Assistance Listing 93.879
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
Assistance Listing 93.879, “Medical Library Assistance,” is a federal program administered by Department of Health and Human Services. It provides grant and cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 36 open, 9 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $79.4M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
To meet a growing need for investigators trained in biomedical informatics research and data science by training qualified pre- and post-doctoral candidates; to conduct research in biomedical informatics, bioinformatics and related computer, information and data sciences; to facilitate management of electronic health records and clinical research data; to prepare scholarly works in biomedicine and health; to advance biocomputing and bioinformatics through participation in Federal initiatives relating to biomedical informatics, bioinformatics and biomedical computing; and to stimulate and foster scientific and technological innovation through cooperative research development carried out between small business concerns and research institutions, through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the project director/principal investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. See Beneficiary Eligibility below for further details.
Intended beneficiaries: Public nonprofit institution/organization, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Education (13+), Native American Organizations, Health Professional, Small business, U.S. Territories, Private nonprofit institution/organization, School, Student/Trainee and 3 more.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): $20,000 to $2,183,160 (range); $387,852 – average cost for Research Grant (R01); $143,293 – average cost for Information Resource Grant (G08); $48,748 – average total cost for Scholarly Works Grant (G13)
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.879. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.93.879 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Medical Library Assistance.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $79,391,024 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.