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Human Genome Research (93.172)

Also known as National Human Genome Research Institute

Human Genome Research (Assistance Listing 93.172) is run by the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $2.2 billion in 1,255 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.7 million per award on average. 64 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.

The typical award was $736,664. Half of the 1,255 awards fell between $320,623 and $2.0 million, and they ranged from $0 to $24.9 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

As a leading authority in the field of genomics, the mission of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is to accelerate scientific and medical breakthroughs that improve human health by driving cutting-edge research, developing new technologies, and studying the impact of genomics on society. Congress initially established NHGRI to characterize the structure and function of the human genome, including the mapping and sequencing of individual genes. This also includes reviewing and funding research proposals, developing training programs, coordinating international genome research, communicating advances in genome science to the public, and reviewing and funding proposals to address the ethical and legal issues associated with this research. NHGRI supports the development of methods, resources and technologies to improve the health of all humans through advances in genomics research. NHGRI supports research that accelerates foundational resources, technology development, and experimental and computational approaches for basic genomics and functional genomics research; for the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care; and to support ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) research concerning societal issues that need to be addressed, especially as genomic science advances. For years, NHGRI has participated in the NIH effort to turn discovery into health by helping small businesses develop innovative genomics technologies that improve health and save lives. NHGRI also develops and supports initiatives that expand opportunities for genomics education and careers, cultivating genomics training programs and workforce development initiatives.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open and forecast opportunities

39 more opportunities are listed with all open grants from Department of Health and Human Services.

Past notices

Of 240 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in June (28), August (27) and April (24).

The 15 most recent of 183 closed notices under this program since 2021. Search a notice number on the search page to find any of them.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Awards can be made to any public or private, for-profit or nonprofit university; college; medical, dental, nursing school; school of public health; hospital; laboratory; or other institution; state and local health departments; other public or private institutions, both for-profit and non-profit; and/or to individuals. National Research Service Award, Institutional Awards: Non-federal public and private domestic organizations may apply. All awardees must be citizens or have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Predoctoral awardees must have completed the baccalaureate degree, and postdoctoral awardees must have a professional or scientific degree (M.D., Ph.D., D.O., D.V.M., Sc.D., E.Eng., or equivalent domestic or foreign degree). National Research Service Award. Individual Awardees must be nominated and sponsored by a public or nonprofit private institution having staff and facilities appropriate to the proposed research training program. The applicant's academic record, research experience, citizenship, and institution sponsorship should be documented in the application. All awardees must be citizens or have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Predoctoral awardees must have completed the baccalaureate degree, and postdoctoral awardees must have a professional or scientific degree (M.D., Ph.D., D.O., D.V.M., Sc.D., E.Eng., or equivalent domestic or foreign degree).

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What the money can and cannot pay for

Grants are awarded to an eligible institution in the name of a principal investigator for a discrete project or group of related projects representing the investigator's interest and competence. Funds may be used for salaries and wages, equipment, supplies, travel and other allowable costs required to carry out the research project. Awardees agree to administer awards in accordance with the regulations and policies governing research assistance programs in the Public Health Service Act, as stated in the NIH Grants Policy Statement and the terms and conditions in the notice of award. Institutional Training Grants are awarded to an eligible institution in the name of a principal investigator for a discrete project or group of related projects representing the investigator's interest and competence. Funds may be used for salaries and wages, equipment, supplies, travel and other allowable costs required to carry out the research project. Awardees agree to administer awards in accordance with the regulations and policies governing research assistance programs in the Public Health Service Act, as stated in the NIH Grants Policy Statement and the terms and conditions in the notice of award. National Research Service Awards institutional training grants may be made to institutions to enable them to select individuals for National Research Service Awards. Each individual who receives a National Research Service Award is responsible for certain service and payback provisions.

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Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Requests for Applications and Program Announcements for Special Review or Set Aside are not necessarily submitted on standard due dates. The submission dates of these funding opportunity announcements can be found at: https://grants.nih.gov/funding/nih-guide-for-grants-and-contracts

Award range and average, in the agency's words

For Research project grants the range is from $26,000 - $19,996,553.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Examples of research supported by NHGRI in FY 2025 include characterization of genes, sequencing, databases, and projects on the following list: https://reporter.nih.gov/search/KP6XtPborUWv7kYNeFlJSA/projects?shared=trueFiscal Year2026: Current projects supported by NHGRI include basic genomic science; functional and clinical variation; genomic medicine; technology development; computational genomics and data science; training programs; conferences; databases; determining the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of biomedical and behavioral research; as well as projects on the following list: https://reporter.nih.gov/search/PbojAWqEZ0aySDrGRZXHTg/projects?shared=true

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Human Genome Research (93.172) awarded $2.2 billion across 1,255 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCalifornia59$153 million
University of WashingtonWashington46$123 million
The Broad Institute, IncMassachusetts22$119 million
University of California Santa CruzCalifornia17$64.7 million
Baylor College of MedicineTexas24$62.9 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland35$56.4 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina20$55.8 million
Jackson LaboratoryMaine15$53.0 million
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTennessee22$50.9 million
Duke UniversityNorth Carolina21$45.6 million
The Washington UniversityMissouri19$43.9 million
The University of ChicagoIllinois25$40.2 million
Yale UnivConnecticut23$39.9 million
University of California, San DiegoCalifornia23$37.9 million
The Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania31$37.1 million
European Molecular Biology Laboratory5$35.8 million
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeMassachusetts17$35.3 million
California Institute of TechnologyCalifornia4$34.9 million
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York31$31.8 million
The General Hospital CorporationMassachusetts18$31.0 million

Top states: California ($470 million), Massachusetts ($350 million), New York ($193 million), Washington ($145 million), North Carolina ($119 million), Texas ($101 million), Pennsylvania ($93.9 million), Maryland ($67.6 million), Illinois ($62.5 million), Tennessee ($59.1 million).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 67% of the money, nonprofits 25% and small businesses 3.8%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities827$1.5 billion67%
Nonprofits255$535 million25%
Other57$89.4 million4.1%
Small businesses111$82.1 million3.8%
State and local governments2$2.4 million0.1%
Tribal governments and organizations2$2.0 millionless than 0.1%
Businesses1$186,512less than 0.1%

By state

39 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California249$470 million
Massachusetts162$350 million
New York128$193 million
Washington60$145 million
North Carolina59$119 million
Texas53$101 million
Pennsylvania72$93.9 million
Maryland47$67.6 million
Illinois44$62.5 million
Tennessee33$59.1 million
Maine16$53.4 million
Connecticut33$51.4 million
Missouri23$46.6 million
Ohio30$41.9 million
Florida17$28.9 million
Oregon8$28.2 million
Colorado22$23.1 million
Utah21$22.7 million
Michigan28$22.7 million
Minnesota15$20.6 million
Alabama8$15.1 million
Wisconsin11$13.7 million
New Jersey6$13.3 million
Georgia5$10.8 million
Arizona11$9.1 million
Indiana6$8.4 million
Hawaii4$6.2 million
Oklahoma3$4.0 million
Virginia5$4.0 million
Kentucky3$3.5 million
Iowa2$3.0 million
Rhode Island9$2.4 million
New Mexico2$2.2 million
Montana3$1.7 million
District of Columbia1$1.6 million
Alaska1$1.4 million
Mississippi1$1.3 million
Puerto Rico1$1.3 million
South Dakota3$1.2 million
Delaware2$690,601
New Hampshire2$449,286
Nevada1$398,526
Kansas1$342,831
South Carolina1$278,076
Vermont1$25,839

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.