NIH Grants and Funding
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NIH Staff 
PAR-21-038
Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements and Staff Contacts
Release Date: November 9, 2020
Expiration Date: December 29, 2023
| NIH Institute or Center | Institute or Center Specific Information |
| National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Scientific Contact: Wen G. Chen, MMSc, Ph.D. Phone: (301) 451-3989 Email: chenw@mail.nih.gov | NCCIH Specific Information: NCCIH is interested in supporting research focusing on understanding the fundamental science and methods development of complementary and integrative health approaches relevant to managing symptoms such as pain, anxiety, mild-to-moderate depression, sleep, or the mechanisms by which these approaches may promote well-being, health resilience, health restoration, or disease prevention .NCCIH is also interested in basic research on myofascial tissues, interoception, mechanosensation, the interaction between sleep and pain, glymphatic and lymphatic systems, and cross-system interaction (e.g. interactions between gut and brain, or between lung and kidney, etc.). |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) Scientific Contact: Scott Rogers, MPH E-mail: rogerssc@mail.nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Crystal Wolfrey Phone: (240) 276-6277 E-mail: wolfreyc@gab.nci.nih.gov | NCI Specific Information: NCI is interested in cancer research across the research continuum; biology of cancer, cancer prevention, cancer detection and treatment, cancer control and population sciences, and related implementation science. Please click on links below for descriptions of NCI’s main research interest areas: Cancer Biology Cancer Control and Population Sciences Cancer Prevention Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis Cancer Research Prioritie |
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Scientific Program Contact: Randy King, Ph.D. Program Director, Ultrasound, Division of Applied Science and Technology Phone: (301)-451-0707 Email: Randy.King@nih.gov | NIBIB specific information: NIBIB interests include the development and integration of advanced engineering, imaging, and computational technologies with life sciences for the improvement of human health and medical care. An application is not within the NIBIB mission if its principal focus is development of technologies whose goal is to understand basic biological function or mechanisms. Additionally, NIBIB only supports projects whose technology would ultimately be applicable to a broad spectrum of disorders and diseases rather than being limited to only a single tissue, organ, or physiological condition. To determine if your research fits within the NIBIB mission, please contact the appropriate Program Director in your scientific program area of interest (https://www.nibib.nih.gov/research-funding). |
| National Eye Institute (NEI) Scientific Program Contact: Neeraj Agarwal, Ph.D. Phone: (301) 451-2020 Email: agarwalnee@mail.nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Karen Robinson-Smith Phone: (301) 451-2020 Email: karen.robinson.smith@nei.nih.gov | NEI Specific Information: NEI will accept applications for funding that are responsive to programmatic priority areas for research within vision and ophthalmology as detailed in the National Plan for Eye and Vision Research found at www.nei.nih.gov |
| National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Scientific/Research Contact: Lisa H. Chadwick, Ph.D. Telephone: 301-435-7275 Email: lisa.chadwick@nih.gov Financial/Grants Management Contact: Natalie D. Linear Telephone: 301- 827-0611 Email: Natalie.Linear@nih.gov | NHGRI Specific Language: NHGRI will support the development of resources, approaches, and technologies that will accelerate genomic research on the structure of genomes, the biology of genomes, and the biology of disease; that will use genomics to advance the science of medicine; and that will incorporate genomics to improve the effectiveness of healthcare. NHGRI will also support genomic research in several cross-cutting areas, including the ethical, legal and societal implications of genomics and genetics research, bioinformatics, technology development, and research training and career development. In general, NHGRI supports studies that provide generalizable methods and knowledge. Applications for studies relevant only to a particular disease or organ system should be directed to the appropriate Institute or Center. NHGRI strongly encourages potential applicants to reach out to the listed scientific contact in the early stages of developing your application.
