Health Grants

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (R01) opportunity funds collaborative research on chronic or delayed adverse effects of cancer therapies and mechanism-based interventions to prevent or reduce them. It is aimed at research and academic institutions, not individuals or typical nonprofits/small businesses. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to a wide range of research organizations including universities, minority-serving institutions, tribal governments, faith- and community-based organizations, and foreign organizations under this NIH R21 exploratory mechanism. Funds development of next-generation brain stimulation (neuromodulation) devices to treat mental health disorders, either creating novel devices or substantially improving FDA-approved ones; incremental software updates are out of scope. Applications should come from multidisciplinary teams spanning neuroscience, engineering, clinical, and regulatory expertise, and no clinical trial is allowed.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to a broad range of research organizations including universities, minority-serving institutions, tribal governments, faith- and community-based organizations, and foreign organizations under this NIH R03 small-grant mechanism. Funds research that develops and tests strategies to spread, scale up, sustain, or de-implement evidence-based health interventions, practices, and policies. Work must fall within the mission of a participating NIH Institute or Center; no clinical trial is allowed and no specific award ceiling is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $200K

An NIH/NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03, clinical trial optional) supporting basic and clinical rehabilitation research from scientists establishing independent careers, intended to generate preliminary data for a later R01. A broad range of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. The award is capped at about $200,000. This is an early-career research mechanism administered through a sponsoring institution.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH/NIMH research project grant (R01, clinical trial required) funding pilot effectiveness trials of post-acute therapeutic and service-delivery interventions for mental health conditions. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. No specific award amount is stated. The clinical-trial requirement makes this best suited to research institutions running pilot effectiveness studies.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH research project grant (R01, clinical trial optional) funding multi-level health-care research to improve care for older adults from populations that experience health disparities. Eligible applicants are domestic institutions such as universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. No specific award amount is stated. This suits research institutions focused on aging and health-disparities care research.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH research project grant (R01, clinical trial optional) funding invasive neural recording and stimulation studies in humans to understand neural circuitry underlying mental health disorders. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. No specific award amount is stated. Technology and therapy development are out of scope, so this suits research institutions conducting specific neuroscience studies.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $225K

An NIH/NIMH pilot research grant (R34, clinical trial not allowed) supporting mental health services research that is not an immediate precursor to a service-intervention trial but aligns with NIMH priorities. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. The award is capped at about $225,000. This suits research institutions conducting non-trial pilot services research.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to a broad range of research organizations including universities, minority-serving institutions, tribal governments, faith- and community-based organizations, and foreign organizations under this NIH R01 mechanism (clinical trial optional). Funds studies that test strategies for adopting, scaling up, sustaining, or de-implementing evidence-based health interventions and policies, including services disrupted by disasters such as pandemics. Work must fall within the mission of a participating NIH Institute or Center; no specific award ceiling is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $375K

Limited to domestic health-professional schools and graduate schools (including minority-serving institutions) that have received less than $6 million per year in NIH support in 4 of the last 7 years; foreign organizations are not eligible. This NIH R15 (REAP) supports small-scale research projects that engage undergraduate and/or graduate students and strengthen the research environment at institutions not historically major NIH recipients. Awards are capped at about $375,000 for the full project period; no clinical trial is allowed.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH/NIMH research project grant (R01, clinical trials not allowed) supporting innovative, non-trial mental health services research aligned with NIMH strategic priorities. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. No specific award amount is stated. This suits research institutions conducting services research rather than intervention trials.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to a broad range of research organizations including universities, minority-serving institutions, tribal governments, faith- and community-based organizations, and foreign organizations under this NIH R21 exploratory mechanism (clinical trial optional). Funds studies developing and testing strategies to adopt, scale up, sustain, or de-implement evidence-based health interventions, practices, and policies, and to advance dissemination/implementation research methods. Work must align with a participating NIH Institute or Center; no specific award amount is listed.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to domestic research organizations including universities, minority-serving institutions, tribal governments, and faith- and community-based groups under this NIGMS R01; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. Funds development of new technologies that enable acquisition of biomedical knowledge, with a focus on technical innovation that can advance the state of the art across a broad range of biomedical research. No clinical trial is allowed and no specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open to a broad range of U.S. research organizations including universities, minority-serving institutions, tribal governments, and faith- and community-based groups under this NICHD R01 (clinical trial optional). Funds studies expanding knowledge of the natural history of disorders that are or may become part of statewide newborn screening programs, to inform diagnosis, treatment, and clinical trials. No specific award amount is listed.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $150K

An NIH/NEI planning grant (R34, clinical trial not allowed) supporting development of study protocols and manuals of procedures for future clinical vision research, including trials and epidemiologic studies. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. The award is capped at about $150,000. Funds cannot be used to generate intervention-effect data, so this is a planning mechanism for research institutions.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

The NIH parent Research Project Grant (R01, clinical trial not allowed) supports investigator-initiated research projects aligned with participating NIH institutes' missions, excluding clinical trials. A broad range of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. No specific award amount is stated. This is a core NIH research mechanism aimed at research institutions.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH research project grant (R01, clinical trials optional) supporting multi-level intervention research to reduce disparities in liver diseases and liver cancer among U.S. populations experiencing health disparities. Eligible applicants are domestic institutions such as universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations; foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, though foreign components within the project are allowed. No specific award amount is stated. This suits research institutions focused on health-disparities intervention research.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $499K

An NIH/NCI research project grant (R01) funding academic-industrial partnerships to translate scientific and engineering advances into tools for disease risk assessment, detection, diagnosis, and treatment. A broad range of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. The award is capped at about $499,000. The partnership focus suits research institutions collaborating with industry rather than individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH/NCI research project grant (R01, clinical trial not allowed) funding basic, mechanistic research into the biological and genetic causes of cancer health disparities. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. No specific award amount is stated. This is a basic-science oncology mechanism aimed at research institutions building expertise in cancer disparities.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $150K

An NIH Small Research Grant (I/START, R03) designed to help investigators enter brain-imaging research with small proof-of-concept studies relevant to substance use and addiction. A broad range of domestic and foreign institutions may apply, including universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations. The award is capped at about $150,000. It supports newly independent and established investigators through their institutions, not individuals applying directly.