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NIH AIM-AHEAD

Supports United States institutions through NIH AIM-AHEAD with AI capacity routes for health equity and workforce development.

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Programs4
Active grants2
Total grants4
About

AIM-AHEAD is NIH's Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity. Launched in July 2021 under the NIH Office of Data Science Strategy, it builds AI talent, supports multidisciplinary health research, and strengthens AI capacity at limited-resourced institutions such as HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and community health centers.

The consortium runs…

Programs & grants under this funder
AIM-AHEAD CLINAQ Fellowship Program

Funds clinicians with fellowship training in AI and machine learning quality-improvement methods.

1 grant
AIM-AHEAD CLINAQ Fellowship — Cohort 2
Open
— pool·8 days
AIM-AHEAD Federated Network Program

Funds federated health-data networks connecting member institutions for collaborative AI research.

1 grant
AIM-AHEAD Federated Network Program
Open
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AIM-AHEAD Program for Artificial Intelligence Readiness (PAIR)

Funds hospitals and universities to build AI readiness for equitable health and data science research.

1 grant
AIM-AHEAD PAIR Phase 1 — Institutional AI Readiness Grant
Between cycles
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AIM-AHEAD Research Fellowship Program

Supports early-career researchers at minority-serving institutions through fellowships in AI and machine learning health studies.

1 grant
AIM-AHEAD Research Fellowship Program
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Parent entityNational Institutes of Health
Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: datascience.nih.gov