Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This grant supports developing lasting, effective tools for open science through best software practices, collaboration, and FAIR research principles.
This grant is no longer accepting proposals
National Institutes of Health has archived this opportunity.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: December 4, 2024 | June 4, 2025 | December 4, 2025 | June 4, 2026 | December 4, 2026 (new, renewal, resubmission, revision)
Funding Amounts: Up to $300,000 direct costs over 2 years; max $200,000 direct costs in any single year; NIH expects to fund 20–24 awards with ~$6M total in FY25.
Summary: Supports development and enhancement of sustainable, robust, and reusable research software tools for open science using best practices and FAIR principles.
Key Information: Clinical trials are not allowed; data generation and data analysis projects are not in scope; foreign organizations are not eligible to apply.
Description
This NIH opportunity aims to enhance the sustainability, robustness, and impact of research software tools that are essential for biomedical, clinical, behavioral, social, and health-related research. The program supports the adoption of best practices in software engineering, design principles, and open science, including the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles for research software. Projects should focus on improving existing software tools and workflows, fostering collaborations between researchers and software engineers, and promoting community engagement and dissemination.
The program is not intended for data generation or data analysis projects, but rather for the development, refactoring, and dissemination of software tools that enable open science and reproducible research.
