Grants for Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Health

This grant provides funding for collaborative projects between academic institutions and industry partners to develop innovative diagnostic and treatment technologies that address specific health challenges.

This funding opportunity is designed to establish a central hub for coordinating research on the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease, inviting diverse organizations to collaborate and manage genetic data to advance understanding and treatment of the condition.

The "Mentoring Networks to Enhance Diversity in NIDCD's Extramural Research Workforce" grant aims to fund educational programs that inspire individuals from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds to pursue careers or further studies in biomedical and behavioral sciences through mentoring activities.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), with other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications from National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Centers with existing community outreach and collaborations with American Indian and Alaska Native populations for research on improving cancer outcomes. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. The NOFO is expected to be published in Summer 2024 with an expected application due date in Summer 2024. This NOFO will utilize the U01 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.

This grant provides funding for postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds to receive training in translational research focused on Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias, enhancing their skills in interdisciplinary science and addressing health disparities.

This funding opportunity supports researchers and teams developing advanced imaging technologies to visualize the inner ear's structures and functions in living humans, aiming for greater detail and accuracy in non-invasive clinical settings.

This funding opportunity is designed for hospitals, universities, and nonprofit organizations in Ohio to conduct research on pediatric cancer, focusing on its causes, treatment, and management.

The Michigan Office of the Environmental Justice Public Advocate in the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) offers the Environmental Justice Impact Grant program to reduce environmental health burdens and impacts in Michigan’s environmental justice communities. The goal of the program is to positively impact residents in environmental justice communities by funding place-based and equity-focused projects. Award Amounts and Award Timeframes • $20,000,000 total funds available. • $500,000 maximum per applicant. • Grants will be awarded by August 30, 2024. Work must be completed by September 1, 2027

This grant provides financial support for academic training to develop qualified rehabilitation professionals in high-demand areas, such as vocational rehabilitation counseling, to address personnel shortages in services for individuals with disabilities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for recent KL2/K12 scholars from the NCATS CTSA Program to conduct small research projects that address challenges in translational science and help them transition to independent academic researchers.

NIA Predoctoral Fellowship Award to Promote Diversity in Translational Research for AD/ADRD (F31) aims to support and develop promising predoctoral candidates from underrepresented backgrounds in Alzheimer's disease research by providing financial support and mentorship to enhance their skills in data science and drug discovery.

This grant provides funding for research that explores how various social factors, such as race and socioeconomic status, intersect to impact health disparities, with a focus on underserved populations.

The Flash Grant program, managed by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech), aims to energize innovative ideas in the life sciences field that show early signs of exceptional commercial potential. Flash grants provide a quick infusion of funding at critical early stages to help shape innovative research ideas into high-potential life sciences technologies. The grants support short, focused research projects that generate initial exploratory, proof-of-concept, or feasibility data, or that conduct final experiments to advance research into the translational phase. These micro-grants target projects too early for traditional grant funding mechanisms and are available to researchers at any North Carolina university or nonprofit research institute.

This funding opportunity supports innovative engineering research aimed at developing new technologies or improving existing solutions to enhance biomedical research, clinical care, and accessibility.

This funding opportunity supports projects that foster cultural, educational, economic, and environmental collaboration between the United States and New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau, targeting a diverse range of applicants including individuals, non-profits, and educational institutions.

This grant provides funding to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Health in Eswatini to effectively respond to HIV, TB, and related public health challenges through technical assistance and the development of sustainable health strategies.

This funding opportunity supports small research projects that analyze genomic and phenotypic data related to childhood cancers and structural birth defects, aiming to improve diagnostics and therapies for these conditions.

The "Utilizing the PLCO Biospecimens Resource to Bridge Gaps in Cancer Etiology and Early Detection Research" grant aims to fund research projects that use the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer (PLCO) Screening Trial's biorepository to study cancer causes and develop early detection biomarkers.

This funding opportunity provides $5 million to support the development of a centralized resource for innovative research methods that reduce or replace animal testing in biomedical studies, inviting a wide range of eligible organizations to apply.

The NIDCD Early Career Research (ECR) Award (R21) supports early-career scientists in conducting basic and clinical research related to hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, or language, with the goal of generating preliminary data for future R01 grant applications.