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| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Scientific Program Contact: Roy Sutliff, Ph.D. Division of Lung Diseases Phone: (301) 402-0047 Email: roy.sutliff@nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Anthony Agresti Phone: (301) 827-8014 Email: agrestia@nhlbi.nih.gov | NHLBI Specific Information: NHLBI is interested in heart, lung and blood diseases and sleep disorders (HLBS) research, and related implementation science that may be basic, clinical, or translational in accord with NIH's and NHLBI's Strategic Vision. Please not that NHLBI does not participate in the Katz Award funding opportunity that allows Basic Experimental Studies with Humans (BESH). NHLBI will only consider KATZ Award applications appropriately submitted under the KATZ Award (Clinical Trials Not Allowed) funding opportunity. |
National Institute on Aging (NIA) | NIA Specific Information: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) will accept investigator-initiated projects for all program areas supported by the Institute (https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/aging-strategic-directions-research). One specific area of interest is research in geroscience, which encompasses the interactions between the biology of aging and the biology of disease. While there is a special emphasis on geroscience from mid-to-late life, studies on early-life factors and stressors as variables for age-of-onset and severity of diseases, and functional decline, will be considered within th scope of NIA's interests. |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Scientific Contact Grants Management Contact | NIAAA Specific Information: NIAAA supports biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. Prospective applicants are encouraged to read the NIAAA Strategic Plan for a listing of research priorities. |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Scientific/Research Contacts: Madelon C Halula, Ph.D. Division of AIDS (DAIDS) Phone: 240-292-4843 E-mail: mhalula@niaid.nih.gov Eunchung Park, Ph.D. Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) Phone: 240-627-3338 E-mail: epark@niaid.nih.gov Qian 'Joy' Liu, M.D., MSc. Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT) Phone: 301-761-6621 E-mail: liujoy@mail.nih.gov Financial/Grants Management Contact: Ann W. Devine Phone: 240-669-2988 E-mail: adevine@niaid.nih.gov | |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Scientific Program Contact: Lindsay Friend Phone: (301) 594-4673 Email: NIDA_Training@nida.nih.gov | NIDA IC Specific Information: NIDA supports the training of Early Stage Investigators conducting research on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction. Prospective applicants are highly encouraged to contact a NIDA Program Official in their area of interest, prior to preparing an application. |
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Financial/Grants Management Contact: | NIDCD Specific Information: The NIDCD supports biomedical and behavioral research related to the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language. Basic and clinical studies are encouraged of genetic, molecular, cellular, physiological, biochemical, and behavioral aspects of function in health and disease. The NIDCD also supports research concerned with disease prevention, health promotion and the special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with communication impairments and disorders. Applicants are encouraged to contact the person listed under Agency Contacts (Section VII) prior to submission. |
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Scientific/Research Contact: Financial or Grants Management Contact: | NIAMS IC Specific Information: For information regarding NIAMS supported scientific areas/programs and contacts, please see: https://www.niams.nih.gov/grants-funding/supported-scientific-areas. |
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Tamara McNealy, PhD Tel. (202) 430-1474
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| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Scientific Program Contact: Joe Bonner, PhD Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Telephone: 301-827-8303 Email: joe.bonner@nih.gov | |
| National Institute of Environmental Health Studies (NIEHS) Scientific Program Contacts: Email: lawler@niehs.nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Jenny Greer Email: jenny.greer@nih.gov | NIEHS Specific Information: The mission of the NIEHS is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives. The NIEHS 2018-2023 Strategic plan, Advancing Environmental Health Science: Improving Health, lays out a set of strategic themes and goals that have been identified as priority areas. A variety of scientific disciplines, including basic, mechanistic, epidemiological, computational, and/or health risk communication approaches, can be used to advance the NIEHS Strategic Plan. NIEHS is interested in projects that have a research focus on exposure-health related responses from environmental agents within our mission. These include industrial chemicals or manufacturing byproducts, metals, pesticides, herbicides, air pollutants and other inhaled toxicants, particulates or fibers, fungal, and bacterial or biologically derived toxins. Secondary smoke exposure as a component of the indoor environment is also within the NIEHS mission. Exposures that are considered