Research Funding

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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

NIH genome sequencing program targets the genomic bases of common, rare disease

Bethesda, Md., Thurs., Jan. 14, 2016 - The National Institutes of Health will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, today launched the Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome sequencing to explore the genomic contributions to common diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke and autism. Read more

NHGRI's Dr. Jeffery Schloss honored with HHS Career Achievement Award

Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute, was honored with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology. HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell presented the award to Dr. Schloss during the 2014 HHS Departmental Awards Ceremony held in Washington, D.C. on November 17. Read more

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Featured Grants

Novel Nucleic Acid Sequencing Technology Development - Direct to Phase II (R44)
RFA-HG-15-039 [grants.nih.gov]
Application Due Date(s): August 7, 2016
Expiration Date: August 8, 2016

Highlights

Scientists create world's largest catalog of human genomic variation

An international team of scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans, providing researchers powerful clues to why some people are susceptible to various diseases. Understanding how these differences - called genomic variants - contribute to disease may help clinicians develop improved diagnostics, treatments and prevention methods. The two studies are published online today, Sept. 30, in Nature. Read more
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Undiagnosed Diseases Network launches online application portal

The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN), a clinical research initiative of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has opened an online patient application portal called the UDN Gateway. Introduction of this application system sets the stage for the network to advance its core mission: to diagnose patients who suffer from conditions that even skilled physicians have been unable to diagnose despite extensive clinical investigation. Read more

Resources

NHGRI/NIH Health Disparities Strategic Plan, FY 2004-2008
NHGRI Commitment to New Investigators
A statement regarding support of new investigators.

Last Updated: December 1, 2015

Research Funding Archive

Division of Genome Sciences Archive

Policy

2015 Final Funding Policy for NHGRI
Guidelines for specific NHGRI research funding mechanisms.
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Enhancing Peer Review Application Changes
Read about shortened and restructured application forms and instructions.