National Institutes of Health Grants

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This NIH (NHLBI) career transition award helps postdoctoral fellows and doctoral-level researchers in NHLBI's intramural research division transition their programs to outside institutions as junior investigators. Eligibility is narrow and tied to candidates currently training in the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, with applications submitted through eligible U.S. institutions; foreign organizations and their components are not eligible and foreign components are not allowed. It is not open to general researchers, individuals, or nonprofits lacking that intramural connection. Award amounts are not specified.

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This NIH mechanism is narrowly limited to organizations that already hold specific NIH grants and need to transfer an award due to a change in organizational status (successor-in-interest). It is an administrative prior-approval request, not a new funding opportunity, and approval of the transfer is not guaranteed. Only current NIH grantee organizations should use it; it does not apply to individuals, new applicants, or general nonprofits. No award amount applies.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $150K

The NIDA Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) funds highly innovative, high-risk basic research into substance use disorders that falls outside NIDA's typical portfolio. Eligible applicants include universities, minority- and tribal-serving institutions, and similar research organizations. Awards go up to $150,000.

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This NIH program supports preclinical discovery and development of biologic-based therapies for nervous system disorders, from lead optimization through Phase I clinical testing. Eligible applicants are research organizations such as universities, colleges, government and tribal agencies, faith- or community-based organizations, and (for this announcement) foreign organizations; it is geared toward established research teams, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Applicants should be prepared for a complex, multi-phase research undertaking with NIH-funded consultants and contract research organizations.

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This NIH (R21) opportunity supports exploratory research in computational genomics, data science, statistics, and bioinformatics relevant to basic or clinical genomic science and human health. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it is intended for established research teams rather than individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Methods should be generalizable and scalable to large datasets.

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This NIH (R01) opportunity funds research in computational genomics, data science, statistics, and bioinformatics relevant to basic or clinical genomic science and broadly applicable to human health. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it targets established research teams rather than individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Methods are expected to be generalizable and scalable to large datasets.

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This NIH (R21) opportunity supports exploratory community-engaged research to develop novel, culturally and linguistically responsive measures of children's language development and supportive environmental factors. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it targets established research teams rather than individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Confirm program-specific eligibility in the full announcement.

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This NIH (U01) program funds academic-industry research partnerships that develop and advance bioengineering tools and technologies to address biomedical problems, aiming for solutions deployable within roughly 5-10 years. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it is geared toward multidisciplinary research teams partnered with industry, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Applicants should expect a collaborative, milestone-driven structure.

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This NIH (R01) opportunity funds non-pharmacological interventions to promote sleep health and reduce sleep-related health disparities among populations that experience health disparities. Eligible applicants are U.S. research organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible to apply. It is intended for established research teams, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified.

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This NIH (R13) program supports conferences and scientific meetings relevant to public health and the missions of participating NIH institutes. Eligible applicants are U.S. research and education organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible to apply, though some foreign components are allowed. Note that R13 conference support typically requires advance permission from the funding institute before applying. It is aimed at organizations hosting scientific conferences, not individuals. Award amounts are not specified.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $100K

This NIH (NIDA, R03) award helps investigators enter addiction-related data science, supporting small-scale projects that apply emerging data science methods or generate preliminary data for larger studies, with a budget cap around $100,000. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it is intended for investigators at research institutions, not individuals or general nonprofits. It encourages use of existing datasets and FAIR principles. Confirm program-specific eligibility in the full announcement.

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This NIH (R01) opportunity funds community-engaged research to develop novel, culturally and linguistically responsive measures of children's language development and the environmental factors that support it. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it is intended for established research teams rather than individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Confirm program-specific eligibility in the full announcement.

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This NIH (NCI, U01) program funds research on how preanalytical variability in handling tumor tissue, blood, and other biospecimens affects clinically relevant biomarkers, to support standardization of biopsy handling and clinical assay development. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it targets established research teams, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Confirm program-specific eligibility in the full announcement.

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This NIH (NICHD, P41) program supports continued operation, maintenance, and dissemination of bioinformatics database resources important to research using animal models of embryonic development. Eligible applicants are U.S. research organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible. It is intended for institutions that operate established bioinformatics resources, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified.

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This NIH (NCATS, K12) program funds institutions to run mentored career development programs preparing later-stage postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty for independent clinical and translational research careers. This is a limited competition, and foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible to apply, though some foreign components are allowed; it is intended for eligible U.S. research institutions, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. The limited-competition framing suggests participation may be restricted to specific existing programs, so confirm eligibility in the full announcement.

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This NIH (NCATS, T32) program funds eligible institutions to provide predoctoral research training in clinical and translational science for students pursuing a PhD or equivalent research degree. This is a limited competition; foreign institutions and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. It is intended for U.S. degree-granting research institutions, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified, and the limited-competition framing suggests eligibility may be restricted to specific existing programs.

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This NIH (NCATS, UM1) program funds Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hubs that join a national consortium to accelerate translational research, training, and rapid public health response. Eligible applicants are U.S. research organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible, though some foreign components are allowed. It is aimed at major academic medical and research institutions capable of operating a CTSA hub, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified but such hubs are typically large, multi-year awards.

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This NIH (NCATS, T32) program funds eligible institutions to provide postdoctoral research training in clinical and translational science for individuals holding doctoral degrees across many health disciplines. This is a limited competition; foreign institutions and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. It is intended for U.S. research institutions, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified, and the limited-competition framing suggests eligibility may be restricted to specific existing programs.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $250K

This NIH R25 funds research experiences and mentoring networks that help clinician-scientists engage in NIDCD-relevant hearing, voice, speech, and communication research. Eligible applicants are research and educational institutions, including minority- and tribal-serving colleges, though foreign organizations are excluded. Awards go up to $250,000.

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This NIH BRAIN Initiative U01 funds development of scalable technologies to map brain connectivity across scales in humans, non-human primates, and mice, feeding into the BRAIN CONNECTS network; no clinical trial is allowed. Eligibility is described in the funding notice, and foreign organizations and their U.S. components may apply. No award amount is specified. Funded projects must integrate into a coordinated network, so review the notice's eligibility details carefully.