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 aims to support the development and distribution of genomic resources, aiding both basic and clinical genomics research. It focuses on enhancing genomic informatics toolsets, identification, and collections of genomic features, community standards development, and the creation of sample repositories for genomic studies. These efforts are designed to bolster the broader biomedical research community by providing valuable genomic resources.