CARE for Health

The NIH Common Fund launched CARE for Health on June 6, 2024, to test a network-of-networks model that embeds clinical research in primary care. As part of the Common Fund, it sits under NIH's Office of the Director and is designed to move research closer to patients' everyday care settings. The program currently supports six rural-focused Network Research Hubs: Oregon Health and Science University with the University of Washington, University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, the University of Oklahoma Sciences Center, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and West Virginia University. FY26 funding is $18.25M, up from $17M in FY25, and the work is aimed at studies that address conditions important to primary care while broadening participation across the country. CARE for Health is best suited to academic medical centers and research teams that can organize local clinical infrastructure, recruit across underserved regions, and work in a coordinated network. The program favors site-based collaboration and practical study design over standalone projects, and its rural emphasis makes multi-site primary-care access the clearest fit.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.