Partnership with Common Fund Data Ecosystem Resources

The Partnership with Common Fund Data Ecosystem Resources opportunity, RFA-RM-28-009, is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the National Institutes of Health. The opportunity is supported under Assistance Listing 93.310, Trans-NIH Research Support, and is categorized as a discretionary health funding opportunity. The NIH Office of Strategic Coordination Common Fund has generated numerous biomedical datasets that are widely available, and the Common Fund Data Ecosystem is working to ensure that Common Fund data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable, commonly described as FAIR. This funding opportunity is intended to further that work through partnerships connecting Common Fund programs and other biomedical data resources or ecosystems. The purpose of the Notice of Funding Opportunity is to support projects involving collaboration between Common Fund programs and a non-Common Fund biomedical data resource or ecosystem. Supported projects are expected to develop resources that enhance the reusability of Common Fund data and help connect the Common Fund Data Ecosystem with other important biomedical data ecosystems and resources. The forecast identifies examples of potential NIH data resources and ecosystems that could participate in such partnership efforts, including the HEAL Data Ecosystem, BRAIN Initiative, Cancer Research Data Commons, ImmPort Shared Data, Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development resources, National Library of Medicine research resources, and the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center. These examples are illustrative rather than an exhaustive list. The forecast estimates total program funding of 5000000 dollars and approximately five awards. Individual awards are expected to range from a floor of 500000 dollars to a ceiling of 1200000 dollars. No cost sharing or matching requirement applies. The provided forecast does not specify an award duration, detailed allowable or prohibited cost categories, indirect cost limitations, subaward limitations, or other spending restrictions. One substantive program restriction is explicitly stated: clinical trials will not be accepted through this funding opportunity. Additional application requirements and detailed funding conditions are not provided in the forecasted opportunity information. Eligibility is broad and includes state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other Native American tribal organizations, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education, small businesses, and for profit organizations other than small businesses. Additional eligible applicants include Indian or Native American tribal governments other than federally recognized governments, eligible agencies of the federal government, U.S. territories or possessions, faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, and non-domestic entities or foreign institutions. The forecast does not identify a state-specific restriction, and its inclusion of U.S. and foreign entities indicates that the opportunity is not limited to a particular U.S. state or territory. This opportunity remains in the forecast stage and is not yet accepting applications based on the provided information. The forecast was issued and last updated on August 6, 2026. The estimated posting date is January 11, 2027, and the estimated application due date is May 25, 2027. Because this is only a forecast, these dates are estimates rather than final application dates. The provided material does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide application forms, required uploads, narrative questions, evaluation criteria, scoring criteria, submission instructions beyond the future Grants.gov opportunity, or a stated recurring application cycle. The estimated award date is April 3, 2028, and the estimated project start date is also April 3, 2028, with fiscal year 2028 identified for the opportunity. No archive date or separate performance period is provided. The source does not state that the opportunity will recur annually, biennially, quarterly, or on another regular schedule, so it is treated as non-recurring based on the available forecast. Questions may be directed to the Common Fund Data Ecosystem Program through its program inbox at cfde@od.nih.gov. No individual grantor contact person or telephone number is identified in the provided forecast. Applicants should rely on the eventual published Notice of Funding Opportunity for final submission requirements, application components, evaluation criteria, and confirmed dates because the currently available information is explicitly identified as a forecast.

Align the proposed project with collaboration between Common Fund programs and a non-Common Fund biomedical data resource or ecosystem. Demonstrate how the work will enhance reusability of Common Fund data and connect the Common Fund Data Ecosystem with other important biomedical data ecosystems or resources. Address the FAIR goals of making data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. Do not propose a clinical trial because clinical trials will not be accepted.