The NIDCD is the nation’s leading funder of biomedical and behavioral research and research training in hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. The institute also supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses biomedical and behavioral issues associated with deafness and other communication disorders; and supports work on devices that substitute for or improve function for individuals with deafness or other communication disorders. Through our extramural research program, approximately 81 percent of our research budget supports scientists and laboratories at universities, hospitals, and other organizations nationwide and around the world.
Featured NIDCD Funding Opportunities and Notices
- Notice of Special Interest: NIDCD Health Disparities and Inequities Research
Encourages applications that advance the understanding or reduce the impact of health disparities and inequities in communication disorders among racial/ethnic minority and other underrepresented populations. - Mentoring Networks to Enhance Diversity in NIDCD's Extramural Research Workforce (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Supports career development activities that will enhance the diversity of researchers from all career stages working in NIDCD mission areas. - Enhancing NIDCD's Extramural Workforce Diversity through Research Experiences (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Provides research opportunities at extramural institutions that will enhance the diversity of researchers from all career stages working in NIDCD mission areas. - NIDCD's Mentoring Networks to Enhance Clinician-Scientists' Participation in Research (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Supports career development activities for clinician-scientists working in NIDCD mission areas. - Research Experiences to Enhance Clinician-Scientists' Participation in NIDCD’s Research (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Provides research opportunities at extramural institutions for clinician-scientists working in NIDCD mission areas.
About NIDCD's Research Funding Program
Descriptions of our scientific program areas, workshops, and grants management and administration.
Understanding Types of Grants and Funding
Explanation of award mechanisms.
How to Apply for a Grant
Application procedures, guidelines, frequently asked questions, policies, deadlines, and more.
Advancing Your Career Through Training
Fellowship and mentorship opportunities.
All NIDCD Funding Opportunities
Search FOAs and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants.