American Heart Association Grants

Open American Heart Association grants

• Transformative Research Award for HFpEF

  Up to $300Kopen

  Transformative Research Award for HFpEF is sponsored by American Heart Association. Supports high-risk, high-reward research to transform understandin...

  cardiovascularpublic_healthhealth_disparitiesheart failurehfpef

• Career Development Award

  Up to $231KDeadline: Dec 1, 2026open

  Career Development Award is sponsored by American Heart Association. This grant supports highly promising healthcare and academic professionals, in th...

  cardiovascularclinical_research

• Innovative Project Award

  Up to $200KDeadline: Dec 1, 2026open

  Innovative Project Award is sponsored by American Heart Association. This award supports highly innovative, high-impact research that could lead to cr...

  cardiovascularbiomedical_researchcardiovascular researchcerebrovascular researchregenerative cell therapies

• American Heart Association Community Impact Grants

  Up to $50Kopen

  American Heart Association Community Impact Grants is sponsored by American Heart Association. Funds community-based cardiovascular health promotion, ...

  health_disparitiescardiovascularpublic_healthcardiovascular healthheart disease

• AHA Predoctoral Fellowship

  Deadline: Aug 4, 2026open

  AHA Predoctoral Fellowship is sponsored by American Heart Association. Enhances training for promising students in pre-doctoral or clinical health pro...

  health_disparitiespublic_healthclinical_researchmaternal_healthcancer_research

• Postdoctoral Fellowship (Pulmonary Hypertension Association collaboration)

  Deadline: Aug 5, 2026open

  Postdoctoral Fellowship (Pulmonary Hypertension Association collaboration) is sponsored by American Heart Association. Enhances the training of postdo...

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• Postdoctoral Fellowship

  Deadline: Aug 5, 2026open

  Postdoctoral Fellowship is sponsored by American Heart Association. This fellowship enhances the training of postdoctoral applicants who are not yet i...

• 2026 Career Development Award

  Deadline: Sep 1, 2026open

  2026 Career Development Award is sponsored by American Heart Association. Awards to early-career faculty developing independent research careers in ca...

  cardiovascularpublic_healthhealth_disparitiesclinical_researchcardiovascular

• AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship

  Deadline: Sep 5, 2026open

  AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship is sponsored by American Heart Association. Enhances training for postdoctoral applicants not yet independent, embedded in...

  health_disparitiescardiovascularpublic_healthclinical_researchbiomedical_research

• Health Equity Research Network on Rural Health Disparities

  open

  Health Equity Research Network on Rural Health Disparities is sponsored by American Heart Association. Funds research initiatives aimed at reducing he...

  health_disparitiesrural_developmentpublic_healthcommunity_developmenthealth equity

• Nation of Lifesavers Initiative Grants

  open

  Nation of Lifesavers Initiative Grants is sponsored by American Heart Association. Offers grants to high school and college Heart Clubs to equip them ...

  health_disparitiespublic_healthyouth_developmenteducation_researchk12_education

• Data Science Grants (various programs)

  open

  Data Science Grants (various programs) is a suite of funding opportunities from the American Heart Association that supports researchers worldwide wor...

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• Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA)

  open

  Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) is sponsored by American Heart Association.

  cardiovascularbiomedical_researchhigher_educationcardiovascular diseasebrain health

• Predoctoral Fellowship

  open

  Predoctoral Fellowship is sponsored by American Heart Association. The Predoctoral Fellowship is a grant from the American Heart Association that fund...

  clinical_researchpublic_healthbiomedical_researchcardiovascularprecision_medicine

• Implementation Science Award

  open

  Implementation Science Award is a grant from American Heart Association that supports eligible organizations. AHA's Second Century of Science Awards -...

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• Topic-focused Funding Opportunities

  open

  Topic-focused Funding Opportunities is sponsored by American Heart Association. These programs support specific areas of science deemed critical to ac...

  health_disparitiescardiovascularpublic_healthheart diseasecardiology

• Data Science Grants

  open

  Data Science Grants is sponsored by American Heart Association. Funds researchers globally working in the field of data science related to cardiovascu...

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• Scientist Development Grant

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  Scientist Development Grant is sponsored by American Heart Association. Provides funding for early-career scientists in cardiovascular and stroke rese...

  cardiovascularbiomedical_researchclinical_researchearly-career scientistcardiovascular research

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Training Grants

  open

  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Training Grants is sponsored by American Heart Association. Supports small-scale research projects relate...

  cardiovascularartificial_intelligencebiomedical_researchclinical_researchcardiovascular disease

• The Social Impact Funds

  open

  The Social Impact Funds is sponsored by American Heart Association. The Social Impact Funds strategically deploy capital to organizations that strengt...

  health_disparitiespublic_healthfood_securityeconomic_developmenthealthcare

What American Heart Association funds

Top program areas based on GrantMind's analysis of recent American Heart Association awards:

How to apply for American Heart Association grants

Most American Heart Association applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials).