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

Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research

Federal program · program number 93.846 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “NIAMS”

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Research Grants: $1 to $1,937050/Average Size: $361,815 National Research Service Awards: $5,496 to $691,170/Average Size: $157,706; SBIR: Phase 1 awards -- approximately $271,375; Phase II awards --approximately...
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What it pays for

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) mission is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research; and dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases. The Extramural Program promotes and supports basic, translational, and clinical studies of Systemic Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, Skin Biology and Diseases, Bone Biology and Diseases, Muscle Biology and Diseases, and Joint Biology and Diseases and Orthopaedics. NIAMS Systemic Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases programs address basic, translational, and clinical research, including clinical trials and observational and mechanistic studies, focused on immune-mediated arthritis and autoimmune-related acute and chronic disorders in adults and children. NIAMS Skin Biology and Diseases programs support basic, translational, and clinical research in skin, including both common and rare skin diseases. These programs include investigations of the basic molecular, cellular, and developmental biology of skin, as well as studies of skin as an immune, sensory, endocrine, and metabolic organ. NIAMS Bone Biology and Diseases programs support research on the control of bone formation, resorption, and mineralization as well as the effects of signaling molecules on bone cells. They support clinical studies of interventions to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and research into less common bone diseases. NIAMS Muscle Biology...

Who can apply

Research Grants: Individuals and public and private institutions, both nonprofit and for-profit, who propose to establish, expand, and improve research activities in health sciences and related fields. National Research Service Awards: Individuals must be nominated and sponsored by a public or private, for-profit or nonprofit institution having staff and facilities appropriate to the proposed research training program. All awardees must be citizens or have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence. To be eligible, predoctoral awardees must have completed the baccalaureate degree and postdoctoral awardees must have a professional or scientific degree (M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., D.O., D.V.M., Sc.D., D. Eng., or equivalent domestic or foreign degree). Nonprofit domestic organizations may apply for the Institutional National Research Service grant. Small Business Innovation Research grants can be awarded only to domestic small businesses (entities that are independently owned and operated for profit, are not dominant in the field in which research is proposed, and have no more than 500 employees). Primary employment (more than one-half time) of the principal investigator must be with the small business at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed project. In both Phase I and Phase II, the research must be performed in the U.S. or its possessions. To be...

How applications are judged

The major elements in evaluating proposals include assessments of: (1) The scientific merit and general significance of the proposed study and its objectives; (2) the technical adequacy of the experimental design and approach; (3) the competency of the proposed investigator or group to successfully pursue the project; (4) the adequacy of the available and proposed facilities and resources; (5) the necessity of the budget components requested in relation to the proposed project; and (6) the relevance and importance to announced program objectives. The following criteria will be used in considering the scientific and technical merit of SBIR/STTR Phase I grant applications: (1) The soundness and technical merit of the proposed approach; (2) the qualifications of the proposed principal investigator, supporting staff, and consultants; (3) the technological innovation of the proposed research; (4) the potential of the proposed research for commercial application; (5) the appropriateness of the budget requested; (6) the adequacy and suitability of the facilities and research environment; and (7) where applicable, the adequacy of assurances detailing the proposed means for (a) safeguarding human or animal subjects and/or (b) protecting against or minimizing any adverse effect on the environment. Phase II grant applications will be reviewed based upon the following criteria: (1) The degree to which the Phase I objectives were met and feasibility demonstrated; (2) the scientific...

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

28 awards to Tennessee groups since 2002 · 0 in Warren County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$6.7M2011
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$5.8M2008
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$4.3M2010
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.9M2012
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.3M2018
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.2M2026
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$2.7M2020
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$2.6M2022
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$2.6M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$2M2022
University of TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$1.7M2016
University of TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$1.6M2018

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. 52 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Warren County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyRegents of the University of Michigan$452K2026
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyRegents of the University of Michigan$397K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University$361K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyThe Johns Hopkins University$359K2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleUniversity of Kentucky$328K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyOklahoma Medical Research Foundation$320K spent that year2025
State of TennesseeNashvilleUniversity of Pennsylvania$297K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation, the$276K2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation, the$264K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyYale Univ$259K2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation, the$255K2026
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the$253K2023

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

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