PAR-23-236: Early-stage Biomedical Data Repositories and Knowledgebases (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2023.
National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $350,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on January 25, 2026.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed August 31, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$350,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
About this NIH notice
- Activity codeR24
- Clinical trialsNot allowed
- Funded byNIAMS, NIEHS, NHLBI
- Median yearly award$520,502
- Typical project length4 years
- R24, Resource-Related Research Project. Resources that serve a research field, such as databases, tools or shared methods. Other open R24 notices.
Projects funded under PAR-23-236 were run by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS, 3 projects), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS, 1 project), National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI, 1 project) and National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD, 1 project), and 3 more. Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.
Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read PAR-23-236 in the NIH Guide.
Key dates
| Posted | August 30, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | January 25, 2026 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | March 2, 2026 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.
All 15 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Projects NIH funded under this notice had a median yearly award of $520,502; it allows up to $350,000 per award.
- Most of the money in the 15 programs behind this notice (73% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports the development of early-stage or new data repositories and knowledgebases as distinct and separate resources that could be valuable for the biomedical research community.
Funded under PAR-23-236 so far
NIH funded 9 projects under PAR-23-236 in fiscal 2024 to 2026, at 8 institutions. The median yearly award was $520,502.
| Project | Institution | Fiscal year | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeoSpace - GeoSpatial Knowledgebase for Exposomics | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | 2026 | $591,500 |
| POI-KB: Design and Development of a Knowledgebase for Accelerating Perioperative Organ Injury Research and Translation | University of Texas HLTH Sci Ctr Houston | 2026 | $532,704 |
| A cross-species knowledgebase to facilitate precision auditory neuroscience and audiology | Purdue University | 2026 | $488,611 |
| The Musculoskeletal Knowledge Portal | Broad Institute, Inc. | 2026 | $459,356 |
| The OAI Collaborative Osteoarthritis Research Enterprise (OAI CORE) Knowledgebase | Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester | 2026 | $469,648 |
| Archiving and Sharing Skeletal Phenotyping Data | University of Connecticut Sch of Med/DNT | 2026 | $463,590 |
| International Seizure and SUDEP Research Repository (InSSURR) | University of Texas HLTH Sci Ctr Houston | 2026 | $528,810 |
| VisionKB: A Single Cell Multi-Omics Knowledgebase for the Visual System | University of California-Irvine | 2026 | $388,206 |
Who has won Aging Research grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Aging Research (93.866) awarded $19 billion across 11,026 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | 337 | $575 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | 242 | $574 million |
| University of Southern California | California | 203 | $572 million |
| The Washington University | Missouri | 210 | $556 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 232 | $538 million |
Who has won Cardiovascular Diseases Research grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Cardiovascular Diseases Research (93.837) awarded $15 billion across 11,798 grant awards, an average of $1.2 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 313 | $380 million |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc | Massachusetts | 274 | $374 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 277 | $355 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | 207 | $335 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | 295 | $320 million |
Who has won Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (93.853) awarded $9.1 billion across 8,641 grant awards, an average of $1.0 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The General Hospital Corporation | Massachusetts | 203 | $288 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | 248 | $277 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 230 | $276 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | 188 | $226 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 179 | $221 million |
Other programs behind this notice
- Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs
- Trans-NIH Research Support
- Vision Research
- Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research
- Alcohol Research Programs
- Human Genome Research
- Environmental Health
- Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders
- Minority Health and Health Disparities Research
- Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health
- Lung Diseases Research
- Translation and Implementation Science Research for Heart, Lung, Blood Diseases, and Sleep Disorders
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is PAR-23-236 still open?
No. It closed on January 25, 2026.
Who can apply for Early-stage Biomedical Data Repositories and Knowledgebases (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?
National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Early-stage Biomedical Data Repositories and Knowledgebases (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?
Closed January 25, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $350,000 each.
Who has been funded under PAR-23-236?
NIH RePORTER lists 9 projects funded under PAR-23-236 in fiscal 2024 to 2026, at 8 institutions. The most were at University of Texas HLTH Sci Ctr Houston, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Purdue University.
Who has won Environmental Health grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The program made 1,980 awards worth $2.1 billion in that time.
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