NIH Common Fund logo
NIH Common Fund Venture Program

NIH Common Fund Venture Program — Open Funding (Seed)

Supports high-potential short- to medium-range initiatives that can seed major breakthroughs.

OpenNIH Common FundUnited States
View on funder site
About

The NIH Common Fund Venture Program, launched in FY2024, provides a framework for short-term, focused NIH-wide initiatives that are too nimble or cross-cutting to fit within a single Institute's portfolio. Each Venture initiative is capped at three years and up to $5 million annually per initiative (maximum $15 million total per initiative), and must advance the shared missions of multiple NIH Ins…

What this grant funds

Funds short-term (up to 3 years, up to $5M/year) bold NIH-wide biomedical research initiatives spanning multiple Institutes, currently including optical imaging, oculomics, newborn screening, and systems biology.

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.12–36 months
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.$4.0M
Funding analytics

Sign up free to see the funding breakdown

Create free accountSign in
Industries

Sign up free to see the industries in scope

Create free accountSign in
Eligibility criteria

Sign up free to see the full eligibility

Create free accountSign in
Timeline

Sign up free to see the timeline

Create free accountSign in
Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: commonfund.nih.gov