Research Funding

The Extramural Research Program provides scientific administration and management...more

Researchers working at an NHGRI-supported large-scale sequencing center. Courtesy: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Funded Programs and Projects By Strategic Plan Areas
Funding OpportunitiesRFA, RFI, more
Current Grants NHGRI and NIH active grants and projects
Bioinformatics Research in computational biology
Genomics and Society Understanding the societal issues raised by genomics
Education and Training Funding
NIH RePORTER http://report.nih.gov
NIH Common Fund NHGRI and the Common Fund
NIH eRA http://era.nih.gov

Feature

NHGRI continues to push the boundries of innovation

National Human Genome Research Institute staff highlighted several major institute programs at the recent 67^th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, offering insights into some of the institute's progress and innovation over the last several years, and providing glimpses into the future. At the meeting - held February 11-12 in Rockville, Md. - council members heard about The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project, the Human Hereditary and Health in Africa (H3Africa) project, and the status of the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS), a centerpiece of NHGRI's Extramural Research Program. (Read more)

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Resources

Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network

Policy

2012 Final Funding Policy for NHGRI
Guidelines for specific NHGRI research funding mechanisms.
Enhancing Peer Review Application Changes
Read about shortened and restructured application forms and instructions.

Highlights

First recipients of research grants to support genomic studies in Africa announced

Bethesda, Md., Mon, Oct. 8, 2012 — African scientists will conduct genomic research on kidney disease, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, tuberculosis and African sleeping sickness through inaugural grants of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Consortium (H3Africa). The grants were announced by the two funding organizations, the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Wellcome Trust, a global charity based in London on Oct. 8, 2012.
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Grant Writing: Advice from an NHGRI Pro

The National Human Genome Research Institute wants to help you write successful grant applications with tips to guide you through the process from Bettie Graham, Ph.D., a pro in grants administration for more than 30 years. (Read more)