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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Trans-NIH Research Support

Federal program · program number 93.310 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “NIH-wide Research Support”

Key facts

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65 grants
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34 grants
Type of help
Project grant, training
Typical award
$3,000 to $27,999,994 with the average being $640,952.

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What it pays for

This listing covers multiple offices in the NIH Office of the Director that offer assistance awards or supplements to assistance awards.

Who can apply

Awards can be made to domestic, public or private, for-profit or nonprofit organization, university, college, hospital, laboratory, or other institution, including State and local units of government, and individuals. Some initiatives will accept applications from foreign organizations. Additional details on eligibility are specified in each Funding Opportunity Announcement.

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.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Who in Tennessee has won this program

29 awards to Tennessee groups since 1996. 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
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson County$45.7M
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$32.8M2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$27.5M1997
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$22M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$19.6M2011
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$12.6M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$9.3M2021
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$8.5M2022
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$8M2025
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby County$7.7M2020

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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).

Official program listing (SAM.gov)