Medical Library Assistance (93.879)

National Institutes of Health

Opened 12 times since 2024. Usually posted in July, with deadlines in February and September.

Based on 12 recorded past opportunities. Opportunities under one Assistance Listing may cover different projects or funding cycles.

When might the next round open?

Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional): expected to open November 5, 2026, according to the current forecast.
Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional): expected to open November 5, 2026, according to the current forecast.
NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed): expected to open February 2, 2027, according to the current forecast.
Investigator-Focused Award (Parent R35): expected to open May 27, 2027, according to the current forecast.

Open now

Forecast opportunities are expected but are not accepting applications yet.

NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Dec 4
Network of the National Library of Medicine Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $1.5M Small businesses eligible

Expected around Dec 15
Network of the National Library of Medicine Regional Medical Libraries (UG4 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $600K Small businesses eligible

Expected around Dec 15
Network of the National Library of Medicine Training Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $750K Small businesses eligible

Expected around Dec 15
Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Jan 5, 2027
Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Jan 5, 2027
Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2027
Personal Health Informatics for Delivering Actionable Insights to Individuals (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $250K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2027
NLM Institutional Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, and AI (T15 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services $500K to $775K Small businesses eligible

Closes Feb 11, 2027
NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 5, 2027
NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 5, 2027
Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $250K Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 15, 2027
Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 7, 2027
Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 7, 2027
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 7, 2027
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 7, 2027
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 7, 2027
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 7, 2027
Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 8, 2027
Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 8, 2027
NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services $10K to $80K Small businesses eligible

Expected around May 25, 2027
Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jul 12, 2027
Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jul 17, 2027
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Sep 7, 2027
Investigator-Focused Award (Parent R35)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Expected around Oct 4, 2027
Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $375K Public and state-controlled colleges

Closes Jan 7, 2028
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $50K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jan 7, 2028
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 7, 2028
INCLUDE Project: Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards for Down syndrome (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $200K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jun 15, 2028
INCLUDE Project: Transformative Research Awards for Down syndrome (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $500K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jun 15, 2028
Lasker Clinical Research Scholar's Program (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $499K Small businesses eligible

Closes Jul 7, 2028
Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Aug 25, 2028
Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $100K Public and state-controlled colleges

Closes Sep 7, 2028
Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $125K Public and state-controlled colleges

Closes Sep 7, 2028
Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Nov 30, 2028
Advancing Bioinformatics, Translational Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $250K Small businesses eligible

Closes Mar 5, 2029
Research Grants in Clinical Informatics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $250K Small businesses eligible

Closes Mar 5, 2029
NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 5, 2029
NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 7, 2029
NIH Research Education Program - Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 25, 2029
NIH Research Program Projects (Parent P01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes May 25, 2029
Implementation Science to Advance HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Jun 20, 2029
Collaborative Program Grant for Interdisciplinary Teams (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Sep 26, 2029

Past rounds

Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Human Required)

PAR-25-323

Posted
August 25, 2025

Deadline
May 24, 2026

Award
Not listed
NLM Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

PAR-25-238

Posted
November 25, 2024

Deadline
March 5, 2026

Award
Up to $250K
Investigator Initiated Innovation in Computational Genomics and Data Science (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-229

Posted
November 18, 2024

Deadline
September 4, 2026

Award
Not listed
Investigator Initiated Innovation in Computational Genomics and Data Science (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-228

Posted
November 18, 2024

Deadline
September 4, 2026

Award
Not listed
Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

PAR-25-117

Posted
November 6, 2024

Deadline
February 21, 2025

Award
Not listed
Administrative Supplements to Promote Diversity in Research and Development Small Businesses SBIR/STTR (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PA-24-255

Posted
September 10, 2024

Deadline
February 21, 2025

Award
Not listed
NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities and Promote Health for All (G08 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-24-281

Posted
August 28, 2024

Deadline
May 25, 2026

Award
Up to $200K
Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)

PAR-24-226

Posted
July 23, 2024

Deadline
February 21, 2025

Award
Not listed
Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-24-225

Posted
July 23, 2024

Deadline
February 21, 2025

Award
Not listed
Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

RFA-OD-24-010

Posted
July 17, 2024

Deadline
May 23, 2025

Award
Not listed
PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PA-24-245

Posted
July 3, 2024

Deadline
September 5, 2025

Award
Not listed
PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH and CDC for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Required)

PA-24-246

Posted
July 3, 2024

Deadline
September 5, 2025

Award
Not listed

History from Grants.gov, checked October 24, 2026 at 11:44 AM CT.

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