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 NIH Directors Transformative Research Award Program focuses on funding exceptionally innovative and potentially groundbreaking research projects that could radically change scientific paradigms, establish new clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies. The program is open to researchers from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups and various geographic locations. Projects that likely produce a major impact on a broad area relevant to NIH’s comprehensive mission are sought, particularly those not requiring preliminary data. This grant is part of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program and aims to support novel research across the NIH’s broad mission, encompassing diverse scientific areas such as behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences. A unique aspect of the application review process for this funding opportunity is the anonymous evaluation of the initial application, emphasizing the importance of the science proposed.