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Food and Drug Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

Minor Use Minor Species Development of Drugs (R01)

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Key facts

Deadline
Due Jan 29, 2027 · 114 days left
Award size
Up to $250K
Total available
$250K
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Tribal organization, County government, State government, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), School district, Larger business, Tribal government, Private college or university, Small business, Public college or university, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), City or town government, and others named in the official notice
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist

How this fits you

  • Available in Rhea County (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 42

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About this grant

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and solicits Research Project (R01) grant applications from institutions or organizations that propose to develop or support the development of designated new animal drugs intended for minor uses in major species or for use in minor species (MUMS). The FDA is authorized to provide grants to assist in defraying the costs of qualified safety and effectiveness testing that could be used to satisfy the requirements for FDA approval of MUMS-designated drugs. Only entities developing drugs for veterinary use or parties working as research partners with such entities are eligible for grants. The organization (or applicant) seeking approval of the new animal drug under investigation must have opened an Investigational New Animal Drug (INAD) file with FDA/CVM and must hold a minor use or minor species "designation" granted by FDA/CVM's Office of Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Drug Development (OMUMS) for that drug for a specified intended use, in accordance with the provisions of section 573 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc-2) and 21 CFR part 516. FDA/CVM's Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (ONADE) must have reviewed and concurred with the proposed study protocol before an applicant can submit a grant application.

Who can apply, from the official notice

• Faith-based or Community-based Organizations• Regional Organizations• Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations)

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Your schedule, working back from the deadline

  1. Oct7
    Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
    Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov
  2. Jan8
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
    Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
  3. Jan22
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  4. Jan27
    Submit
    Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog
  5. Jan29
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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Writing the need statement? Rhea County facts with citations.

Who in Tennessee has won this program

20 awards to Tennessee groups in 5 counties since 2016 · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$6.5M2020
State of TennesseeNashville$2.7M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$2.5M2019
Tennessee Department of AgricultureNashville, Davidson County$2.4M2020
University of TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$2M2017
Tennessee Department of AgricultureNashville, Davidson County$1.9M2020
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$1.8M2025
Franklin Special School DistrictFranklin, Williamson County$1.8M2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$1.6M2022
Tennessee Department of AgricultureNashville, Davidson County$1.3M2021
Tennessee Department of HealthNashville, Davidson County$1.3M2020
Tennessee Department of AgricultureNashville, Davidson County$1.3M2016

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 22 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Rhea County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Combinedbrain, IncBrentwoodDuke University$538K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyHarvard Pilgrim Health Care$241K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyRegents of the University of California, San Francisco, the$75K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyRegents of the University of California, San Francisco, the$69K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyMayo Clinic Hospital$51K spent that year2025
Volumetrix Inc.Nashville, Davidson CountyThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$50K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyMayo Clinic$43K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyMayo Clinic$43K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyCumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc$42K spent that year2025
Loch & Key Productions, LLCKnoxville, Knox CountyAssociation of Public Health Laboratories, Inc. (THE)$33K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyThe Queen's Medical Center$32K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of California-San Francisco$29K spent that year2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Food and Drug Administration Research, also called “General Grant Funding”
Program number 93.103 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant

How applications are judged

Applicants should review the individual Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued under this CFDA program to see the specific evaluation criteria that applies.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 7, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number PAR-24-216 · program number 93.103