This is not a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).

This Highlighted Topic is part of the NIH’s efforts to execute strategic alignment and coordination across NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) needed to address data underutilization and empower the research community to generate data-driven insights, validate findings, and accelerate translation to improved health outcomes. This Highlighted Topic encourages rigorous, innovative research in utilizing publicly accessible, high-quality datasets. The ultimate goal is to enhance reproducibility, enable data-driven hypothesis generation, accelerate scientific discovery, and improve disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes. Participating Institutes and Centers include NIDDK,* NIA, and NIAID.

*NIDDK may give special consideration to support meritorious applications in this topic area.

Expires June 24, 2028.