HEAL NOFO for the HEAL INTERACT Data Center
The NIH plans to fund a data center (U24) to study musculoskeletal and peripheral pain, encouraging collaborative research to address knowledge gaps.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: October 1, 2026
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $4,000,000 | Expected number of awards: 1
Summary: Supports establishment of a Data Coordination and Integration Center for the NIH HEAL Initiative to manage, integrate, and disseminate pain-associated and musculoskeletal datasets.
Key Information: Non-U.S. organizations and foreign components are not eligible.
Description
This opportunity seeks applications to establish a Data Coordination and Integration Center (DCIC) for the NIH HEAL Initiative. The Center will coordinate and integrate data from the HEAL INTERACT program and facilitate the broader integration of related musculoskeletal datasets and programs. The DCIC will manage complex pain-associated data types, develop a web-accessible information system, and disseminate datasets to support hypothesis generation and widespread research use. The initiative is designed to advance data sharing, integration, and accessibility within the pain and musculoskeletal research communities.
