U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
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- 81 grants
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- 8 grants
- Type of help
- Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
- Typical award
- FY2023: research project grants: range $10,355-$3,198,621, average $493,453; NRSA: range $12,200-$645,669, average $102,286; SBIR/STTR: range $44,553-$1,265,448, average $734,953; Career development: range...
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- Community Engagement Evaluation and Data Coordination (CEED) Hub to Advance Data and Practice Transformation for Optimizing Oral Health for All (U01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Oct 19, 2026 · 12 days left
- HEAL Initiative: Whole Joint Health Program (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) · Due Oct 30, 2026 · 23 days left
- Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Nov 6, 2026 · 30 days left
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Nov 16, 2026 · 40 days left
- Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) · Due Nov 17, 2026 · 41 days left
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Nov 18, 2026 · 42 days left
- HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Nov 23, 2026 · 47 days left
- Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) · Due Dec 2, 2026 · 56 days left
- Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Dec 3, 2026 · 57 days left
- NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) · Due Dec 4, 2026 · 58 days left
- Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jan 7, 2027 · 92 days left
- Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jan 7, 2027 · 92 days left
- Interventions to expand cancer screening and preventive services to ADVANCE health in populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required) · Due Jan 7, 2027 · 92 days left
- HEAL Initiative: Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 15, 2027 · 100 days left
- Biomedical Research Environment and Sponsored Programs Administration Development (BRE-SPAD) Program (UC2- Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 27, 2027 · 112 days left
- NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Apr 5, 2027 · 180 days left
- NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Apr 5, 2027 · 180 days left
- Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) · Due Apr 9, 2027 · 184 days left
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 7, 2027 · 212 days left
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 7, 2027 · 212 days left
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 7, 2027 · 212 days left
- Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 7, 2027 · 212 days left
- Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment or Prevention (SBIRT/P) for alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) use and misuse in adult populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required) · Due May 7, 2027 · 212 days left
- Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 7, 2027 · 212 days left
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) · Due May 7, 2027 · 212 days left
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 8, 2027 · 213 days left
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required) · Due May 8, 2027 · 213 days left
- Enhancing Mechanistic Research on Precision Probiotic Therapies (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jun 2, 2027 · 238 days left
- Enhancing Mechanistic Research on Precision Probiotic Therapies (R33 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jun 2, 2027 · 238 days left
- Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jul 12, 2027 · 278 days left
- Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jul 17, 2027 · 283 days left
- Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN): Biologic-based Drug Discovery and Development for Disorders of the Nervous System (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Aug 18, 2027 · 315 days left
- NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Sep 7, 2027 · 335 days left
- Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program: Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Oct 19, 2027 · 377 days left
- Pilot Projects Investigating Understudied Proteins Associated with Rare Diseases (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Nov 16, 2027 · 405 days left
- NIDCR Drug, Biologic, Device and/or Procedure Intervention Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) · Due Jan 6, 2028 · 456 days left
- Continuation or Revision of NIDCR Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UH3 Clinical Trial Required) · Due Jan 6, 2028 · 456 days left
- NIDCR Behavioral and Social Intervention Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) · Due Jan 6, 2028 · 456 days left
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- Screening and Functional Validation of Genomic Variants Associated with Human Congenital Anomalies (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- NIDCR Dentist Scientist Career Transition Award for Intramural Investigators (K22 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 7, 2028 · 457 days left
- Blueprint MedTech Translator (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jan 28, 2028 · 478 days left
- Expanding the Target Landscape by Drugging the Undruggable (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Feb 17, 2028 · 498 days left
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32) · Due May 4, 2028 · 575 days left
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) · Due May 7, 2028 · 578 days left
- NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 7, 2028 · 578 days left
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) · Due May 7, 2028 · 578 days left
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) · Due May 7, 2028 · 578 days left
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33) · Due May 7, 2028 · 578 days left
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) · Due May 7, 2028 · 578 days left
- INCLUDE Project: Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards for Down syndrome (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jun 15, 2028 · 617 days left
- INCLUDE Project: Transformative Research Awards for Down syndrome (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jun 15, 2028 · 617 days left
- Lasker Clinical Research Scholar's Program (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jul 7, 2028 · 639 days left
- Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jul 16, 2028 · 648 days left
- Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Aug 25, 2028 · 688 days left
- Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Sep 7, 2028 · 701 days left
- Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Sep 7, 2028 · 701 days left
- Community-Based Participatory Research to Advance Data and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) for Optimizing Oral Health for All (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Nov 16, 2028 · 771 days left
- Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Nov 30, 2028 · 785 days left
- Limited Competition: Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jan 26, 2029 · 842 days left
- SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Parent SB1 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Apr 5, 2029 · 911 days left
- Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (Parent F99/K00 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Apr 8, 2029 · 914 days left
- NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) and Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Biospecimen Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Apr 17, 2029 · 923 days left
- NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 5, 2029 · 941 days left
- NIH Research Educational Program - Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 5, 2029 · 941 days left
- NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 25, 2029 · 961 days left
- NIH Research Education Program - Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due May 25, 2029 · 961 days left
- Implementation Science to Advance HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) · Due Jun 20, 2029 · 987 days left
- Causal Hypotheses on the Oral-Systemic Health Impacts of Human Behaviors among People with Chronic Conditions (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jul 5, 2029 · 1002 days left
