Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 23 079
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity PAR 23 079, titled "Biomedical Data Repository (U24 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)," supports the operation and enhancement of biomedical data repositories through a U24 cooperative agreement mechanism. The core purpose of the program is to fund repositories whose main job is to take in (ingest) biomedical data, archive and preserve it for the long term, manage it in a sustainable and organized way, and distribute it so that it is accessible and usable by the relevant research communities. In other words, this opportunity is aimed at strengthening the infrastructure that keeps valuable biomedical datasets available, dependable, and findable over time, particularly when the repository is focused on data related to a specific biological system or set of systems.
A central expectation is that funded repositories function as reliable stewards of data across the full lifecycle: intake, storage, preservation, governance, access controls where appropriate, and dissemination to users. The announcement emphasizes that any data curation activities must be tightly scoped. Curation is allowable only to the extent that it makes ingestion and management more efficient and improves user ability to access, use, and reuse the data. This framing signals that the program is not intended to fund broad or open-ended curation, extensive manual annotation efforts, or large new scientific interpretation projects. Instead, curation should be practical and operational, focused on improving quality, consistency, and usability in ways that directly support repository performance and community reuse.
Similarly, software and tool development can be supported, but only in a limited and clearly justified way. The FOA allows development that provides essential repository functions or that significantly improves operational efficiency, such as tools needed for submission workflows, automated validation, metadata handling, data access services, or system reliability and scalability. At the same time, NIH makes it explicit that applications centered on software/tool building as the primary aim are not a good fit for this mechanism. The repository itself must remain the main product, with software serving that product rather than becoming the main deliverable.
This opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and falls under NIH health-related activity areas, with multiple CFDA numbers listed (including 93.113, 93.233, 93.273, 93.279, 93.307, 93.393 through 93.399, and 93.837 through 93.840, 93.846, 93.853, 93.855, 93.859, and 93.867), reflecting the broad range of NIH institutes and centers that could be relevant depending on the repository's scientific domain. The "Clinical Trials Not Allowed" designation means proposed activities cannot include clinical trials, reinforcing that the focus is on data repository infrastructure and services rather than interventional human studies.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S. governmental entities (state, county, city/township, special districts), independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, as well as tribal organizations that are not federally recognized. It also includes public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small businesses. In addition, the announcement explicitly calls out other eligible applicant groups such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations). This wide eligibility reflects NIH's interest in supporting repositories that serve important user communities wherever the operational capability and stewardship plans are strong.
The FOA was created on 2022-12-22, with an original closing date listed as 2023-05-08. The posted summary does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards, which typically means applicants would need to consult the full announcement and related NIH institute guidance for budget expectations, scope alignment, and any institute-specific priorities. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as support for established or developing biomedical data repositories that can demonstrate clear community need, strong operational plans for ingestion and long-term preservation, effective access and distribution methods, and carefully bounded curation and software work that directly improves repository function rather than pursuing standalone tool-building projects.Apply for PAR 23 079
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, environment, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Biomedical Data Repository (U24 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.233, 93.273, 93.279, 93.307, 93.393, 93.394, 93.395, 93.396, 93.399, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.840, 93.846, 93.853, 93.855, 93.859, 93.867.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2022-12-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-05-08. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.
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| Biomedical Knowledgebase (U24 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed) Apply for PAR 23 078 Funding Number: PAR 23 078 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for RFA ES 23 004 Funding Number: RFA ES 23 004 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| NIH Medical Scientist Partnership Program (FM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for PAR 23 109 Funding Number: PAR 23 109 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| CCRP Initiative: NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Translational Exploratory/Developmental Research Projects (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for PAR 23 139 Funding Number: PAR 23 139 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: $275,000 |
| Limited Competition: Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (P42 Clinical Trial Optional) Apply for RFA ES 23 001 Funding Number: RFA ES 23 001 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: $2,000,000 |
| STrengthening Research Opportunities for NIH Grants (STRONG): Structured Institutional Needs Assessment and Action Plan Development for Resource Limited Institutions (RLIs) (UC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for PAR 23 144 Funding Number: PAR 23 144 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Apply for RFA OD 23 017 Funding Number: RFA OD 23 017 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for PAR 23 184 Funding Number: PAR 23 184 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for RFA ES 23 011 Funding Number: RFA ES 23 011 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: $275,000 |
| NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) Biospecimen Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for PAR 23 229 Funding Number: PAR 23 229 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33) Apply for PA 23 263 Funding Number: PA 23 263 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Enhancement and Management of Established Biomedical Data Repositories and Knowledgebases (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for PAR 23 237 Funding Number: PAR 23 237 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Early-stage Biomedical Data Repositories and Knowledgebases (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for PAR 23 236 Funding Number: PAR 23 236 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: $350,000 |
| Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R21 Clinical Trials Optional) Apply for PAR 23 299 Funding Number: PAR 23 299 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional) Apply for PAR 23 285 Funding Number: PAR 23 285 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Center for Exposome Research Coordination to Accelerate Precision Environmental Health (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Apply for RFA ES 23 010 Funding Number: RFA ES 23 010 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) Apply for RFA NR 24 004 Funding Number: RFA NR 24 004 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards (Emergency Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional) Apply for PA 24 201 Funding Number: PA 24 201 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
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| Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required) Apply for PA 24 187 Funding Number: PA 24 187 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education, Environment, Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
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