Agency for Health Care Research and Quality: Funding Opportunities

Grant Archive

Contract Solicitations

Contract Solicitations Archive

Research Training

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. Information from AHRQ’s research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.  The agency's mission is to support research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services.

National Institutes of Health

NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts

The mission of the National Institutes of Health is to uncover the new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone.  NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of medical information.

The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts is a database of all NIH institute grants and funding opportunities.  Individuals looking for funding are also encouraged to visit the individual NIH institute websites.

"Do Your Own Funding Search"

The "Do Your Own Funding Research" site contains numerous links to foundations, organizations and search engines to aid grants seekers in their pursuit of funding opportunities.  (Note that some links on the site are only available to the Stanford University community.) 

ScienceWise: The Workplace for Science and Engineering

ScienceWise Funding Search Agent

ScienceWise FEDIX: Source for Federal Research and Education Opportunities

Use ScienceWise Search Agent to find everything you need, from detailed funding opportunities in your field to relevant news stories regarding important scientific breakthroughs. Perform searches for specific scholarships, job openings, research grants, and much more.

FEDIX is a FREE outreach tool that provides grant information to educational and research organizations from participating federal agencies.

 GrantsNet

GrantsNet allows postdocs and faculty who are in the early stages of their biomedical research careers to find funding.  Some of these funding opportunities may be applicable to health services research and other related fields.

The National Science Foundation: Grants and Funding Opportunities

The NSF funds research and education in science and engineering, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. The Foundation accounts for about 20 percent of federal support to academic institutions for basic research.

California Breast Cancer Research Program Call for Applications

These grants are intended to provide financial support specifically for breast cancer research in the areas of public health, basic science, clinical science, healthpolicy and social science.

Universitywide AIDS Research Program

In 1983 the Legislature of the State of California determined to augment the University of California's research budget to provide for the solicitation and support of meritorious research projects related to AIDS at nonprofit institutions within California. The University of California's University-wide AIDS Research Program (UARP) was established to administer and coordinate all aspects of the application and funding process. 

Tobacco-Related Diseases Research Program (note that this program is affiliated with the state of California)

The mission of TRDRP is to support research that focuses on the prevention, causes, and treatment of tobacco-related disease and the reduction of the human and economic costs of tobacco use in California.

The program goals are to fund excellent research addressing all aspects of tobacco use; to widely disseminate the research findings through a variety of media; to encourage and support new scientific infrastructures and networks critical for a comprehensive approach to tobacco control; and to serve as an information resource for those interested in issues of tobacco control.

American Association of University Women

The AAUW Educational Foundation, the largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women in the world, supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.

American Cancer Society Funding Opportunities

The American Cancer Society is the largest non-government funder of cancer research in the United States. The Society's research program (Grant Index) focuses on beginning investigators, a program of targeted research, and an enhanced commitment to psychosocial and behavioral, health services, health policy, epidemiological, clinical and cancer control research. In response to identified needs in clinical oncology, the Society also sponsors grants in support of training for health professionals seeking to develop their clinical expertise and/or their ability to conduct independent research.

American Heart Association Research Programs and Funding

The American Heart Association's financial contribution to cardiovascular research is very impressive for a publicly funded health organization. Nevertheless, it is far less than the sum distributed by the federal government through its National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Although the federal government provides more money, the Association has carved an important niche in supporting the development of beginning investigators and offering innovative funding mechanisms to stimulate research in promising science areas.  At the American Heart Association we believe that research is critical to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular disease and stroke. Over the past 50 years, the American Heart Association has spent more than $1.7 billion for cardiovascular research.

American Lung Association

The ALA promotes research by direct grants for research and training of scientists, through a vigorous advocacy program designed to optimize federal support of lung research.

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts. Fellowships are not available for students.  The Foundation only supports individuals. It does not make grants to institutions or organizations. The Foundation selects its Fellows on the basis of two separate competitions, one for the United States and Canada, the other for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Foundation Center: Grantmaker Info

Search more than 1,700 annotated links to grantmaker Web sites. The links are categorized by grantmaker type, and all annotations are searchable (except those of Community Foundations, which are listed alphabetically by state).

National Library of Medicine

Extramural Grants and Contracts

Through its grants, research programs, and other initiatives, NLM has long been a major funding supporter of medical informatics research and development in the United States.

American Medical Informatics Association

Research and Grants

This page provides announcements of research grant opportunities and awards, news about major research initiatives in the field, announcements of Calls for Papers for informatics-related conferences, and links to agencies providing grants relevant to medical informatics.

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Eight fellowship programs provide opportunities for scientists and engineers to work on public policy issues in Congress and several other executive branch agencies.

Grants and Funding Opportunities for Canadian Researchers in Alcohol, Tobacco, Other Drugs and Problem Gambling

This site provides information on research funding opportunities in the addictions field. It is regularly updated as an information service to Canadian researchers in alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and problem gambling. This site has been created through funding from Health Canada.

COS Funding Opportunities

COS Funding Opportunities is the largest and most comprehensive research funding database on the Web. Updated daily, COS Funding Opportunities includes more than 20,500 grants from around the world.  Individual researchers and research administrators rely on COS Funding Opportunities to identify funding information as it relates to research, collaborative activities, travel, curriculum development, conferences, fellowships, post-doctoral positions, equipment acquisition, operating and capital expenses, and more.  COS' full-time staff of trained technical editors gather award information directly from the sponsoring agencies, such as federal and regional governments, foundations, professional societies, associations, and corporations.

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention Funding Opportunities

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Research Grants and Funding Opportunities

CDC's Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) is responsible for: 1) the awarding and administration of CDC’s grants and cooperative agreements and those of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR); 2) the acquisition of program related health studies, professional services and research and development; and 3) the procurement of services, equipment, commodities, construction, and architectural and engineering services for CDC Programs.

The NCIPC extramural research program funds and monitors research in three phases of injury control: prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation. The program also funds research in the two major disciplines used in injury control research: biomechanics and epidemiology. Research supported by the program focuses on the broad-based need to control morbidity, disability, death, and costs associated with injury.