outside of the NIEHS mission (e.g., nutrition, psychosocial factors, primary smoking, infectious agents, pharmaceuticals) can be included as secondary factors and possible modifiers of the effects of an NIEHS mission-relevant primary exposure(s). Applicants are encouraged to contact NIEHS program staff prior to submission to determine if their project is within our mission area and interests. |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Scientific Program Contacts: Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases Anna Sadusky Financial/Grants Management Contacts: Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases | NIDDK Specific Information: The mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is to conduct and support medical research and research training and to disseminate science-based information on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, to improve people’s health and quality of life. Requirements: Please note that NIDDK does not participate in the Katz Award funding opportunity that allows Basic Experimental Studies with Humans (BESH). NIDDK will only consider Katz Award applications appropriately submitted under the Katz Award (Clinical Trials Not Allowed) funding opportunity. |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Scientific Program Contact: Eric Murphy Phone: (301) 443-9230 Email: eric.murphy@nih.gov | |
| National Institute on Minority Health Issues on Health (NIMHD) Financial or Grants Management Contact: Priscilla Grant, JD Phone: (301) 594-8412 Email: pg38h@nih.gov | NIMHD Specific Information: The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will accept investigator-initiated research projects (R01) for all program areas supported by the Institute. |
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Sung Sug (Sarah) Yoon, PhD, RN Telephone: (301) 402-6959 Email: sungsug.yoon@nih.gov | NINR Specific Information: The mission of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) is to promote and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities. To achieve this mission, NINR supports research that can build the scientific foundation for clinical practice, prevent disease and disability, manage and eliminate symptoms caused by illness, and enhance end-of-life and palliative care. |
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Bioinformatics and Translational Informatics Consumer Health Informatics and Information Sciences Financial/Grants Management Contact | NLM Specific Information: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) supports innovative research and development in biomedical informatics and data science. The scope of NLM's interest in these research domains is broad, with emphasis on new methods and approaches to foster data driven discovery in the biomedical and clinical health sciences as well as domain-independent, reusable approaches to discovery, curation, analysis, organization and management of health-related digital objects. Biomedical informatics and data science draw upon many fields, including mathematics, statistics, information science, computer science and engineering, and social/behavioral sciences. Application domains include health care delivery, basic biomedical research, clinical and translational research, precision medicine, public health, bio surveillance, intelligent systems for decision support, assuring integrity and security of personal health data, and similar areas. NLM defines biomedical informatics as the science of optimal representation, organization, management, integration and presentation of information relevant to human health and biology. NIH defines data science as the interdisciplinary field of inquiry in which quantitative and analytical approaches, processes, and systems are developed and used to extract knowledge and insights from increasingly large and/or complex sets of data. |
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) Scientific Contact: Grants Management Contact: | ORIP Specific Information: The proposed project should be resource-related and must have broad application to multiple NIH Institutes or Centers (ICs) to align with the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs’ (ORIP) trans-NIH mission. The proposed studies must explore multiple body systems or evaluate diseases that impact multiple body systems. Applications that develop models focused on a specific disease or area of research, or only propose studies primarily relevant to a single NIH IC will be considered not acceptable for ORIP. https://orip.nih.gov/. |
Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) Scientific Contact: | ORWH Specific Information: Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) is part of the Office of the Director of NIH and works in partnership with the 27 NIH Institutes and Centers to ensure that women's health research is part of the scientific framework at the NIH and throughout the scientific community. The ORWH encourages Early Stage Investigators to integrate the purposeful accounting for sex as a biological variable (SABV) in biomedical research throughout the life span in order to fill gaps in our knowledge and inform more effective, personalized approaches to improve heath for women and men. For additional guidance, the 2019-2023 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for the Health of Women is available on the ORWH website (https://www.nih.gov/women/strategicplan). |
