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Welcome to the NIH Common Fund
Bold science, catalyzing discoveries.
The NIH Common Fund is a funding entity within NIH that supports bold scientific programs that catalyze discovery across all biomedical and behavioral research. These programs create a space where investigators and multiple NIH Institutes and Centers collaborate on innovative research expected to address high priority challenges for the NIH as a whole and make a broader impact in the scientific community.
About
Our programs accelerate emerging science, enhance the biomedical research workforce, remove research roadblocks, and support high-risk high-reward science in ways that no other entity is likely or able to do.
Common Fund Programs
Supporting bold scientific programs that catalyze discovery across all biomedical and behavioral research.
Funding Opportunities
Explore open funding opportunities across Common Fund programs.
News & Highlights
Learn about news, announcements, and updates from NIH Common Fund programs and research initiatives.
Planning Process for New Programs
Strategic planning is undertaken regularly to identify research areas that address key roadblocks in biomedical research or that represent emerging scientific opportunities ripe for Common Fund investments.
Common Fund Workshops and Webinars
Common Fund events highlight groundbreaking scientific advances and work to better understand the needs of the scientific community in a variety of topic areas relevant to Common Fund programs, potential program concepts, and resources.