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Funding Opportunities in Computational Biology and Technology Development

In this list, funding opportunities of the most general interest are listed at the top of each category.

Computational Biology

Predictive Multiscale Models of the Physiome in Health and Disease

Solicits computational models of biology or disease that are multi-scale (model across more than one scale of the physiome, e.g. molecular and cellular)

R01: PAR-08-023

Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology

Fund research and development in computational science and technology to support rapid progress in areas of scientific opportunity in biomedical research

R01: PAR-07-344
Exploratory R21: PAR-06-411
SBIR (R43/R44): PAR-07-160
STTR (R41/R42): PAR-07-161

Continued Development and Maintenance of Software

Intended for existing software that serves a biological, clinical, or behavioral community; justification for user community required

R01: PAR-08-010

Collaboration with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (NCBCs)

Supports investigators to work in collaboration with the NCBCs in order to expand the scope of biological, behavioral, and computational problems currently being addressed by the NCBCs

R01: PAR-07-249
R21: PAR-07-250 (exploratory)

Data Ontologies for Biomedical Research

Support awards to develop an ontology that will enable software to integrate information between data sets in a single subject domain

R01: PAR-07-425

Development, Application, and Evaluation of Prediction Models for Cancer Risk and Prognosis

Addresses two major challenges in model development: integrating diverse types of data & ensuring adequate validation

R01: PA-07-021
R21: PA-07-022

Sharing Data and Tools: Federation using the BIRN and caBIG™ Infrastructures

Support awards to make data or tools more broadly available to the research community through the BIRN (Biomedical Informatics Research Network), caBIG™ (cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid™), and/or CVRG (Cardiovascular Research Grid) infrastructures

R01: PAR-07-426

Technology Development

Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP)

Support Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRPs) for basic, applied, and translational multi-disciplinary research that addresses important biological or medical research problems

R01: PAR-07-352

Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG)

Support multi-disciplinary research performed in a single laboratory or by a small number of investigators that applies an integrative, systems approach to develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat disease or to understand health and behavior

R01: PA-07-279

Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG)

Support innovative, high risk/high impact bioengineering research in new areas that may have minimal or lack preliminary testing or development

R21: PA-06-418

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine

Aimed at enhancing nanoscience and nanotechnology research focused on problems in biology and medicine

R01: PAR-07-270

Bioengineering Nanotechnology Initiative

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications for projects for developing and applying nanotechnology to biomedicine

STTR (R41/R42): PA-06-008
SBIR (R43/R44): PA-06-009

Technologies and Software to Support Integrative Cancer Biology Research

Supports development of software tools, computational/mathematical methods, and technologies that will enable integrative cancer biology research

SBIR (R43/R44): PAS-07-242

Additional Technology Development Funding Opportunities can be found at the following websites:

Clinical Collaborators for the NIH Roadmap Nanomedicine Initiative

Supports specific projects for translational research in nanotechnology by allowing them to utilize the resources of the 8 currently funded NIH Nanotechnology Development Centers (NDCs) for a maximum of 2 years.

IMAT: Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies

Provides funding for technology development projects in three broad areas: innovative technology development, applications of emerging technologies for cancer research, and sample preparation methods and technologies. Allows R21 and R33 proposals in each category. New RFAs will be issued soon.

Questions?

For questions regarding funding opportunities for computational biology, bioinformatics, or technology development, please contact:

Jennifer Couch, Ph.D.

Program Director, Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch

Division of Cancer Biology – National Cancer Institute

couchj@mail.nih.gov

(301) 435-5226

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Sources for Information about Funding Opportunities

1. CRISP "Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects"

A database of biomedical research funded by NIH.

2. GrantsNet