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National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

Development and Testing of a Multi-use Frameworks Playbook for Precision Medicine with AI: Integrating Imaging with Multimodal Data (PRIMED-AI) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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In short: National Institutes of Health expects to make 5 awards of up to $300,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

Key facts

Deadline
Closed Oct 9, 2026
Award size
Up to $300K
Total available
$2M · about 5 awards
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Public college or university, State government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), County government, City or town government, School district, Small business, Private college or university, Larger business, Tribal organization, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Tribal government, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), and others named in the official notice
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

What changed

  • Status changed from open to closed (seen Oct 10, 2026)

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How this fits you

  • Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
  • Investigator research grant: groups like yours rarely apply
  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 72

About this grant

The overarching goal of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and its companion opportunities is to establish the Precision Medicine with AI: Integrating Imaging with Multimodal Data (PRIMED-AI) Program to support development of innovative, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable multimodal AI-based clinical decision support (CDS) tools. PRIMED-AI CDS tools are based on the integration of clinical imaging with other types of multimodal health data to enhance care for patients with a wide range of health conditions. The PRIMED-AI Program seeks to catalyze the adoption of AI-based CDS tools into clinical workflows to enable novel personalized medicine strategies that address significant health challenges. The purpose of this NOFO is to solicit applications for the design, development, and preliminary validation of robust frameworks for the application of multimodal-artificial intelligence (AI) models for clinical use. Frameworks developed through these awards would populate a "playbook", defined as a collection of actionable guidelines, standardized protocols, and/or standard operating procedures (SOPs) for reliable and effective development and deployment of multimodal AI tools. It is expected that the frameworks delineated in this playbook will directly address PRIMED-AI objectives and needs, while also remaining flexible enough to enable sufficient extensibility and interoperability for use across a broad spectrum of multimodal biomedical AI applications, both internal and external to the PRIMED-AI Program.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility. · Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations: Non-domestic (non-U. · S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. · Non-domestic (non-U. · S.) components of U. · S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. · Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

19 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 2014. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$143.7M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$51.7M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$12.6M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$9.3M2021
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$8M2025
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby County$7.7M2020
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$7.1M2022
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$6.3M2014
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$5.5M2018
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$4.9M2023
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$4.8M2021
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville$4.7M spent that year2025

Source: USAspending.gov; Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 53 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyYale Univ$3.4M2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$2.6M2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Wisconsin System$2.2M2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$2M2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleVanderbilt University Medical Center$1.9M spent that year2025
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center$1.4M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of North Texas Hsc$1.1M spent that year2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Washington$945K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyYale University$704K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Wisconsin System$620K2023
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyUnthsc$593K spent that year2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$582K2026

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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About the federal program

Trans-NIH Research Support, also called “NIH-wide Research Support”
Program number 93.310 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health · Project grant, training

How applications are judged

Funding decisions are based on scientific merit (42 CFR 52h) and program relevance. Scientific merit review encompasses: the peer review criteria detailed in the specific funding announcement, as well as the significance, approach, and innovation of the proposed research; the competency of the principal investigator; the adequacy of the resources and environment; the proposed budget and requested period of support; and, where applicable, the adequacy of the measures for protecting against adverse effects upon humans, animals, or the environment.

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None required (federal program listing).

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 11, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number RFA-RM-27-011 · program number 93.310