The funding opportunities listed below are coordinated by the Office of Data Science and Emerging Technologies (ODSET). Funding opportunities from across NIAID will be added on an ongoing basis.
NIAID Funding Opportunity Announcements
NIAID has multiple funding opportunities currently open to support new data science research, training, and technology development to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.
NOT-AI-23-033: Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRCs) for Infectious Diseases (U24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
The purpose of this NOFO is to support a NIAID Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRC) Program that will consist of four key components: 1) interactive knowledgebase(s) for relevant omics-based data and analysis; 2) research and development of innovative bioinformatics tools, software, and algorithms; 3) provide access to leading-edge expertise in bioinformatics services for the infectious diseases community for complex or unique situations; 4) and offer cutting-edge informatics support during a public health emergency, outbreak, or pandemic.
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Prepare Data Assets for Infectious and Immune-mediated Diseases for Inclusion into the NIAID Data Ecosystem (NOT-AI-23-009)
The purpose of this NOSI is to highlight interest in supporting supplemental funding applications for award recipients currently funded by participating NIH Institutes and Centers to prepare data assets relevant for infectious- and immune-mediated disease research for inclusion in the NIAID Data Ecosystem. Research may include studies that strive to generate a better understanding of mechanisms for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious- and immune mediated diseases.
Read more about this NOSI, including Frequently Asked Questions
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for R25 Data Science Training for Infectious and Immune-mediated Disease Research (NOT-AI-23-010)
This NOSI invites applicants to enhance existing NIH research Education (R25) awards with data science training relevant to infectious- and immune-mediated disease research. The supplemental work supported by this NOSI will enable existing R25 training programs to offer data science mentoring and training to engage a broader community in data science by improving training programs and transdisciplinary collaboration between biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and computational scientists for research on infectious- and immune-mediated diseases, consistent with the NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science.
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Secondary Analysis of Existing Datasets for Advancing Immune-mediated and Infectious Disease Research (NOT-AI-21-011)
This NOSI invites applications proposing innovative informatics/data science projects that seek to answer novel scientific questions and address knowledge gaps in basic, translational and clinical, immune-mediated and infectious diseases by using data in repositories and knowledgebases. Applications must utilize at least one existing dataset generated by NIAID funded research projects/programs and/or existing data available in repositories or knowledgebases funded by NIAID at the time the application is submitted; propose a mechanism to, and share results generated from analysis of existing data, tools associated with the analysis, and other digital assets adhering to FAIR principles; and credit all contributors including the data generators.
Notice of NIH Participation in Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (NOT-OD-21-011)
This interagency funding opportunity between the NIH and the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research with the promise of disruptive transformations in biomedical research. Proposals submitted must make fundamental contributions to two or more disciplines, such as computer or information sciences, engineering, social, behavioral, biomedical, cognitive and/or economic sciences, to improve the fundamental understanding of biomedical and health related processes and address a key health problem.
NIAID Research Career Development Awards
NIAID supports several individual career development (K) awards which strengthen biomedical research careers for scientists from diverse backgrounds. These follow standard due dates and review cycles. Two awards (K01, K25) focus on data science and epidemiology research areas:
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
Qualified applicants must have a research or health-professional doctoral degree and research must focus on epidemiology and/or data science. Per K01 guidelines in the 2019 Guide notice (NOT-AI-19-061), “This includes but is not limited to computational modeling, bioinformatics, big data and advanced statistical analyses in the prevention, treatment, discovery, prediction or forecasting of infectious, immunologic and/or allergic diseases.” Search for NIAID K01 Funding Opportunities to get a current list.
Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (K25, PA-20-199)
Qualified applicants must have an advanced doctoral degree in a quantitative science field and must be at a postdoctoral to senior faculty level. Additionally, they must demonstrate productivity in their field and must demonstrate intentions to expand their research such that their contributions to behavioral, biomedical, bioimaging, or bioengineering research will increase. Note that there may be restrictions based on past NIH funding –details can be found in the parent funding opportunity announcement (PA-20-199).