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National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

This NIH/National Cancer Institute R01 funds academic-industrial partnerships to translate and validate in vivo imaging, data science, or spectroscopic technologies into tools for cancer and other diseases; a clinical trial is optional. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations, and foreign organizations are listed among eligible applicants. The award maximum is about $500,000, and the model assumes an academic-industry collaboration. It is aimed at research teams.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/NHLBI R34 funds pilot studies that inform the planning of larger Phase II-IV clinical trials for heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders; a clinical trial is optional. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations; foreign organizations are not eligible to apply, though non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are. It is a planning mechanism for research teams preparing larger trials. No specific award amount is stated.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · $200K–$22M

This Title X program funds voluntary family planning services across U.S. states and territories. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, local, and tribal governments, public and private institutions of higher education, public housing authorities, and nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status. Awards are large, with individual amounts running into the millions and roughly $257 million expected across about 90 awards. The work must deliver clinical family planning services to low-income and uninsured populations, so applicants generally need health-service delivery capacity.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First X01 supports submitting pediatric cohort samples for whole genome and related sequencing to study the genetic basis of childhood cancers and congenital anomalies; no clinical trial is allowed. Foreign (non-U.S.) organizations and foreign components are not eligible. This award provides sequencing at supported genomic centers rather than a cash research budget, so applicants should review the notice; no specific award amount is stated. It is aimed at research teams with existing pediatric cohorts.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $350K

This NIH HEAL Initiative R61/R33 funds early translational drug-discovery research toward non-addictive pain therapeutics, including assay development, screening, and initial characterization of candidate agents; no clinical trial is allowed. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations, but foreign organizations are not eligible to apply. The maximum award is about $350,000. It requires drug-discovery research capacity.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH UE5/T32 award that funds federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes, Tribal colleges, Tribal health programs, and Tribal organizations to build graduate-level research training in AI/AN health. Eligibility is restricted to qualifying Tribal entities; foreign organizations are not eligible. No award amount is specified. This is a narrow opportunity limited to Tribal applicants and is not a fit for other nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH/NIGMS T32 award funding domestic institutions to run Medical Scientist Training Programs that train dual-degree (MD/PhD or equivalent) physician-scientists. Eligible applicants include domestic research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges; foreign institutions and foreign components are not eligible. No award amount is specified. This is an institutional training grant for established medical/research institutions, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH UE5/T34 award funding federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes, Tribal colleges, Tribal health programs, and Tribal organizations to develop undergraduate-level research training in AI/AN health. Eligibility is restricted to qualifying Tribal entities; foreign organizations are not eligible. No award amount is specified. Like its T32 counterpart, this is narrow and not a fit for non-Tribal nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH R24 supporting National Centers for Cryo-electron Tomography that provide shared access to advanced cryoET instrumentation and training. It targets established research institutions able to run a national core facility; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. No award amount is specified, and clinical trials are not allowed. This is a narrow research-infrastructure award, not suited to typical nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH R24 funding federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes, Tribal colleges, Tribal health programs, and Tribal organizations to establish or strengthen Tribal Institutional Review Boards. Eligibility is restricted to qualifying Tribal entities; foreign organizations are not eligible, and clinical trials are not allowed. No award amount is specified. This is narrow and not a fit for non-Tribal nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $1M

An NIH/NIDDK P30 center grant funding shared research cores and a pilot/feasibility program for diabetes and related metabolic disease research. It is aimed at institutions with an established diabetes research base; only one application per institution is allowed, and foreign organizations are not eligible. Awards reach up to about $1,000,000. This is a center-scale research award for established institutions, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

An NIH UC2 program helping resource-limited organizations build biomedical research capacity and sponsored-programs administration. Eligible applicants include minority-serving and Tribal colleges and other domestic organizations with limited research resources; foreign organizations are not eligible. Awards reach up to about $500,000. This targets emerging or under-resourced research institutions rather than general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $750K

An NIH BRAIN Initiative R18 funding preclinical proof-of-concept work on novel recording and modulation technologies for the human central nervous system, up to readiness for first-in-human studies. The eligibility text is mixed but states foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible to apply, while domestic research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges may. Awards reach up to about $750,000, and clinical trials are not allowed. This is a specialized research award, not a fit for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH BRAIN Initiative R01 funding the development and validation of novel tools to study cell-type- and circuit-specific processes in the brain. Eligibility is geared toward research institutions, including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving and Tribal colleges, and foreign organizations; this is a federal research grant, not a fit for typical nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals without an academic/research affiliation. No award amount is specified. Clinical trials are not allowed under this opportunity.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $750K

An NIH P30 center grant funding shared research cores for digestive and liver diseases research. Only institutions with a strong existing research base, including at least $3 million per year in relevant direct-cost funding (with at least 30% from NIDDK), are eligible, so this effectively requires being an established, heavily NIH-funded institution. Foreign organizations are not eligible. Awards reach up to about $750,000. This is a narrow opportunity for major research centers, not for typical nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIDA U01 cooperative agreement funding animal-genomics research into variants linked to addiction and substance use disorders. Eligible applicants include research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges, and foreign organizations. No award amount is specified, and clinical trials are not allowed. This is a federal research grant aimed at investigators, not general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $700K

An NIH BRAIN Initiative R61 funding exploratory human neuroscience using invasive neural recording and stimulation during surgical procedures. Foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible; the work requires multidisciplinary teams with access to neurosurgical settings. Awards reach up to about $700,000, and clinical trials are not allowed. This is a highly specialized research award for institutions with relevant clinical/research capacity, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH/NHGRI R01 supporting early-stage investigators pursuing genomics research, across genomic sciences, medicine, data science, and ethical/legal/social implications. Foreign organizations are not eligible; domestic research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges may apply, and the program targets researchers in an early-career stage. No award amount is specified. This is a research grant for academic/early-career investigators, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH/NIAMS UG3/UH3 cooperative agreement funding the implementation of clinical trials, where a clinical trial is required. The eligibility text is internally mixed but states that foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply, while domestic research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges may apply. No award amount is specified. This is a clinical-research award for institutions equipped to run trials, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH R01 funding discovery and optimization of in vivo chemical probes for novel nervous-system targets, with applicants expected to already have validated starting compounds and bioassays in hand. Domestic and foreign organizations and foreign components are eligible to apply. No award amount is specified, and clinical trials are not allowed. This is a research grant for investigators with existing medicinal-chemistry capacity, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.