Funding Opportunities

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) solicits grant applications that relate to its scientific priorities and research interests. For some programs, the NHGRI participates with other Institutes and Centers (IC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). All NIH solicitations are published weekly as articles in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts [grants.nih.gov] and archived by date and announcement category. The archive can be browsed, or searched by keyword.

NHGRI welcomes innovative research proposals not specified by these solicitations, and encourages investigators with novel ideas to discuss potential applications with program staff and submit these applications for competitive review. Investigator-initiated research proposals follow the NIH standard schedule [grants.nih.gov] for submission, review and award.

Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought [grants.nih.gov]
(42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F, grants and 45 CFR Part 94, contracts)
Posted: March 21, 2008, Revised: April 8, 2008: This regulation is aimed at ensuring that the design, conduct, or reporting of research funded under grants and cooperative agreements will not be biased by any conflicting financial interest of the Investigators responsible for the research.

General Solicitations for Grant Applications

Program announcements (PA), which describe new, continuing, or expanded scientific priorities and program areas, follow the standard schedule for submission, review and award. Program announcements with special receipt dates (PAR) provide their own submission schedules.

Program Announcements by Category:

• Research
• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Program
• Training and Career Development
• Minorities and Special Populations

Program Announcements by Program Area:

• The Large-Scale Genome Sequencing Program
• Genetic Variation Program
• Genome Technology Program
• Functional Analysis Program
• Genome Informatics and Computational Biology Program
• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program
• International HapMap Project
• Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS)
• The ENCODE Project
• The modENCODE Project
• The Knockout Mouse Project
• The Cancer Genome Atlas
• The Office of Population Genomics

Requests for Applications (RFAs)

• Requests for Applications (RFAs)
  RFAs solicit proposals for more targeted research interests. Each RFA specifies a single receipt date.

NHGRI Funding Opportunities E-Mail List

• NHGRI Funding Opportunities E-Mail List
  A subscription listserv that announces PAs, RFAs and new policies that are specific to NHGRI grantees.

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Last Updated: September 8, 2008