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Accelerate Your Pediatric Research

The Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program empowers determined investigators like you with the resources to unlock groundbreaking discoveries. Please check here for grant opportunities that can help shape a better understanding of rare childhood diseases.

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Apply for X01 Resource Access Award

Expand what your pediatric cohort can reveal.

The NIH X01 Resource Access Award provides selected investigators with NIH-supported sequencing and other data-generation services. The award delivers these resources in kind rather than as direct research funding.

  • Generate new data from existing samples: Submit childhood cancer or congenital condition samples for whole-genome sequencing and other justified genomic or molecular assays through a Kids First program-supported center.
  • Reveal more from your cohort: Add data that can uncover genetic contributors to disease, identify shared pathways, and support new research questions.
  • Extend your cohort’s impact: Data will be processed, harmonized, and shared through the Kids First DRC to support cross-cohort analysis, collaboration, and continued discovery.

Applications open: December 11, 2026
Application deadline: January 11, 2027, at 5 p.m. local time

View the X01 Opportunity

R03 Small Research Grants

These one-time grants support limited-scope, short-term research projects within specific program areas.

Apply for funding to explore questions that were previously out of reach:

  • Spark new discoveries: Combine two or more Common Fund datasets to investigate complex biological questions across programs.
  • Expand the impact of Kids First data: Integrate pediatric genomic data with other NIH resources to uncover new connections in pediatric congenital conditions.
  • Fund bold pilot research: R03 grants support short-term projects with awards.

Key Funding Opportunities

Access Kids First Cloud Credits

This pilot program can help your research soar.

  • Always Open: Continuous access to cloud computing resources to support your data analysis needs.
  • Streamlined Research: Leverage powerful cloud platforms to analyze large datasets and accelerate your discoveries efficiently.
  • No Cost Access to CAVATICA: Store and analyze your work on the cloud through generous cloud credit support from the NIH.
Apply Today

Notice of Funding Opportunities

Three Kids First opportunities for infrastructure work NIH supports. Review the notices to see where your expertise could fit:

Applications open: October 29, 2026
 Application deadline: January 8, 2027, at 5 p.m. local time

Long Read Pilot Projects

These projects use advanced long-read sequencing technologies to enable the investigation of complex structural genetic variations contributing to pediatric diseases.

Explore Additional Opportunities

The Kids First Program needs exceptional intellects like yours to fuel groundbreaking pediatric research now and in the future.  Dive into a comprehensive list of NIH funding opportunities now accepting applications.

Active Grants

Kids First Partner Institutions

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
UNC Health
Velsera
CHU Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre
The University of Chicago Center for Data Intensive Science
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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