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Grant Programs

bullet   Research Support

  Research Grants (PA 04-141)
 Investigator-initiated scientific research in biomedical informatics and bioinformatics.

  Small Project Grants (PA 03-108)
 Short-term awards in basic and clinical informatics and information sciences, to answer specific, targeted research questions, gather preliminary data, show proof of concept or perform pilot or feasibility testing.

  Informatics for Disaster Management Grants (PA 03-178)
 Support for exploratory/developmental research that addresses information management problems relevant to the management of disasters.

  Exploratory/Developmental Grants (PA 03-107)
 Support for early and conceptual work in biomedical informatics, biotechnology information, and health sciences library and information science.

  Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) Pilot Project Grants (PA 03-080)
 Assistance for projects to plan, design, test, evaluate and deploy integrated advanced information management systems. This grant focuses on pilot projects in context appropriate information, standards-based information management, and digital libraries.

  Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) Test & Evaluation Grants (PAR 02-082)
 Assistance for projects to plan, design, test, evaluate and deploy Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems. This grant focuses on testing and evaluation projects relating to existing systems, with a focus on context appropriate information, standards-based information management, and digital libraries.

  Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative (BISTI) Grants (PAR 03-106)
 Planning grants for innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology.

  Research Grant Supplements
 Research grant supplements for underrepresented minorities (PA 01-079), individuals with disabilities (PA 01-080) and individuals reentering research careers (PA 04-126).

  Conference Grants (PAR 03-176)
 Support for scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops that are relevant to biomedical informatics, health information sciences and NLM's other scientific priorities.

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bullet   Resource Support

  Internet Access to Digital Libraries (IADL) Grants
 Technology & training support for health-related organizations that want to use the Internet to give staff and clients to network-based digital information.

  Information System Grants
 Support for projects that initiate, improve and extend the use of computers and networks to manage and disseminate health-related information resources and services.

  Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) Planning Grants (PAR 02-079)
 Assistance for projects to plan, design, test, evaluate and deploy integrated advanced information management systems. This grant focuses on planning related to context appropriate information, standards-based information management or digital libraries.

  Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) Operations Grants (PAR 02-081)
 Assistance for projects to plan, design, test, evaluate and deploy integrated advanced information management systems. This grant focuses on implementation of an IAIMS system related to context appropriate information, standards-based information management or digital libraries.

  Biomedical Informatics Resource Grants (PAR 04-142)
 Funding for continuing support and development of national research resources in biomedical informatics and bioinformatics.

  Publication Grants
 Assistance for manuscript preparation, major critical reviews, analyses of current developments in the health sciences, the history of medicine, health sciences librarianship, public health and health policy.

bullet   Career Development Support

  Early Career Development Grants (PA 03-090)
 Transition assistance for biomedical informaticians who are establishing their initial research programs.

  Loan Repayment Awards
 Repayment of educational loan debt for qualified health professionals who agree to conduct informatics research for two years.

bullet   Training Support

  University Medical Informatics Research Training Programs
 Pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research training in medical informatics is available at 18 University Medical Informatics Research Training Programs supported by NLM.

  Individual Biomedical Informatics Fellowships (PAR 03-070)
 Pre and post-doctoral support for the training of informatics scientists able to perform research into basic informatics problems or to application of informatics to any area of biomedicine.

  Individual Informationist Fellowships (PAR 04-013)
 Support for experienced librarians, scientists, health professionals and others who wish to become in-context information specialists.

  Senior Biomedical Informatics Fellowships (PAR 03-109)
 Support for experienced scientists, physicians, and other professionals who wish to make major changes in the direction of their careers or who wish to broaden their scientific background by acquiring new capabilities in informatics research and development.

  Senior Informationist Fellowships (PAR 04-014)
 Support for experienced health sciences librarians, scientists, health professionals and others who wish to broaden their existing scientific background by acquiring the additional disciplinary knowledge to function as an informationist.

  Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) Fellowships (PAR 02-096)
 Support for health professionals, scientists, librarians and others who wish to prepare for in-depth involvement in the development of integrated advanced information management systems at their organizations, with focus on context appropriate information, standards-based information management, or digital libraries.

bullet   Small Business Research & Development Support

  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants, Phase I
 The objective of SBIR/STTR Phase I grants is to establish the technical/scientific merit and feasibility of proposed research or research & development project.

  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants, Phase II
 The objective of SBIR/STTR Phase II grants is to build upon the research or research & development effort initiated in Phase I SBIR/STTR grants. Only Phase I awardees are eligible for Phase II grants.

Last updated: 27 October 2004
First published: 21 November 2003
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