Open federal grants: Health
346 open opportunities as of Oct 16, 2026.
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These are the open federal funding opportunities that Grants.gov files under the "Health" category. The category comes from the agency that posted the notice, so it is a broad grouping, not a promise about what a program will fund.
Each listing links to a summary page with the key facts and a direct link to the official notice. Check the eligible applicant types first, then the deadline and any cost sharing requirement, because those three facts rule out most opportunities quickly.
Opportunities in one category can come from several agencies, each with its own rules and review process. If you find a good fit, read the whole notice, including the evaluation criteria, before you start writing.
Open opportunities
NHLBI TOPMed: Omics Phenotypes of Heart, Lung, and Blood Disorders (X01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-25-447
Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic Neuroscience or Translational Mental Health Research (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-27-127
Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-26-115
Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-26-121
Mind and Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-25-449
Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-27-112
INCLUDE Project: Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards for Down syndrome (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · RFA-OD-27-003
INCLUDE Project: Transformative Research Awards for Down syndrome (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · RFA-OD-27-004
INCLUDE Project: Clinical Trials Phased Awards for Down syndrome Research (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health · RFA-OD-27-005
Exploratory Clinical Neuroscience Research on Substance Use Disorders (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-27-053
BRAIN Initiative: Integrative Team-Research BRAIN Circuits Program - iBCP (RM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · RFA-NS-27-002
Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-27-021
Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-27-022
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Planning Grants (R34 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-25-441
Lasker Clinical Research Scholar's Program (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-27-076
Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-27-096
Clinical Trial Readiness for Rare Diseases, Disorders, and Syndromes (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-25-450
Transformative Non-Invasive/Minimally Invasive Technologies for Imaging the Olfactory System Across Scales (R01 CT Optional)
National Institutes of Health · RFA-DC-27-003
Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · PAR-25-414
Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · PA-25-253
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