Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Past Federal grant forecast Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-OD-26-034
- Agency
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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
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- 93.310 Trans-NIH Research Support
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Small Businesses
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- For Profit Organizations
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health Office of Data Science Strategy, in partnership with 20 NIH Institutes and Centers (NEI, NHLBI, NHGRI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAMS, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIDA, NIEHS, NIMH, NINDS, NIMHD, NLM, NCCIH, and NCI), forecasts a Notice of Funding Opportunity to solicit applications for renewal of Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science using the R03 activity code; no hard application deadline is currently specified as this is a forecast with no applications being solicited at this time.
Eligible applicants include higher education institutions (public and private), nonprofits (501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), state and local governments, tribal governments (federally recognized and other), small businesses, for-profit organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, regional organizations, non-U.S. entities, and federal agencies.
The funding opportunity supports development of robust, sustainable, scalable, and reproducible research software tools and workflows; broader dissemination of research software to the scientific community; collaborations between scientists and software engineers using modern best practices; and enhancement of software skills in the research workforce. Projects must align with the NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science and advance biomedical, clinical, behavioral, social, and health-related research.
The program operates under CFDA 93.310 (Trans-NIH Research Support). Scientific merit review encompasses significance, approach, innovation, principal investigator competency, resource adequacy, budget justification, and applicable human/animal/environmental protections. Funding decisions reflect both scientific merit and program relevance, with review conducted by a scientific review group and national advisory council. Most awards span one to five years depending on scientific review recommendation, advisory council approval, annual performance, and fund availability.
Forecast synopsis
The Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) along with other NIH Institutes and Centers NEI, NHLBI, NHGRI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAMS, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIDA, NIEHS, NIMH, NINDS, NIMHD, NLM, NCCIH, and NCI intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for renewal of the funding opportunity for Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science (RFA-OD-24-010).
This funding opportunity is intended to provide a flexible mechanism to support the use of best practices and design principles for scientific software development/engineering and to promote community engagement for open science. Successful grants will enable and/or enhance biomedical, clinical, behavioral, social, and health-related research endeavors by (1) developing robust, sustainable, scalable, and reproducible research software tools and workflows, (2) extending the impact of research software by broader dissemination to the scientific community, (3) supporting collaborations between scientists and software engineers to leverage modern, best practices in research software development, and (4) enhancing software skills of the research workforce. This initiative is aligned with the NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science, which describes actions aimed at building a better data infrastructure and a modernized data ecosystem.
No applications are being solicited at this time. Given the early expiration of RFA-OD-24-010, this notice will allow for potential applicants the opportunity to continue developing high-impact research software projects. Investigators with expertise and insights into this area of research software development are encouraged to consider applying for this new NOFO that will use the R03 activity code.
Eligibility
Other Eligible ApplicantsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;Regional Organizations;Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions).
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