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Grants & funding.

The National Institutes of Health is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world. The NIH invests most of its nearly $48 billion budget in medical research seeking to enhance life and to reduce illness and disability. NIH-funded research has led to breakthroughs and new treatments helping people live longer, healthier lives, and building the research foundation that drives discovery.

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NIH’s central resource for grants and funding information.

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Find Funding

NIH offers funding for many types of grants, contracts, and even programs that help repay loans for researchers.

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Grant applications and associated documents (e.g., reference letters) are due by 5:00 PM local time of application organization on the specified due date.

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How to Apply

Instructions for submitting a grant application to NIH and other Public Health Service agencies.

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As you begin your journey in search of NIH grant funding, learn about the structure of NIH and why it’s important to successfully navigate the grants process.

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By accepting a grant award, recipients agree to comply with the requirements in the NIH Grants Policy Statement unless the notice of award states otherwise.

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The NIH Loan Repayment Programs repay up to $50,000 annually of a researcher’s qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research.

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Research projects.

Most NIH grant programs are research projects. These provide funds for salaries, equipment, supplies, travel, and other allowable direct and indirect costs to the sponsoring institution or organization.

Research project grants support discrete, specified, circumscribed biomedical research and development at universities, medical and other health professional schools, colleges, hospitals, research institutes, for-profit organizations, and government institutions. Projects are performed by named project directors/principal investigators in scientific areas representing their specific interests and competencies.

Review Criteria

To find the criteria reviewers will use to evaluate your application, see Section V of your funding opportunity. Still looking for a funding opportunity? Check out the Research Project Parent Announcements , which are broad funding opportunities allowing applicants to submit investigator-initiated applications. Parent Announcements include the minimum standard review criteria appropriate for their program.  

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The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts is NIH's official publication of notices of grant policies, guidelines, and funding opportunities.

Grants Process

Ready to develop your application? Learn from a step-by-step guide.

The following represent frequently used research grant programs. A comprehensive list of All Activity Codes is also available.

Major Independent Awards

• Research Project (R01)
• Research Project—Cooperative Agreements (U01)
• High Priority, Short Term Project Award (R56)
• NIH Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA) (DP1)
• NIH Director's New Innovator Awards (DP2)

Small or Short-Term Awards

• Small Research Grants (R03)
• Research Enhancement Awards (R15)
• Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Cooperative Agreements (UA5)
• Research Transition Award (R00)
• Exploratory Grants (P20)
• Exploratory/Developmental Grants (R21)
• Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement Phase I (UH2)
• Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement Phase II (UH3)
• Linked Exploratory/Development Grant (RL2)
• Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II (R33)
• Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R61)
• Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement (UG3)

Research Program Projects and Centers

• Research Program Projects (P01)
• Resource-Related Research Multi-Component Projects and Centers (P2C)
• Center Core Grants (P30)
• Animal (Mammalian and Nonmammalian) Model, and Animal and Biological Material Resource Grants (P40)
• Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
• Hazardous Substances Basic Research Grants Program (NIEHS) (P42)
• Specialized Center (P50)
• Primate Research Center Grants (P51)
• Comprehensive Center (P60)
• Linked Center Core Grant (PL1)

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Funding at NSF

The U.S. National Science Foundation offers hundreds of funding opportunities — including grants, cooperative agreements and fellowships — that support research and education across science and engineering.

Learn how to apply for NSF funding by visiting the links below.

Finding the right funding opportunity

Learn about NSF's funding priorities and how to find a funding opportunity that's right for you.

Preparing your proposal

Learn about the pieces that make up a proposal and how to prepare a proposal for NSF.

Submitting your proposal

Learn how to submit a proposal to NSF using one of our online systems.

How we make funding decisions

Learn about NSF's merit review process, which ensures the proposals NSF receives are reviewed in a fair, competitive, transparent and in-depth manner.

NSF 101 answers common questions asked by those interested in applying for NSF funding. 

Research approaches we encourage

Learn about interdisciplinary research, convergence research and transdisciplinary research.

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