- NIDCR Prospective Observational or Biomarker Validation Study Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jul 5, 2029 · 1002 days left
- Institutional Mentored Career Development Award (Parent K12) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed) · Due Jul 12, 2029 · 1009 days left
- Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · Due Jul 12, 2029 · 1009 days left
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- Small Business Translator: MedTech and Digital Health Technologies · The funder's estimated date (Oct 20, 2025) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Dental Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network: Administrative and Resource Center · The funder's estimated date (May 25, 2026) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Dental Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network: Coordinating Center · The funder's estimated date (Jun 5, 2026) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Dental Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network: Clinical Trial or Observational Study Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement · The funder's estimated date (Sep 7, 2026) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- NextTech: Translational Development of Next-Generation Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices (R18 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · The funder's estimated date (Sep 18, 2026) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional) · Opens Nov 5, 2026 · due about Jan 5, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional) · Opens Nov 5, 2026 · due about Jan 5, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Investigator-Focused Award (Parent R35) · Opens May 27, 2027 · due about Oct 4, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
NIDCR extramural research provides research funds to support basic, translational, and clinical research in dental, oral, and craniofacial health and disease through grants, cooperative agreements, including small business research through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs and contracts that support scientists working in institutions throughout the United States and internationally. Extramural programs plan, develop, and manage scientific priorities through portfolio analyses and consultation with stakeholders, encouraging the most promising discoveries and emerging technologies for rapid translation to clinical applications. The Integrative Biology and Infectious Diseases programs support basic and translational research programs on oral microbiology; salivary biology and immunology; oral and salivary gland cancers; neuroscience of orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders; mineralized tissue physiology; dental biomaterials; and tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The branch aims to accelerate progress in basic and translational research in these areas, and further stimulate the discovery pipeline based on clinical needs. The Translational Genomics Research programs support basic and translational research in genetics, genomics, developmental biology, and data science toward the goal of improving dental, oral, and craniofacial health. The focus is on deciphering the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms underlying dental, oral, and craniofacial development and anomalies. The...
Who can apply
Research Project Grants: Scientists at universities, colleges, medical and dental schools, hospitals, laboratories, and other public or private nonprofit and for-profit institutions. NRSA, career development awards and career transition awards: (1) Nonprofit domestic organizations may apply for institutional awards. (2) Individual candidates or applicants must arrange sponsorship by a public or nonprofit private institution having staff and facilities appropriate to the proposed research training program. (3) All NRSA, career development awardees, and NIDCR postdoctoral to faculty position awards must be citizens, or non-citizen nationals of the United States or have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence. (4) Extramural career transition postdoctoral to tenure track faculty or equivalent position and the R90 component of T90/R90 grants support non-citizen dentists. (4) To be eligible, postdoctoral NRSA, intramural to extramural career transition awardees, and career development awardees must have a professional or scientific degree (M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., Sc.D., D.Eng., or equivalent domestic or foreign degree). Institutional applicants must be able to provide the staff and facilities suitable for the proposed research education or research training. SBIR and STTR grants: Can be awarded only to domestic small business concerns that meet the...
How applications are judged
The primary criteria for evaluating grant applications include assessment of: (1) the scientific merit, significance and overall impact of the proposed study and its objectives; (2) the competency of the proposed investigator(s) to successfully pursue the project; (3) the innovation and novelty of the concepts, approaches, or methodologies; (4) the technical adequacy of the experimental design and approach; (5) the adequacy of the available proposed facilities and resources; (6) the necessity of the budget components requested in relation to the proposed project; and (7) the relevance and importance to the posted institute program objectives. Also evaluated, where applicable, but not scored are: (1) protections for human subjects; (2) inclusion of women, minorities, and children; (3) vertebrate animal welfare; and (4) adequate protection of research personnel and/or the environment, biosafety, biocontainment and the security of select agents; (5) resource sharing plans; (6) authentication of key biological and/or chemical resources, (7) budget and period of support. In addition, the following criteria will be used in considering the scientific and technical merit of SBIR/STTR Phase I grant applications: the potential of the proposed research for commercial application. Phase II grant applications will reviewed based upon the following criteria: (1) The degree to which the Phase I objectives were met and feasibility demonstrated; (2) the scientific and technical merit of...
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
24 awards to Tennessee groups since 2014 · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ut-Battelle LLC | Oak Ridge, Anderson County | $8M | 2014 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.8M | 2021 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.3M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.3M | 2018 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.3M | 2020 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.2M | 2022 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $2M | 2021 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $1.8M | 2017 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.2M | 2021 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | $684K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $646K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $632K | 2019 |
Source: USAspending.gov.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 22 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Research Foundation for the State University of New York, the | $367K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the | $292K | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, Shelby County | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $152K | 2026 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | $97K | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | Texas a & M University System Health Science Center | $92K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $88K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Pittsburgh | $88K spent that year | 2024 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | Texas a&M Research Foundation | $64K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Utah | $48K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Kentucky | $42K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Meharry Medical College | $23K spent that year | 2025 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Harvard School of Dental Medicine | $16K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).