Human Genome Research

$3.7 Billion committed in FY2018–FY2026

Agency: National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services, Department of
Assistance: Project Grants
CFDA number: 93.172
What it does: NHGRI supports the development of methods, resources and technologies to improve the health of all humans through advances in genomics research. NHGRI supports research that accelerates foundational resources, technology development, and experimental and computational approaches for basic genomics and functional genomics research; for the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care; to improve minority health, reduce health disparities, and foster health equity; and to support ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) research concerning societal issues that need to be addressed as genomic science advances. NHGRI develops and supports initiatives that expand opportunities for genomics education and careers; cultivates genomics training programs and workforce development initiatives including individuals from diverse backgrounds, especially those from groups underrepresented in biomedical research. NHGRI participates in the NIH effort to turn discovery into health by helping small businesses develop innovative genomics technologies that improve health and save lives through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. These funding opportunities increase small business participation in Federal research and development and foster scientific and technological innovation through cooperative research and development carried out between small business concerns and research institutions, support technology transfer between small business concerns and research institutions, increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development, and encourage participation of socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in technological innovation.
Who benefits: Any nonprofit or for-profit organization, company, or institution engaged in biomedical research can apply for research support.
Who applies: Research Projects: Awards can be made to any public or private, for-profit or nonprofit university, college, hospital, laboratory, or other institution, and to individuals. Non-federal public and private domestic organizations may apply for an Institutional National Research Service Award. Individual National Research Service awardees must be nominated and sponsored by a public or nonprofit private institution having staff and facilities appropriate to the proposed research training program. All awardees must be citizens or have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Predoctoral awardees must have completed the baccalaureate degree, and postdoctoral awardees must have a professional or scientific degree (M.D., Ph.D., D.O., D.V.M., Sc.D., E.Eng., or equivalent domestic or foreign degree).

Committed by fiscal year

* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.

How the money flows

Committed dollars by how this program's money is paid out.

Direct payments
$39.1M
1%
Grants
$3.7B
99%

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Human Genome Research

$3.7 Billion committed in FY2018–FY2026

Agency: National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services, Department of
Assistance: Project Grants
CFDA number: 93.172
What it does: NHGRI supports the development of methods, resources and technologies to improve the health of all humans through advances in genomics research. NHGRI supports research that accelerates foundational resources, technology development, and experimental and computational approaches for basic genomics and functional genomics research; for the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care; to improve minority health, reduce health disparities, and foster health equity; and to support ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) research concerning societal issues that need to be addressed as genomic science advances. NHGRI develops and supports initiatives that expand opportunities for genomics education and careers; cultivates genomics training programs and workforce development initiatives including individuals from diverse backgrounds, especially those from groups underrepresented in biomedical research. NHGRI participates in the NIH effort to turn discovery into health by helping small businesses develop innovative genomics technologies that improve health and save lives through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. These funding opportunities increase small business participation in Federal research and development and foster scientific and technological innovation through cooperative research and development carried out between small business concerns and research institutions, support technology transfer between small business concerns and research institutions, increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development, and encourage participation of socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in technological innovation.
Who benefits: Any nonprofit or for-profit organization, company, or institution engaged in biomedical research can apply for research support.
Who applies: Research Projects: Awards can be made to any public or private, for-profit or nonprofit university, college, hospital, laboratory, or other institution, and to individuals. Non-federal public and private domestic organizations may apply for an Institutional National Research Service Award. Individual National Research Service awardees must be nominated and sponsored by a public or nonprofit private institution having staff and facilities appropriate to the proposed research training program. All awardees must be citizens or have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Predoctoral awardees must have completed the baccalaureate degree, and postdoctoral awardees must have a professional or scientific degree (M.D., Ph.D., D.O., D.V.M., Sc.D., E.Eng., or equivalent domestic or foreign degree).