The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
The grant program seeks to fund research projects that are both hypothesis-driven and supported by strong preliminary data. The focus is on developing technologies, tools, and resources that validate animal models and improve the overall quality and applicability of animal research. Successful applications will demonstrate the potential for significant impact across a diverse range of research areas using animal models. Specifically, the program aims to address challenges related to rigor, reproducibility, and translatability in animal research, making sure the proposed studies, models, resources, or technologies are relevant to multiple NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), span multiple organ systems, or are applicable to diseases affecting multiple organ systems.