NIH Funding & Proposal Resources

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world. NIH funding supports a wide range of research projects aimed at improving human health and advancing scientific knowledge. Review NIH fiscal policies to better understand NIH’s approach to grant funding.

Navigating the Process

• Grant Application Basics
• Planning Your Application
• Writing Your Application
• Submitting your Application
• Peer Review Process

Funding Categories

• Research and Development
• Research Training and Career Development
• Small Business Research
• Construction and Modernization
• Loan Repayment
• Contracts
• Other Transactions
• Prizes and Challenges

Funding Opportunities & Announcements

Stay up to date on NIH’s active grant and contract opportunities, including specific requests, broad programs, and parent announcements for unsolicited applications.

• NIH Requests for Applications (RFAs)
  Formal funding opportunities with a defined set of instructions and a dedicated budget. NIH is specifically inviting applications in these areas.

• NIH Program Announcements (PAs)
  Broad funding opportunity announcements meant to encourage applications in specific scientific areas without set-aside funds.

• NIH Parent Announcements (Unsolicited Applications)
  General funding announcements that allow researchers to submit investigator-initiated applications outside of targeted RFAs or PAs.