NIH grants

Coming up

Applications aren't open yet. Check each grant for announced or estimated dates.

• Dec16

  Expected opening Dec 16, 2026

  Innovative Research to Improve Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Health Outcomes (R34 - Clinical Trial Optional)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Feb16

  Expected deadline Feb 16, 2027

  Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program: Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Nov16

  Expected opening Nov 16, 2026

  Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (Collaborative UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Nov2

  Expected opening Nov 2, 2026

  Research on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomics

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Nov24

  Expected opening Nov 24, 2026

  NIH Pragmatic Trials Conducted in Health Care Systems

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Jan1

  Expected opening Jan 1, 2027

  Bridge2AI Network for AI Health Science

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  $1M to $7M

  Coming up
• Nov3

  Expected opening Nov 3, 2026

  Collaborative Centers in Children’s Environmental Health Research and Translation (P2C Clinical Trial Optional)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  $500K to $750K

  Coming up
• Mar4

  Expected deadline Mar 4, 2027

  Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  $300K to $600K

  Coming up
• Jan4

  Expected opening Jan 4, 2027

  Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials Network (SIREN) Infrastructure – Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) and Data Coordinating Center (DCC)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Jan4

  Expected opening Jan 4, 2027

  Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials Network (SIREN) Infrastructure – Clinical Enrollment Hubs

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Feb2

  Expected opening Feb 2, 2027

  Single Source Competition for Continuation of Understanding and Targeting the Pathophysiology of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Feb8

  Expected opening Feb 8, 2027

  Continuation of the Exceptional Longevity Data Management and Coordinating Center (EL DMCC) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Feb18

  Expected opening Feb 18, 2027

  IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, Nonprofits

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Jan5

  Expected opening Jan 5, 2027

  Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Jan21

  Expected opening Jan 21, 2027

  Translational Transplantation Tolerance Cooperative Study Group

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Feb2

  Expected opening Feb 2, 2027

  A Holistic Approach to Study Non-Addictive Natural Products for Pain Management

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Feb25

  Expected opening Feb 25, 2027

  AIDS Research Center on Mental Health and HIV/AIDS (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Up to $1.5M

  Coming up
• Mar1

  Expected opening Mar 1, 2027

  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Intermediate Patient Population Expanded Access (U01 Clinical Trial Required)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Mar25

  Expected opening Mar 25, 2027

  Coordinating Center for the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAICs)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges, For-profit companies, Local governments, Nonprofits, Small businesses, State governments, Tribal governments and organizations

  Nationwide

  Coming up
• Mar25

  Expected opening Mar 25, 2027

  Limited Competition: John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Program (S21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Department of Health and Human Services

  Applicants: Schools and colleges

  Nationwide

  Up to $2M

  Coming up