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

Medical Library Assistance

Federal program · program number 93.879 (the federal Assistance Listing number)

Key facts

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36 grants
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9 grants
Type of help
Project grant
Typical award
$20,000 to $2,183,160 (range); $387,852 � average cost for Research Grant (R01); $143,293 � average cost for Information Resource Grant (G08); $48,748 � average total cost for Scholarly Works Grant (G13)

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What it pays for

To meet a growing need for investigators trained in biomedical informatics research and data science by training qualified pre- and post-doctoral candidates; to conduct research in biomedical informatics, bioinformatics and related computer, information and data sciences; to facilitate management of electronic health records and clinical research data; to prepare scholarly works in biomedicine and health; to advance biocomputing and bioinformatics through participation in Federal initiatives relating to biomedical informatics, bioinformatics and biomedical computing; and to stimulate and foster scientific and technological innovation through cooperative research development carried out between small business concerns and research institutions, through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants.

Who can apply

Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the project director/principal investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. See Beneficiary Eligibility below for further details.

How applications are judged

Criteria for selection are specific to NOFO.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Who in Tennessee has won this program

30 awards to Tennessee groups since 2002 · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
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
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson County$948K2022

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. 32 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Tipton 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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