study how sex and gender factors affect women's health, but it also makes clear that applications across the full landscape of women's health research and sex/gender research are welcome. That breadth is reinforced by the wide range of CFDA program areas associated with the announcement, spanning domains such as environmental health, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, complementary and integrative health, human genome research, nursing research, neuroscience, aging, child health and human development, arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions, oral health, cancer research across the continuum, and technology-driven innovations to improve human health.
In terms of funding levels, NIH anticipated that roughly $1 million to $1.5 million would be available in fiscal year 2008 for awards made under this FOA, with the final number of grants and total dollars ultimately depending on the quality, duration, and budget of the applications submitted. Like most federal research programs, awards are contingent on the availability of appropriated funds and on there being a sufficient pool of meritorious proposals. The announcement uses multiple receipt dates rather than a single one-time deadline, meaning applications could be accepted on a recurring schedule as detailed in the full FOA, and the opportunity was later archived (archive date listed as February 7, 2010), which indicates it is no longer active in its original form but remains useful as a reference for the program's intent and structure during its active years.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide mix of applicant organization types: public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) entities), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, state and local governments (including counties, cities or townships, special district governments, and independent school districts), public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, and Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations. The FOA also notes that foreign institutions are eligible to apply, and that eligible federal agencies may apply as well. Faith-based and community-based organizations are also eligible, provided they meet standard NIH requirements. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which generally lowers the barrier for applicants who may not have institutional funds to contribute.
Operationally, the sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health, with ORWH as the lead office coordinating the initiative alongside co-sponsoring NIH Institutes and Centers. For applicants seeking the official details, the full announcement was hosted on the NIH Grants Guide site, and NIH provided a general contact route through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster for access or linking issues. Overall, the program is best understood as an NIH effort to seed creative, cross-disciplinary research that strengthens the evidence base for women's health and clarifies how sex and gender influence health and disease, with an emphasis on projects that can open new directions or provide early results that may later scale into larger studies.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the ANSWHR (R03) funding opportunity?
The Advancing Novel Science in Women's Health Research (ANSWHR) (R03) opportunity (PAS-07-382) is an NIH discretionary grant program led by the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) in collaboration with multiple NIH Institutes and Centers. It is designed to support innovative research that advances women's health and improves understanding of sex/gender differences in biology and health outcomes.
What is the main goal of this program?
The core aim is to push the field of women's health forward by funding creative, interdisciplinary projects that introduce new concepts, tools, perspectives, or early findings. A major emphasis is treating sex and gender as meaningful scientific variables that can influence disease risk, symptoms, progression, treatment response, and health behaviors.
What kinds of projects are a good fit?
Projects are a strong fit when they are innovative and focused, and when they generate preliminary findings or proof-of-concept results that can open a new direction or support a later, larger study. The program highlights interdisciplinary work and welcomes studies that explicitly consider women-specific health issues and/or sex/gender differences in health and disease.
Does the program require sex-disaggregated analysis (separate analysis for females and males)?
The announcement emphasizes the scientific and clinical value of analyzing data separately for females and males when appropriate. It encourages study designs that take sex and gender seriously as variables, rather than treating them as minor covariates or simply adjusting them away statistically.
What grant mechanism does this opportunity use?
This opportunity uses the NIH Research Project Grant (R03) mechanism, which is typically intended for smaller, focused projects that can be completed with limited resources.
What is an R03 generally used for in NIH programs?
Based on the description in the opportunity, R03 awards are commonly used to support pilot projects, proof-of-concept studies, or early-stage research that can generate preliminary data and justify later, larger applications.
Is there a related NIH opportunity with a similar scientific scope?
Yes. The FOA runs in parallel with PAS-07-381, which covers the same general scientific scope but supports similar ideas under other mechanisms, including the R21 exploratory/developmental pathway.
How broad are the research topics under this FOA?
The scientific scope is broad and inclusive across the landscape of women's health research and sex/gender research. The opportunity also points to a wide range of associated program areas, including (as examples mentioned) environmental health, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, complementary and integrative health, human genome research, nursing research, neuroscience, aging, child health and human development, arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions, oral health, cancer research across the continuum, and technology-driven innovations to improve human health.
How much funding was expected to be available?
NIH anticipated that roughly $1 million to $1.5 million would be available in fiscal year 2008 for awards under this FOA. The total amount and number of awards depended on the quality, duration, and budgets of applications submitted.
Does the FOA guarantee funding if an application is strong?
No. As described, awards depend on the availability of appropriated funds and on there being a sufficient pool of meritorious proposals.
Was there a single deadline, or were applications accepted multiple times?
The announcement uses multiple receipt dates rather than a single one-time deadline, meaning applications could be accepted on a recurring schedule as specified in the full FOA.
Is this funding opportunity still active?
No. The opportunity was later archived (archive date listed as February 7, 2010). That indicates it is no longer active in its original form, though it remains a useful reference for the program's intent and structure during its active years.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) entities); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and a variety of government entities (state and local governments, counties, cities or townships, special district governments, and independent school districts). Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities are also eligible, as are Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations.
Are faith-based and community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based and community-based organizations are listed as eligible, provided they meet standard NIH requirements.
Are foreign institutions eligible to apply?
Yes. The FOA notes that foreign institutions are eligible to apply.
Can federal agencies apply?
Yes. The FOA indicates that eligible federal agencies may apply.
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The FOA states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Which agency sponsors and leads this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) serving as the lead office coordinating the initiative alongside co-sponsoring NIH Institutes and Centers.
Where was the official announcement hosted?
The full announcement was hosted on the NIH Grants Guide site.
Who was listed as a contact for access or linking issues?
NIH provided a general contact route through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster for access or linking issues.
What is the program trying to accomplish in the larger research ecosystem?
Overall, the program is described as an NIH effort to seed creative, cross-disciplinary research that strengthens the evidence base for women's health and clarifies how sex and gender influence health and disease, with an emphasis on studies that can open new directions or provide early results that may later scale into larger projects.
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