Grant Programs
Research Support
Grants are available for fundamental and applied research in biomedical informatics and data science. 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.
- NLM Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-18-896)
Support for rigorous scientific research in biomedical informatics and data science.- Notice of Special Interest (NoSI): Computational and Statistical Methods to Enhance Discovery from Health Data (NOT-LM-19-003) Support for state of the art methods and approaches to address problems with data sets or tools used to analyze them.
- Reissued Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-20-304)
Support for novel informatics and data science approaches that can improve the speed and scope of the curation processes. - Reissued NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-20-185)
For investigators whose needs are not met by NLM Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (PAR-18-896). - Reissued Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) (PA-20-184)
Support for basic science informatics and data science studies involving human participants. - Reissued NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-20-195)
Support for early and conceptual work and feasibility test in biomedical informatics and health sciences library and information science.- Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Data Driven Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (R21) (LM-NOT-20-011) - Click here to view guidance on the need for and value of data harmonization and data sharing for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
- Data Science Research: Personal Health Libraries for Consumers and Patients (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-19-072)
Support for novel informatics and data science approaches that help individuals gather, manage and use data and information about their personal health. - Leveraging Health Information Technology (Health IT) to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-19-093)
Support for innovative research that examines the impact of leveraging health information technology (health IT) to reduce disparities by increasing access to care, delivery of higher quality of care, improving patient-clinician communication, and health outcomes for minority health and health disparity populations in the U.S. - Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards (Emergency Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-20-135) Support for applications based on a presidentially declared disaster under the Stafford Act, a public health emergency declared by the Secretary, HHS, or other local, regional or national disaster.
- Research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (PAR-20-165)
- Reissued NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings [NLM Informatics Conference Grants] (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)(PA-20-207)
- Reissued NIH Directors Transformative Research Award (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-RM-20-013)
Support for collaborative investigative teams or individual scientists who propose innovative research projects, which, if successful, would have a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. - Reissued NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-RM-20-011)
Support for cross-cutting programs that are expected to have an exceptionally high impact. - Reissued NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-RM-20-012)
Support unusually creative investigators with highly innovative research ideas at an early stage of their career when they may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant application. - Reissued NIH Directors Early Independence Award (DP5 - Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-RM-20-014)
Support for exceptional junior scientists to accelerate their entry into an independent research career by forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period. - Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (R15) (PA-18-714)
Support for faculty at educational institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH grants. - Simulation Modeling and Systems Science to Address Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-18-331)
Support small scale research grants at institutions that do not receive substantial funding from NIH. - Administrative Supplement for Research on Sex/Gender Influences (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-19-165)
Support for research highlighting the impact of sex/gender influences and/or sex and gender factors in human health and illness, including basic, preclinical, clinical and behavioral studies. - Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) (PA-18-591)
- Expired Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements for Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (NOT-LM-20-010) - Click here to view guidance on the need for and value of data harmonization and data sharing for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
- NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative
An aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis.
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.
- Reissued Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13) (PAR-21-046)
Support for the preparation of book-length manuscripts and other scholarly works of value to U.S. health professionals, public health officials, biomedical researchers and historians of the health sciences. - Reissued NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities (G08 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (RFA-LM-20-283)
Support for projects to bring useful, usable health information to health disparity populations and their health care providers. - Reissued Regional Medical Libraries for the National Network of the National Library of Medicine (UG4) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-LM-20-001)
NNLM is to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health by providing U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information and improving individual's access to information to enable them to make informed decisions about their health. - Network of the National Library of Medicine Evaluation Center (U24) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-LM-20-002)
- NNLM Funding Opportunities
Support for outreach, improvement, professional development and exhibit projects through the NNLM. If you are interested in these opportunities, contact NNLM staff.
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..
- Reissued NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (K99/R00) (PA-20-188)
Career transition assistance for biomedical informaticians moving from mentored research to their first independent research program.
Training Support
To assure an adequate national pool of informatics researchers and health information specialists, training is offered through formal programs and individual fellowships.
- University Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Research Training Programs (T15)
Pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research training in biomedical informatics and data science is available at University-based Biomedical Informatics Research Training Programs supported by NLM. - Institutional Research Training Program (T32) (RFA-OD-19-011)
Predoctoral Training in Advance Data Analytics for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. - Reissued Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F30/F31) (PA-20-245, PA-20-246 and PA-20-251)
Support for individualized mentored research training in biomedical informatics and data science. - Reissued Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-20-166)
Supplements to existing NLM research grants to promote diversity in health-related research. - Research Supplements to Promote Reentry in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-18-592)
Supplements to existing NLM research grants to promote reentry into biomedical and behavioral research careers.
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.
- Reissued PHS 2020-02 SBIR and STTR Omnibus/Parent Grant Solicitations SBIR (R43/R44) (PA-20-260) and STTR (R41/42) (PA-20-265)
Support for small businesses that seek to undertake informatics research and development leading to commercialization. Phase I, Phase II and Fast-Track. - NIH SBIR/STTR Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
R41/R42 (RFA-NS-20-009) and R43/R44 (RFA-NS-20-011)
An aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis.