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National Institutes of Health · United States

Digital Health Technology and Reciprocal Innovation to Improve Clinical and Public Health Outcomes

Forecast — expected to open 1 Dec 2026

This is a forecast: the funder has announced the opportunity but it is not open yet; posting is expected around 1 Dec 2026 and the estimated deadline is 11 Feb 2027. Eligible applicant types include independent school districts, others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), special district governments and 12 more.

About this call

This initiative will support research on the development, validation, feasibility, and effectiveness of innovative digital health interventions or tools (including mobile health) specifically suited for underserved settings in the U.S. and globally. Research should utilize new or emerging technologies, platforms, systems, and/or analytics to address high priority health problems, expand the evidence base for the use of digital health technology to improve clinical and public health outcomes, and strengthen research collaborations between U.S. and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) researchers. Applications must include reciprocal innovation methodologies – bidirectional and iterative exchange of ideas, resources, and innovation approaches to address shared health challenges in the U.S. and a LMIC. Through this utilization of unique data, environments, and populations in domestic and international contexts, awards will maximize generalizable knowledge produced and optimize potential benefit to U.S. and LMIC populations.

Who can apply

• Independent school districts
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
• Special district governments
• Small businesses
• City or township governments
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• State governments
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• County governments
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.

Topics

Health

How to apply

1. Read the full notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) linked from the official page: eligibility, cost sharing and evaluation criteria.
2. Make sure your organisation has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID (UEI); registration can take several weeks.
3. For NIH: the organisation and the principal investigator also need eRA Commons accounts; applications are usually submitted through Grants.gov (for example with ASSIST).
4. Prepare the required forms, narrative, budget and attachments exactly as the NOFO specifies.
5. Submit before the deadline and keep the tracking number. Check for amendments before you submit.

From the call text

Who can apply

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Company stage

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Single applicant or consortium

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Where applicants must be based

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Where to apply

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Contact

FIC Digital Health Research Program · FIC-DigitalHealth@nih.gov · Please contact via e-mail

Where these facts come from

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 15 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.

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