National Institutes of Health Grants

Open National Institutes of Health grants

• Development of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Up to $8.0MDeadline: Jan 25, 2028open

  This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications to develop shared-use research facilities or research-supporting facilities that enabl...

• Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)

  Up to $6.3MDeadline: Nov 15, 2027open

  The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to leverage NICHD clinical research Network infrastructure relevant to infants, children, ...

• Single Source: Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ): Data Processing, Analysis, and Coordination Center (DPACC) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Up to $5.0MDeadline: Jun 9, 2026open

  NIMH is announcing its intent to issue a single source cooperative agreement award to Brigham and Women"s Hospital to support continuation of the AMP®...

• Accelerating Product Excellence in Innovation and for Clinical Adoption (APEx) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Up to $4.0MDeadline: Jul 10, 2026open

  This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits cooperative agreement research applications to support a multidisciplinary program titled "Accelera...

• Impact of Initial Influenza Exposure on Immunity in Infants (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Up to $3.0MDeadline: Jun 4, 2026open

  The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support the establishment or continuation of longitudinal infant cohorts to determine a...

• Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)

  Up to $3.0MDeadline: Aug 21, 2028open

  The purpose of this Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit grant applications to support research on the discovery and development of interventions ...

• Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Up to $2.1MDeadline: May 26, 2028open

  Responding to the needs of the scientific community to bolster a vibrant and sustainable research workforce, the Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hem...

• NHLBI Early Phase Clinical Trials for Therapeutics and/or Diagnostics for HLBS Disorders (R33 CT Required)

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Jan 7, 2027open

  The objective of this funding opportunity is to support investigator-initiated, phase I clinical trials for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions f...

• Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: May 18, 2026open

  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for centers to support transdisciplinary teams of clinical and mental health services...

• High Priority HIV and Substance Use Research (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional)

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Mar 5, 2027open

  The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support high priority research at the intersection of HIV and substance use. This FOA...

• Alzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Nov 5, 2027open

  The goal of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to provide funding support for the pre-clinical and early stage clinical (Phase I) developmen...

• Coccidioidomycosis Collaborative Research Centers (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: Jul 9, 2026open

  The purpose of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications for a Coccidioidomycosis Collaborative Research Centers (CCRC) prog...

• NCCIH Natural Product Early Phase Clinical Trial Award (R33 Clinical Trial Required)

  Up to $1.1MDeadline: Nov 13, 2026open

  This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages applications for investigator-initiated, early phase, clinical trials of natural products (i.e., ...

• Diabetes Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Jan 27, 2027open

  This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for Diabetes Research Centers (DRCs) that are designed to support and enhance the natio...

• Translational Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches to Advance Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy Development for Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: May 7, 2028open

  This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications that propose to use mouse models to conduct rigorous preclinical testing of drugs or dr...

• Limited Competition: Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BBAER) Program (UM1), Clinical Trial Optional

  Up to $850KDeadline: Aug 2, 2026open

  The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) seeks to broaden the types of knowledge, skills, expertise, experience, and perspectives brought ...

• Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)

  Up to $840KDeadline: May 28, 2026open

  The NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) and participating NIH Institutes and Centers invite institutional career development award applica...

• Limited Competition: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers 2027 (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)

  Up to $800KDeadline: Oct 2, 2026open

  This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Pleas...

• NIDA Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)

  Up to $750KDeadline: Nov 13, 2026open

  This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages applications for institutional research career development (K12) programs that propose to suppo...

• BRAIN Initiative: Preclinical Proof of Concept for Novel Recording and Modulation Technologies in the Human CNS (R18 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Up to $750KDeadline: Jan 28, 2027open

  Awarded activities will facilitate the translation of novel recording and modulation technologies that can be used to treat and/or diagnose central ne...

Where National Institutes of Health grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

What National Institutes of Health funds

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How to apply for National Institutes of Health grants

Most National Institutes of Health 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). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.