Federal assistance programs
Assistance Listings are the permanent federal programs behind individual grant notices. Each has a number — the Assistance Listing Number (ALN), formerly the CFDA number — that stays the same from year to year, even as opportunities open and close.
2,930 programs.
| ALN | Program | Agency | Open / forecasted | Latest reported obligations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.866 | Aging Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 136 | $3.73B (FY25) |
| 93.242 | Mental Health Research Grants | Department of Health and Human Services | 121 | $1.51B (FY25) |
| 93.853 | Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | Department of Health and Human Services | 113 | $1.84B (FY25) |
| 93.279 | Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs | Department of Health and Human Services | 107 | $933M (FY25) |
| 93.865 | Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 103 | $1.18B (FY25) |
| 93.273 | Alcohol Research Programs | Department of Health and Human Services | 99 | $394M (FY25) |
| 93.310 | Trans-NIH Research Support | Department of Health and Human Services | 99 | $623M (FY25) |
| 93.855 | Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 92 | $3.18B (FY25) |
| 93.121 | Oral Diseases and Disorders Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 89 | $332M (FY25) |
| 93.173 | Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders | Department of Health and Human Services | 81 | $423M (FY25) |
| 93.837 | Cardiovascular Diseases Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 79 | $1.56B (FY25) |
| 93.839 | Blood Diseases and Resources Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 79 | $379M (FY25) |
| 93.233 | National Center on Sleep Disorders Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 78 | $114M (FY25) |
| 93.838 | Lung Diseases Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 78 | $736M (FY25) |
| 93.867 | Vision Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 75 | $703M (FY25) |
| 93.213 | Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health | Department of Health and Human Services | 74 | $233M (FY25) |
| 93.172 | Human Genome Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 73 | $229M (FY25) |
| 93.847 | Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 73 | $1.7B (FY25) |
| 93.840 | Translation and Implementation Science Research for Heart, Lung, Blood Diseases, and Sleep Disorders | Department of Health and Human Services | 72 | $55.3M (FY25) |
| 93.113 | Environmental Health | Department of Health and Human Services | 71 | $434M (FY25) |
| 93.859 | Biomedical Research and Research Training | Department of Health and Human Services | 64 | $3.04B (FY25) |
| 93.307 | Minority Health and Health Disparities Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 61 | $357M (FY23) |
| 93.846 | Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 61 | $528M (FY23) |
| 47.075 | Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences | U.S. National Science Foundation | 58 | $219M (FY25) |
| 93.286 | Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health | Department of Health and Human Services | 58 | $320M (FY25) |
| 93.393 | Cancer Cause and Prevention Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 58 | $691M (FY25) |
| 93.103 | Food and Drug Administration Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 55 | $219M (FY21) |
| 93.394 | Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 54 | $459M (FY25) |
| 93.399 | Cancer Control | Department of Health and Human Services | 54 | — |
| 93.313 | NIH Office of Research on Women's Health | Department of Health and Human Services | 53 | $37.9M (FY25) |
| 93.361 | Nursing Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 51 | $148M (FY25) |
| 93.395 | Cancer Treatment Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 49 | $980M (FY25) |
| 12.420 | Military Medical Research and Development | Department of Defense | 46 | $1.2B (FY25) |
| 93.879 | Medical Library Assistance | Department of Health and Human Services | 45 | $67.9M (FY25) |
| 47.049 | Mathematical and Physical Sciences | U.S. National Science Foundation | 44 | $1.54B (FY25) |
| 93.350 | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences | Department of Health and Human Services | 38 | $490M (FY25) |
| 93.398 | Cancer Research Manpower | Department of Health and Human Services | 37 | $213M (FY25) |
| 19.040 | Public Diplomacy Programs | Department of State | 36 | $129M (FY21) |
| 93.396 | Cancer Biology Research | Department of Health and Human Services | 36 | $845M (FY25) |
| 47.041 | Engineering | U.S. National Science Foundation | 35 | $728M (FY25) |
| 47.076 | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | U.S. National Science Foundation | 31 | $1.17B (FY25) |
| 93.136 | Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | Department of Health and Human Services | 27 | $458M (FY25) |
| 93.351 | Research Infrastructure Programs | Department of Health and Human Services | 27 | $284M (FY25) |
| 47.074 | Biological Sciences | U.S. National Science Foundation | 25 | $789M (FY25) |
| 47.050 | Geosciences | U.S. National Science Foundation | 24 | $1.01B (FY25) |
| 93.262 | Occupational Safety and Health Program | Department of Health and Human Services | 22 | $128M (FY25) |
| 47.084 | Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships | U.S. National Science Foundation | 20 | $609M (FY25) |
| 12.800 | Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program | Department of Defense | 17 | $652M (FY25) |
| 47.070 | Computer and Information Science and Engineering | U.S. National Science Foundation | 16 | $916M (FY25) |
| 93.989 | International Research and Research Training | Department of Health and Human Services | 16 | $69.7M (FY25) |