Funding Opportunities

A variety of funding mechanisms exist for different career levels and objectives. See Funding Mechanisms for a list of mechanisms that are particularly suitable for statisticians, including training grants and research grants. The links below lead to information about funding opportunities in Program areas of interest, including Requests for Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs).

For a full list of all NIH funding opportunities, see the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.

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Parent Announcements

Announcement Title Announcement Number Expiration Date Program Contact
NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research for Years 2023, 2024, and 2025 (NCI Omnibus) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-23-058 (R03) January 8, 2026 Scientific/Research Contacts at NCI

NCI Announcements

Announcement Title Announcement Number Expiration Date Program Contact
Development of Innovative Informatics Methods and Algorithms for Cancer Research and Management (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-CA-24-016 November 16, 2024 Juli Klemm, Ph.D.
202-853-7889
juli.klemm@nih.gov
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) PAR-22-091 (R21) January 8, 2025 Miguel R. Ossandon, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
240-276-5714
ossandom@mail.nih.gov

Brian Sorg, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
240-276-5712
brian.sorg@nih.gov

Yantian Zhang, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
240-276-5980
yzhang@mail.nih.gov

Institute- or Agency-specific Announcements (Non-NCI)

Announcement Title Announcement Number Expiration Date Program Contact
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Using Systems Science Methodologies to Protect and Improve Child and Reproductive Population Health NOT-HD-20-032 (R01) May 8, 2024 Regina M. Bures, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
301-496-9485
regina.bures@nih.gov
NIDCR Small Research Grants for Oral Health Data Analysis and Statistical Methodology Development (R03) PAR-22-160 (R03) May 8, 2025 Lorena Baccaglini, DDS, MS, Ph.D., NE-CPhT
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
301-435-7908
lorena.baccaglini@nih.gov

Melissa Riddle, Ph.D.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
301-451-3888
riddleme@nidcr.nih.gov
FDA Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-23-072 (R13) October 11, 2025 Grants.gov Customer Support
800-518-4726
support@grants.gov

Trans-NIH Announcements