National Institutes of Health Grants
654 open grant opportunities from National Institutes of Health, from Grants.gov — each with a plain-English summary of who qualifies, the deadline, and the award size.
Mood and Psychosis Symptoms during the Menopause Transition (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Due Jan 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH (R01) opportunity funds translational research into mood and psychosis symptoms during the menopause transition, including neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms and interdisciplinary collaboration. It targets research and academic institutions, not individuals or typical nonprofits/small businesses. No specific award amount is stated.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityPilot Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
Due Jan 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
An NIH/NIMH research project grant (R01, clinical trial required) funding pilot effectiveness trials of post-acute therapeutic and service-delivery interventions for mental health conditions. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. No specific award amount is stated. The clinical-trial requirement makes this best suited to research institutions running pilot effectiveness studies.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGovernment / tribalNonprofits+1 moreLimited Competition: Small Grant Program for NIDDK K01/K08/K23/K25 Recipients (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
Due Jan 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Up to $75K
A limited-competition NIH/NIDDK Small Grant (R03) available only to existing NIDDK-supported K01, K08, K23, and K25 career-award recipients, to support their transition to independent investigator status. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply on their behalf, but the underlying applicant must already hold a qualifying NIDDK K award. The grant is capped at about $75,000. This is restricted to current NIDDK career-award holders, not new applicants.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGovernment / tribalNonprofits+2 moreExploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due Jan 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
An NIH/NCI exploratory/developmental bioengineering research grant (EBRG, R21, clinical trial not allowed) funding feasibility-stage projects that develop new capabilities or improvements for biomedical, pre-clinical, or clinical research and care. A broad range of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. No specific award amount is stated. This is a bioengineering research mechanism aimed at research institutions.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGovernment / tribalNonprofits+1 moreAdvancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Due Jan 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
An NIH research project grant (R01, clinical trial optional) funding multi-level health-care research to improve care for older adults from populations that experience health disparities. Eligible applicants are domestic institutions such as universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. No specific award amount is stated. This suits research institutions focused on aging and health-disparities care research.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGovernment / tribalNonprofits+1 moreDissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due Jan 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH R03 provides smaller, shorter-term funding for research on dissemination and implementation strategies — helping evidence-based health practices get adopted and sustained, or ineffective ones phased out. Eligible applicants include universities and similar research institutions across NIH's mission areas. No award amount is specified, though R03 awards are typically modest.
ResearchersBroad eligibilityUtilizing Invasive Recording and Stimulating Opportunities in Humans to Advance Neural Circuitry Understanding of Mental Health Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Due Jan 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
An NIH research project grant (R01, clinical trial optional) funding invasive neural recording and stimulation studies in humans to understand neural circuitry underlying mental health disorders. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. No specific award amount is stated. Technology and therapy development are out of scope, so this suits research institutions conducting specific neuroscience studies.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGovernment / tribalNonprofits+1 moreStimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due Jan 10, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
An NIH (R38) award supporting in-depth research experiences for resident clinicians early in their careers to build a pipeline of clinician-investigators. Eligible applicants are domestic institutions and organizations such as universities, tribal governments, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. No award amount is stated. This is a structured research-training mechanism aimed at academic and clinical institutions rather than individuals applying directly.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGovernment / tribalNonprofits+1 moreDevelopment of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due Jan 25, 2028National Institutes of Health · $2M–$8M
An NIH construction grant (C06, clinical trial not allowed) funding the development or modernization of shared-use biomedical research facilities and HIV/AIDS research facilities. Eligibility details are in the NOFO; foreign organizations, foreign components of U.S. organizations, and foreign components are not eligible. Awards range from about $2 million to $8 million. This is a facilities-construction mechanism for research institutions, and exact eligibility should be confirmed in the NOFO.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesLarge awardNarrow eligibilityBlueprint MedTech Translator (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Due Jan 28, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH program (Blueprint MedTech Translator) funds translational research and clinical feasibility studies for therapeutic and diagnostic devices targeting nervous- or neuromuscular-system disorders, open to a broad range of institutions including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribal colleges, faith- and community-based organizations, and individuals or businesses developing their own devices. It is a milestone-driven cooperative agreement requiring NIH staff involvement in project planning and monitoring. No award amount is specified, and the deadline is not imminent.
