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National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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Key facts

Deadline
Due Apr 15, 2027 · 186 days left
Award size
Up to $250K
Total available
$250K
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Public college or university, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Larger business, County government, Tribal government, State government, Small business, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Tribal organization, City or town government, School district, Private college or university, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), and others named in the official notice
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

  • Available in Hamilton County (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 63

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About this grant

NLM wishes to accelerate access to, and availability of, secure, complete datasets and computational models that can serve as the basis for transformative biomedical discoveries. Innovative at-scale computational approaches that increase the speed and scope of curation processes are needed for data mining and knowledge discovery from growing quantities of biomedical data being produced from ongoing data science advances.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; 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.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

31 awards to Tennessee groups in 3 counties since 2002 · 0 in Hamilton County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$31.4M2016
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$15.4M2002
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$12.5M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$6.3M2011
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$1.6M2026
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$1.6M2026
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$1.5M2026
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$1.5M2019
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$1.4M2018
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.4M2021
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville$1.2M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$1M2022

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. 32 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Hamilton County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyOhio State University, the$504K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$254K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$172K2026
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyOhio State University$167K spent that year2025
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$160K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyYale Univ$59K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the$54K2026
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the$52K2025
Fisk UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyMeharry Medical College$51K spent that year2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyPresident and Fellows of Harvard College$44K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyMeharry Medical College$41K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine$35K2026

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

Medical Library Assistance
Program number 93.879 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health · Project grant

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Match

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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 PAR-25-131 · program number 93.879