Medical Library Assistance
Department Of Health And Human Services, National Institutes Of Health
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 rel
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Helps researchers improve health using data science and biomedical informatics. Provides funding for specific scientific research projects.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Funding for research, resource development, career and training, and small business R&D in biomedical informatics, data science, and related fields to advance health and manage biomedical knowledge.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small
Industries: biomedical informatics, data science, clinical informatics, technology, health research
Region: United States
Other Criteria: researchers, clinicians, academic institutions (not major NIH research grant recipients for R15 grants), early-stage projects (for R21 grants), scientists with outstanding records of creativity (for NIH Director's Awards), individuals seeking career and training support, small businesses and partnering research institutions
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Review eligibility requirements
- Prepare application materials
- Submit application through the designated portal
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.nlm.nih.gov/web_policies.html
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- Face page (PHS 398, Form Page 1)
- Updated Project Summary page (PHS 398, Form Page 2)
- Budget pages (PHS 398, Form Page 4 and 5)
- Budget Justification
- Biographical sketches
- New Resources Page(s) (PHS 398)
- New Checklist (PHS 398)
- K99 Final Progress report (PHS 398)
- Final evaluation statement by the K99 phase mentor
- Updated research plan (PHS 398)
- Human Subjects section
- Vertebrate Animals section
- Current Other Support page
- Institutional commitment letter
- 📐Format Requirements
- Use PHS398 Form Pages and combine into a single .pdf file.
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Institutional commitment letter must describe the institution's commitment to the candidate.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- salary
- fringe benefits
- research costs
- applicable facilities & administrative (F&A) costs
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- startup package
- usual institutional commitment to provide salary for tenure-track professors
- 📏Expense Caps
- Total cost may not exceed $249,000 per year.
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Source: National Library of Medicine; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This program is available to small businesses in biomedical informatics, data science, clinical informatics industries located in United States.
This program offers funding up to $9,000,000 (minimum $9,000,000).
The application deadline is June 5, 2026.
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