# Medical Library Assistance (93.879)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-879-medical-library-assistance/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Medical Library Assistance is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $353 million in 391 grants, about $902,940 per award.

## Objectives

To meet a growing need for investigators trained in biomedical informatics research and data science by training qualified pre- and post-doctoral candidates; to conduct research in biomedical informatics, bioinformatics and related computer, information and data sciences; to facilitate management of electronic health records and clinical research data; to prepare scholarly works in biomedicine and health; to advance biocomputing and bioinformatics through participation in Federal initiatives relating to biomedical informatics, bioinformatics and biomedical computing; and to stimulate and foster scientific and technological innovation through cooperative research development carried out between small business concerns and research institutions, through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $66.3 million | 184 |
| 2022 | $67.7 million | 201 |
| 2023 | $70.7 million | 210 |
| 2024 | $69.5 million | 211 |
| 2025 | $78.9 million | 184 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | California | $22.3 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $13.6 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $13.6 million |
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | $13.3 million |
| University of Utah | Utah | $13.2 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $13.0 million |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Massachusetts | $11.4 million |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $10.8 million |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore | Maryland | $9.3 million |
| The Children's Hospital Corporation | Massachusetts | $9.0 million |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Texas | $8.2 million |
| The Medical University of South Carolina | South Carolina | $7.7 million |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Oregon | $7.7 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | $7.2 million |
| Northwestern University | Illinois | $7.1 million |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | California | $6.0 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $5.8 million |
| The University of Iowa | Iowa | $5.7 million |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc | Massachusetts | $5.7 million |
| University of California, San Diego | California | $5.3 million |

## Open opportunities

- [NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-od-24-011-nih-research-software-engineer-rse-award-r50-clinical/), closes December 4, 2026
- [Personal Health Informatics for Delivering Actionable Insights to Individuals (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-235-personal-health-informatics-for-delivering-actionable/), closes January 7, 2027
- [Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-379-intervention-research-to-improve-native-american-health-r01/), closes January 7, 2027
- [NLM Institutional Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, and AI (T15 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-lm-28-001-nlm-institutional-grants-for-research-training-in-biomedical/), closes February 11, 2027
- [NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-27-100-nih-cdc-and-fda-small-business-innovation-research/), closes April 5, 2027
- [NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-27-102-nih-small-business-technology-transfer-grant-parent-sttr/), closes April 5, 2027
- [Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-131-computational-approaches-to-curation-at-scale-for-biomedical/), closes April 15, 2027
- [Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-190-mentored-quantitative-research-development-award-parent-k25/), closes May 7, 2027
- [Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-191-mentored-quantitative-research-development-award-parent-k25/), closes May 7, 2027
- [Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-175-mentored-research-scientist-development-award-parent-k01/), closes May 7, 2027
- [Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-176-mentored-research-scientist-development-award-parent-k01/), closes May 7, 2027
- [NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-194-nih-pathway-to-independence-award-parent-k99-r00/), closes May 7, 2027
- [NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-193-nih-pathway-to-independence-award-parent-k99-r00/), closes May 7, 2027
- [Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-181-mentored-clinical-scientist-research-career-development/), closes May 8, 2027
- [Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-182-mentored-clinical-scientist-research-career-development/), closes May 8, 2027
- [Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-254-change-of-recipient-organization-type-7-parent-clinical/), closes July 12, 2027
- [Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-253-successor-in-interest-type-6-parent-clinical-trial/), closes July 17, 2027
- [NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-080-nih-support-for-conferences-and-scientific-meetings-parent/), closes September 7, 2027
- [Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-134-academic-research-enhancement-award-area-for-undergraduate/), closes January 7, 2028
- [NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-302-nih-small-research-grant-program-parent-r03-clinical/), closes January 7, 2028
- [NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-304-nih-exploratory-developmental-research-project-grant-parent/), closes January 7, 2028
- [NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-306-nih-exploratory-developmental-research-project-grant-parent/), closes January 7, 2028
- [NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-301-nih-research-project-grant-parent-r01-clinical-trial/), closes January 7, 2028
- [NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-305-nih-research-project-grant-parent-r01-clinical-trial/), closes January 7, 2028
- [Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-422-ruth-l-kirschstein-national-research-service-award-nrsa/), closes May 7, 2028
- [INCLUDE Project: Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards for Down syndrome (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-od-27-003-include-project-exploratory-developmental-research-awards/), closes June 15, 2028
- [INCLUDE Project: Transformative Research Awards for Down syndrome (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-od-27-004-include-project-transformative-research-awards-for-down/), closes June 15, 2028
- [Lasker Clinical Research Scholar's Program (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-27-076-lasker-clinical-research-scholar-s-program-si2-r00/), closes July 7, 2028
- [Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-322-stephen-i-katz-early-stage-investigator-research-project/), closes August 25, 2028
- [Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-414-support-for-research-excellence-sure-award-r16-clinical/), closes September 7, 2028
- [Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-415-support-for-research-excellence-first-independent-research/), closes September 7, 2028
- [Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-26-001-administrative-supplements-to-existing-nih-grants-and/), closes November 30, 2028
- [Advancing Bioinformatics, Translational Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-26-040-advancing-bioinformatics-translational-bioinformatics-and/), closes March 5, 2029
- [Research Grants in Clinical Informatics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-26-042-research-grants-in-clinical-informatics-r01-clinical-trial/), closes March 5, 2029
- [NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-27-036-nih-research-education-program-research-experiences-parent/), closes May 5, 2029
- [NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-26-002-nih-collaborative-international-research-project-parent-pf5/), closes May 7, 2029
- [NIH Research Education Program - Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-27-034-nih-research-education-program-courses-curriculum-methods/), closes May 25, 2029
- [NIH Research Program Projects (Parent P01 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-27-061-nih-research-program-projects-parent-p01-clinical-trial/), closes May 25, 2029
- [Implementation Science to Advance HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-ai-27-018-implementation-science-to-advance-hiv-prevention-treatment/), closes June 20, 2029
- [Collaborative Program Grant for Interdisciplinary Teams (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-27-003-collaborative-program-grant-for-interdisciplinary-teams-rm1/), closes September 26, 2029
- [Network of the National Library of Medicine Training Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-lm-26-002-network-of-the-national-library-of-medicine-training/), closes not stated
- [Network of the National Library of Medicine Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-lm-26-001-network-of-the-national-library-of-medicine-coordinating/), closes not stated
- [Network of the National Library of Medicine Regional Medical Libraries (UG4 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-lm-26-003-network-of-the-national-library-of-medicine-regional/), closes not stated
- [Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-27-039-small-business-transition-grant-for-new-entrepreneurs-parent/), closes not stated
- [Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-27-040-small-business-transition-grant-for-new-entrepreneurs-parent/), closes not stated
- [NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-28-027-nlm-grants-for-scholarly-works-in-biomedicine-and/), closes not stated
- [Investigator-Focused Award (Parent R35)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-28-037-investigator-focused-award-parent-r35/), closes not stated