Grant opportunity

2027 AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award

AHA institutional research enhancement award supporting investigator capacity and cardiovascular or brain health research at eligible institutions.

GrantHealthInstitutional FundingResearch
Funder
American Heart Association
10 September 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT
10 September 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: Sep 10, 2026
Award
Up to USD 200,000 over two years
Applicant
Institutional Applicant
Discipline
Biomedical Sciences
Region
United States
Posted
May 15, 2026

Call summary

Overview

AHA institutional award intended to strengthen research capacity and support meritorious cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or brain health research at eligible institutions.

Who can apply

  • Institutional and investigator eligibility must be confirmed on the official AHA call page.
  • Applicants should verify institutional research environment, investigator status, and submission requirements before applying.

What it supports

  • Research enhancement, capacity strengthening, and investigator support in AHA mission areas.
  • Projects should align with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, brain health, or related science.

Funding and duration

Up to USD 200,000 over two years according to AHA programme guidance.

10 September 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT

10 September 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: Sep 10, 2026

How to apply

Use the official AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award page and submit through ProposalCentral by 10 September 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CT.

Call details

AHA institutional award intended to strengthen research capacity and support meritorious cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or brain health research at eligible institutions.

American Heart Association lists this opportunity for Institutional Applicant, Biomedical Sciences, United States. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Institutional and investigator eligibility must be confirmed on the official AHA call page.

Applicants should verify institutional research environment, investigator status, and submission requirements before applying.

Research enhancement, capacity strengthening, and investigator support in AHA mission areas.

Projects should align with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, brain health, or related science.

Up to USD 200,000 over two years according to AHA programme guidance.

10 September 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: 10 September 2026, 3:00 p.m. CT: Sep 10, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use the official AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award page and submit through ProposalCentral by 10 September 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CT.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.