MSK Library Guides: Grants and Funding: Governmental

About Government Funding

On this tab can be found links to federal and State of New York funding sources. The links are arranged in boxes. NIH has its own box due to its prominence in funding medical research.

If you are interested in learning about what program areas The Department of Health and Human Services is considering for funding check out HHS Grants.

If you are interested in legislation and regulations (federal) concerning funding and grants, go to HHS Grants Policies & Regulations.

New York Funding Opportunities

New York State Department of Health
NYS Health Foundation
The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) is a private, statewide foundation that aims to improve New York’s health care system by expanding health insurance coverage, containing health care costs, increasing access to high-quality services, and addressing public and community health.

More About Funding at NIH and Other Federal Agencies

Check Out These Public Federal Funding Databases to Learn More About Funding at NIH and Other Federal Agencies
Links to NIH and other federal agencies funding resources.
NIH Extramural NEXUS
News on NIH grants policies, processes, etc.
NIH RePORT
Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools) is a recommended site to applicants & awardees because it publicly provides reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities, including information on NIH expenditures and the results of NIH-supported research..
The RePORT suite Includes:
NIH RePORTER
NIH Awards by Location & Organization
RCDC
NIH Data Book
NIH RePORT FAQs

National Institutes of Health

For an organizational overview of NIH, see Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICO).

National Cancer Institute - Extramural Funding
The NCI, established in 1937, is the U.S. federal government’s principal agency for funding cancer research and training. It is one of the institutes of NIH.
NCI Grants & Training
The National Cancer Institute offers funding opportunities and explains the grants policies and the process.
NCI Preclinical Therapeutic Grants Branch (PTGB)
"... PTGB supports pre-clinical research that focuses on discovery, development and evaluation of agents to treat cancer with an emphasis on small molecules of either synthetic or natural product origin."
NIH - Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Although OBSSR does not have grant-making authority, it has been active in organizing and funding (through transfers to NIH Institutes and Centers) a variety of trans-NIH research programs.
NIH Common Fund - Research Funding
A listing of all the research programs under the NIH Common Fund including High-Risk Research.
NIH Data Book
Offers summary statistics on extramural grants and research and development contract awards, including the organizations and researchers that NIH supports as well as application success rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
Search or browse for NIH funding opportunities, subscribe to newsletters on NIH funding, and download application forms.
NIH Grants & Funding
An umbrella website offering multiple NIH grants/funding resources.
NIH Office of Extramural Research
"NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world."
NIH RePORTER
RePORTER is an electronic tool that allows users to search a repository of NIH-funded research projects and access publications and patents resulting from NIH funding. Updated weekly. RePORTER is a module of RePORT (https://report.nih.gov/# ) - Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools.

Other sites related to U.S. Government Funding

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Supports "research to improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and cost effectiveness of health care."
AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research Funding Opportunities
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Although emphasizing the health of service men and women, CDMRP has several cancer research programs: breast, lung, ovarian, prostate, and bone marrow failure. CDMRP has expanded to become second only to the National Cancer Institute as a source of funding for breast cancer research. CDMRP is part of the Department of Defense.
Contraact Opportunities
Contract opportunities are procurement notices from federal contracting offices. Anyone interested in doing business with the government can use this system to search opportunities. Opportunities include pre-solicitation notices, solicitation notices, award notices, and sole source notices.
Grants.gov
A single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies, including NIH & NSF.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering. NSF receives approximately 40,000 proposals each year for research, education and training projects, of which approximately 11,000 are funded.
Research.gov
Search for previously awarded grants.