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ActiveNIH · 2026

NIH Common Fund Programs

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Agency: NIH
Funding: Varies
Deadline: Check Source
Status: Active
Eligibility: Academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and other entities conducting biomedical and behavioral research.

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NIH Common Fund Programs is sponsored by NIH. Supports bold scientific programs that catalyze discovery across all biomedical and behavioral research, including areas related to artificial intelligence.

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Our Programs: Current Programs | NIH Common Fund The NIH Common Fund is a funding entity within the NIH that supports bold scientific programs that catalyze discovery across all biomedical and behavioral research.

These programs create a space where investigators and multiple NIH Institutes and Centers collaborate on innovative research expected to address high priority challenges for the NIH as a whole and make a broader impact in the scientific community. To find specific Common Fund Current Programs, Archived Initiatives, or Other Initiatives, use the search field below.

Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) Cellular Senescence Network (SenNet) Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) Complement Animal Research In Experimentation (Complement-ARIE) Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First) Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) NIH Director's Early Independence Award (EIA) NIH Director's New Innovator Award (NIA) NIH Director's Pioneer Award (PA) NIH Director's Transformative Research Awards (TRA) The Human BioMolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity in Humans (MoTrPAC) Nutrition for Precision Health , powered by the All of Us Research Program Precision Medicine with AI (PRIMED-AI) Replication to Enhance Research Impact Initiative Somatic Cell Genome Editing (SCGE) Somatic Mosaicism Across Human Tissues (SMaHT) Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) Transformative High Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy (CryoEM) Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities (THD) Advancing Non-Invasive Optical Imaging (NIOI) for Biological Systems Development and Application of Imaging Technologies for Oculomics (Oculomics) Newborn Screening by Whole Genome Sequencing (NBSxWGS) Collaboratory Systems Biology (SysBio) Data Platform General Categories of Common Fund Programs The goals of Common Fund programs align with three general categories.

Click on each of the three categories below to see their associated programs. This page last reviewed on

Eligibility Requirements

Academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and other entities conducting biomedical and behavioral research.

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