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NIH R01 funding opportunities: Research Project Grant

74 NIH notices for R01 (Research Project Grant) are open and 4 forecast. NIH's standard grant for a defined research project led by a named investigator,...

Open NIH R01 notices

Forecast R01 notices

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Institutes that fund R01 projects under these notices

Institute or centerProjects
National Cancer Institute (NCI)2,310
National Institute on Aging (NIA)1,993
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)1,544
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)1,467
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)1,326
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)1,217
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)1,038
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)841
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)760
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)749

From NIH RePORTER: projects funded under the notices on this page, open and closed, by the institute that runs them.

Closed R01 notices

The 100 most recently closed of 616 R01 notices posted since 2021. NIH re-issues most notices under a new number, so an old notice usually has a newer version.

Questions people ask

What is an NIH R01?

R01 is NIH's activity code for the Research Project Grant. NIH's standard grant for a defined research project led by a named investigator, usually for up to five years. Each notice sets its own budget limit, project length and due dates.

How many NIH R01 funding opportunities are open?

74 notices are open on Grants.gov, and 4 more are forecast, as of the latest data.

Other research grants: R00, R03, R13, R15, R16, R18, R21, R24, R25, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R41, R42, R43, R44, R50, R61, RC2, RF1, RL1, RM1, RP1. All activity codes.

Due dates, budget limits and eligibility differ by notice; confirm them in the notice in the NIH Guide before you apply.