Health Grants

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to U.S. research and community organizations, tribal governments, faith- and community-based groups, and territories, but foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. This NIH X01 resource-access award grants approved investigators access to limited identifiable data and biospecimens from the ECHO maternal and child health cohort to study high-priority maternal and child health questions. No clinical trial is allowed and no funding amount is provided, since the award provides data/specimen access rather than research dollars.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to domestic research and education organizations including universities, minority-serving institutions, tribal governments, and faith- and community-based groups under this NIH T32 institutional training grant; foreign institutions and foreign components are not eligible to apply. Funds institutions to run predoctoral and postdoctoral research training programs (including short-term training) that build the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce. Appointed trainees may not lead an independent clinical trial; no specific award amount is listed.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIDCR K99/R00 career-development award supports dual-degree dentist scientists transitioning from mentored postdoctoral training to independent faculty positions in dental, oral, and craniofacial research; the listed eligible entities are limited (federal agencies, faith/community organizations, tribal governments, regional organizations, territories), and foreign organizations are not eligible. It funds about two years of mentored training plus three to five years of independent research. No award amount is stated and no clinical trial is allowed.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to domestic institutions — universities, research institutions, nonprofits, and certain government/tribal organizations (foreign institutions are not eligible). This NIH T35 funds short-term (often summer) research-training experiences for health-professional and graduate students. It supports the institution's training program rather than an individual.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

Open to U.S. schools and colleges of nursing and other research institutions, nonprofits, and certain government/tribal organizations; foreign organizations are not eligible. This NIH P20 funds new research centers that build nursing-led, community-partnered research infrastructure and pilot studies. Awards up to about $500,000.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH F32 postdoctoral fellowship supports individual early-career researchers (postdoctoral candidates) pursuing mentored training toward becoming independent health-research investigators; the listed eligible entities are limited to federal agencies and foreign organizations, so most applicants apply through a sponsoring institution and mentor. It funds research training rather than a standalone project, with strong mentorship required. No award amount is listed.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH F30 fellowship supports individual predoctoral students in combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral programs (e.g., DO/PhD, DDS/PhD) at institutions WITH NIH-funded institutional dual-degree training programs; listed eligible entities are limited (federal agencies only besides foreign), and foreign organizations are not eligible to apply, so candidates apply through a U.S. sponsoring institution. It funds integrated research and clinical training and dissertation research. Candidates may not lead an independent clinical trial, and no award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH F30 fellowship supports individual predoctoral students enrolled in combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral programs (e.g., DO/PhD, DDS/PhD) at institutions WITHOUT NIH-funded institutional dual-degree training programs; listed eligible entities are limited (federal agencies only besides foreign), and foreign organizations are not eligible to apply, so candidates apply through a U.S. sponsoring institution. It funds integrated research and clinical training plus dissertation research. Candidates may not lead an independent clinical trial, and no award amount is listed.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $1M

Open to U.S. universities, research institutions, nonprofits, foreign organizations, and certain government/tribal entities. This NIH R01 funds preclinical mouse-model testing of repurposed or investigational drugs — alone or with non-drug interventions — for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Awards up to about $1,000,000.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH F31 fellowship supports individual predoctoral students conducting mentored dissertation research in health-related fields; the listed eligible entities are limited to federal agencies and foreign organizations, so candidates typically apply through a sponsoring institution and faculty mentor. It funds individualized, mentored research training toward becoming an independent research scientist. Candidates may not lead an independent clinical trial, and no specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH F33 senior fellowship supports experienced individual scientists who want to make a major change in research direction or acquire new research capabilities as independent investigators in health-related fields; listed eligible entities are limited to federal agencies and foreign organizations, so applicants typically apply with a sponsoring institution. It funds a period of research training rather than a project, and no specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to U.S. universities, research institutions, nonprofits, foreign organizations, and certain government/tribal entities. This NIH X01 provides access to TOPMed genomic and multi-omics data resources to study heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders — it offers data generation, not direct funding. Aimed at researchers doing functional-genomics and mechanism studies.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to eligible NIGMS-funded investigators and new investigators at U.S. institutions; foreign organizations are not eligible, and projects with foreign subawards are excluded. This NIH R35 (MIRA) gives an investigator stable, flexible single-grant support for their lab's research within the NIGMS mission, rather than project-by-project funding. Early-stage investigators should use the separate ESI MIRA notice.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $2.1M

Open to U.S. research institutions and universities, nonprofits, and certain government/tribal organizations; foreign organizations cannot apply, and (as of May 2025) projects with foreign subawards are ineligible. This NIH U2C-TL1 funds institutional networks that recruit and train researchers in kidney, urologic, and hematologic disease research. Awards up to about $2,100,000.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to U.S. universities, research institutions, nonprofits, and certain government/tribal organizations; foreign organizations are not eligible. This NIH R61/R33 funds mechanistic clinical research on how mind-and-body interventions (e.g., meditation, yoga, acupuncture) affect emotional well-being and whole-person health, in two milestone-tied phases. Strong preliminary data are expected.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

Open to U.S. and foreign research institutions, universities, nonprofits, and certain government/tribal organizations. This NIH R01 funds groundbreaking, high-impact Down syndrome research across any relevant topic, with no preliminary data required. Awards up to about $500,000.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to U.S. and foreign research institutions, universities, nonprofits, and certain government/tribal organizations. This NIH R61/R33 funds milestone-driven development of clinical trials to treat co-occurring health conditions in people with Down syndrome — up to two years of planning followed by up to three years of trial support. Clinical trials are required.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $200K

Open to U.S. and foreign research institutions, universities, nonprofits, and certain government/tribal organizations. This NIH R21 funds exploratory, higher-risk Down syndrome research — feasibility studies, novel methods, or new applications of existing techniques. Awards up to about $200,000.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open specifically to federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes, tribal colleges and universities, tribal health programs, and tribal organizations. This NIH R34 planning grant funds preparatory work to develop competitive Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) applications. Eligibility is narrow — limited to AI/AN tribal entities; award size follows standard R34 limits.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to U.S. universities, research institutions, nonprofits, and certain government/tribal organizations; foreign organizations are not eligible. This NIH R21 funds projects that improve clinical-trial readiness for rare diseases — developing biomarkers and outcome measures, or characterizing a disease's course to enable future trials. Award size follows standard R21 limits.