Grant Programs

bullet   Research Support
 Grants are available for fundamental and applied research in biomedical informatics and bioinformatics. Areas of research interest include: representation, organization and retrieval of biomedical and biological data and images; enhancement of human intellectual capacities through virtual reality, dynamic modeling, artificial intelligence, and machine learning; medical decision-making; linguistic analyses for natural language processing and understanding; informatics topics relevant to public health and informatics for disaster management.

bullet   NLM Express Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics and Bioinformatics (R01) (PAR 08-080)
 Support for rigorous scientific research in biomedical informatics and bioinformatics.

bullet   Research Project Grants (NIH Parent R01) (PA 07-070)
 For investigators whose needs are not met by NLM Express Research Grants (PAR 08-080).

bullet   Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) (R01)
 Support for exceptionally innovative research on novel hypotheses or difficult problems, solutions to which would have an extremely high impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research

  Exploratory/Developmental Grants (R21) for Biomedical Informatics and Bioinformatics (PA 06-181)
 Support for early and conceptual work in biomedical informatics, biotechnology information, and health sciences library and information science.

bullet   NLM Informatics Conference Grants (R13) (PA 08-149)
 Support for scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops that are relevant to biomedical informatics and bioinformatics.

bullet   Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology (BISTI) Grants (R01 and R21) (PAR 07-344 and PAR 06-411)
 Support for computational science & tool development for basic biomedical research.

bullet   Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Research Grants (R15) (PA 06-042)
 Support for faculty at educational institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH grants.

bullet   Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy Grants (R01 and R03) (PAR 07-020 and PAR 07-019)
 Support to increase understanding of the nature of health literacy and its role in health behavior, disease management and health outcomes.

bullet   Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities Grants (R01 and R21) (PAR 07-379 and PAR 07-380)
 Support for behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disability disparities in the U.S. population.

bullet   Advancing Novel Science in Women's Health Research (ANSWHR) (R03 and R21) (PAS 07-382 and PAS 07-381)
 Promote innovative, interdisciplinary research that will advance new concepts in women’s health research and the study of sex/gender differences.

bullet   Predictive Multiscale Models of the Physiome in Health and Disease (R01) (PAR-08-023)
 Move the field of biomedical computational modeling forward through the development of more realistic and predictive models of health and disease.

bullet   Small Project Grants (R03) for Biomedical Informatics and Bioinformatics (PA 06-180)
 NLM participation in this program has been suspended as of September 25, 2008.

bullet   Resource Support
 Resource grants are designed to improve the dissemination, management and use of biomedical knowledge. Resource grants support the development and deployment of knowledge management tools, resources, and services that address identified, unmet needs for a broad audience.

bullet   Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13) (PAR 09-030)
 Support for the preparation of scholarly works of value to U.S. health professionals, public health officials, biomedical researchers, and historians of the health sciences.

bullet   Limited Competition for Continuation of NLM Biomedical Informatics/Bioinformatics Resource Grant (P41) (RFA-LM-08-001)
 Limited competition for competitive renewal applications from investigators currently supported under PAR-04-142, NLM Resource Grant in Biomedical Informatics/Bioinformatics (P41) or its predecessors.

bullet   Knowledge Management & Applied Informatics Grants (G08) (PAR 07-236)
 This program has been suspended as of September 26, 2008. In early 2009, NLM expects to issue its first Request for Applications (RFA) for this program.

bullet   Planning Grant for Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) (G08) (PAR 07-238)
 This program has been suspended as of September 26, 2008.

bullet   Career Development Support
 NLM offers an early career development award to help informatics trainees make the transition to a successful independent research career. A loan repayment program provides for the repayment of educational loan debt of qualified health professionals.

bullet   NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) (PA 09-036)
 Career transition assistance for biomedical informaticians moving from mentored research to their first independent research program.

bullet   Extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP-CR and LRP-PR)
 Repayment of educational loan debt for qualified health professionals who agree to conduct informatics research for two years.

bullet   Training Support
 To assure an adequate national pool of informatics researchers and health information specialists, training is offered through formal programs and individual fellowships.

bullet   University Biomedical Informatics Research Training Programs (T15)
 Pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research training in biomedical informatics is available at University-based Biomedical Informatics Research Training Programs supported by NLM.

bullet   Research Grant Supplement (Diversity) (PA-08-190)
 Supplements to existing NLM research grants to promote diversity in health-related research.

bullet   Research Grant Supplement (Reentry) (PA-08-191)
 Supplements to existing NLM research grants to promote reentry into biomedical and behavioral research careers.

bullet   Individual Informationist Fellowships (F37) (PAR 06-509)
 This program has expired as of September 25, 2008.

bullet   Small Business Research & Development Support
 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grants are made to U.S. small businesses that seek to undertake informatics research and development leading to commercialization. The STTR program requires a small business applicant organization to formally collaborate with a research institution in Phase I and Phase II.

bullet   Small Business Innovation Research Grants SBIR (R43/R44) (PA 08-050) and STTR (R41/42) (PA 08-051)
 Support for small businesses that seek to undertake informatics research and development leading to commercialization. Phase I, Phase II and Fast-Track.

bullet   Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology Initiative (BISTI) SBIR (R43/R44) (PAR 07-160) and STTR (R41/R42) (PAR 07-161)
 Support for computational science/tool development for basic biomedical research. Phase I, Phase II and Fast-Track.

bullet   Manufacturing Processes of Medical, Dental, and Biological Technologies SBIR (R43/R44) (PA 06-013) and STTR (R41/R42) (PA 06-012)
 Support for SBIR and STTR programs related to manufacturing-related research and development (R&D) Phase I, Phase II and Fast-Track.

bullet   New Technologies for Liver Disease SBIR (R43/R44) (PA 06-397) and STTR (R41/R42) (PA 06-396)
 SBIR and STTR support for development of reliable and practical means of diagnosis of liver diseases.

bullet   Innovations for Interdisciplinary Research Incorporating the Behavioral and Social Sciences SBIR (R43/R44) (PA 08-202) and STTR (R41/R42) (PA 08-201)
 SBIR and STTR support for development of new, innovative technologies for research integrating human social and/or behavioral science with other disciplines.

Last reviewed: 24 December 2008
Last updated: 24 December 2008
First published: 21 November 2003
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