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Human Virome Program (HVP)

Human Virome Program — Open Funding (Seed)

Offers exploration of the healthy human virome and virus host interactions across translational studies.

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The NIH Common Fund's Human Virome Program (HVP) funds research to describe, characterize, and understand the healthy human virome — the collection of viruses that reside in the human body without producing evidence of disease. Conceived as an analog to the Human Microbiome Project but focused on viruses, the program was approved by the NIH Council of Councils in September 2022 and is now in activ…

What this grant funds

Funds cataloging of the healthy human virome, development of tools to identify and characterize viruses in the body, and study of virus-host interactions across age groups.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$31.9M
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: commonfund.nih.gov