What is the National Institute of Health Grant?
US National Institutes of Health launches supplementary grants for researchers with family commitments. The main of the programme is to help postdocs and other researchers to temporarily step away from the lab to handle caregiving responsibilities. The National Institute of Health Grant is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, investing more than $32 billion a year to enhance life, and reduce illness and disability?
NIH funded research has led to breakthroughs and new treatments, helping people live longer, healthier lives, and building the research foundation that drives discovery. The program, which was established in 2013 with funding from NIH and SAMRC, is designed to foster and/or expand basic, translational, behavioral and applied research to advance scientific discovery among U.S. and South African researchers working collaboratively in the areas of HIV/AIDS and TB. The new awards will support research conducted at eight South African institutions and link scientists at these institutions with U.S. researchers at more than 20 U.S.-based research organizations, including the NIH.
NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. The Awards are limited to $50,000 per year for a maximum of 2 years, and not all NIH institutes participate in R03 funding. These awards mainly support established investigators who need a minimal amount of funding for a small project.
Grants Awarded
- Funded Organization — universities and research organizations around the nation receiving research grants and contracts
- Budget and Spending — funding for grants and contracts
- Success Rates — annual percentage of research grant applications that are funded
- RePORTER — a searchable database of NIH-funded research projects