NonprofitsSmall businessResearchersSchools & universities+1 moreExpanding the Target Landscape by Drugging the Undruggable (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due Feb 17, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
Open to U.S. universities, research institutions, nonprofits, and certain government and tribal organizations; foreign organizations are not eligible. This NIH R21 funds exploratory, early-stage projects developing methods or agents to target 'undruggable' molecules in serious diseases. Award size isn't specified and follows standard NIH R21 limits; best suited to researchers pursuing high-risk, innovative therapeutics.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNonprofitsGovernment / tribalEnvironmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Data and Biospecimen Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due Mar 1, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH program provides researchers access to limited identifiable data or biospecimens from the ECHO Cohort to study maternal and child health topics, rather than funding new data collection. Eligible applicants include federal agencies, faith- and community-based organizations, and tribal governments, but foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components are not eligible. No award amount is specified, and the deadline is not imminent.
NonprofitsResearchersGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityRuth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)
Due May 4, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH training grant funds domestic institutions of higher education (including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges) to build predoctoral and postdoctoral biomedical research training programs, not individual researchers directly. Eligibility is fairly broad among institution types, but non-domestic entities and their foreign components are excluded, and the program does not support short-term-only training plans. No dollar amount is listed, and the deadline is not near-term.
Schools & universitiesBroad eligibilityRuth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)
Due May 7, 2028National 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.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNonprofitsGovernment / tribalRuth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)
Due May 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH fellowship supports predoctoral students pursuing a combined MD/PhD or similar dual-doctoral degree at institutions that lack an NIH-funded dual-degree training program, aiming to prepare them for physician-scientist careers. It applies to individual students, not organizations, and excludes foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components; applicants cannot lead an independent clinical trial. No funding amount is given, and the deadline is not imminent.
ResearchersIndividualsNarrow eligibilityRuth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33)
Due May 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH fellowship supports experienced individual scientists who want to redirect their research careers or gain new independent research skills in fields relevant to NIH's mission. It is an individual fellowship (awarded via a sponsoring institution), not a project grant for organizations, and eligibility text names foreign organizations as an other-eligible applicant category, which is unusual for NIH. No specific award amount is listed, and the deadline is set years out (2028), so there is no urgency to apply.
ResearchersIndividualsNarrow eligibilityRuth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
Due May 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH fellowship funds individual postdoctoral researchers who show strong potential to become independent investigators in health-related research fields, supporting mentored research training. It is an individual award (not for organizations), and foreign organizations are listed as an other-eligible applicant category. No specific funding amount is given, and the deadline is not imminent.
ResearchersIndividualsNarrow eligibilityTranslational Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches to Advance Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy Development for Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Due May 7, 2028National 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.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNonprofitsGovernment / tribal+1 moreCommunity-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)
Due May 7, 2028National 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.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNonprofitsGovernment / tribal+1 moreRuth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)
Due May 7, 2028National Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This NIH fellowship supports predoctoral students in combined MD/PhD or similar dual-doctoral degree programs at institutions that already have an NIH-funded dual-degree training program, preparing them for physician-scientist careers. It is limited to individual student applicants; foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components are not eligible, and applicants may not lead an independent clinical trial. No award amount is listed, and the deadline is not imminent.
ResearchersIndividualsNarrow eligibility
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How many National Institutes of Health grants are open right now?
UseGrants is tracking 654 open National Institutes of Health opportunities. The next one closes Jan 7, 2028. The largest published award ceiling on this page is $8,000,000. The list is rebuilt from public records daily, so an opportunity drops off it the day its deadline passes.
Who can apply for National Institutes of Health funding?
Eligibility is set per opportunity, not per agency — the same funder will run one program open to any nonprofit and another restricted to accredited universities. Across the National Institutes of Health opportunities listed here the recurring eligibility signals are researchers, schools & universities, narrow eligibility and government / tribal. Every listing still states its own terms in plain English; confirm them on the funder's official notice before you apply.