Updated March 2024. We make an effort to update this list. Please comment below with links to additional grants that should be added to this list.
Grants are a critical resource for funding microbiome research. We’ve taken the time to identify some relevant grants and funding opportunities for individuals looking to conduct large-scale microbiome studies. This list of grants also contains funding opportunities that may not be specific to just the microbiome but also includes grants that are related to environmental research, public health and general scientific study - areas where the microbiome is important and can be incorporated.
We’ve taken a look at past and ongoing grants offered primarily in the United States and Canada, and we’ve also added a few grants available to researchers in Europe. Naturally, this list does not cover every available funding opportunity - rather we hope to offer a snapshot view of the current funding landscape, and give readers some suggestions on where to start looking. If you are a researcher at an academic institution, there may be a number of funding options available for you to take advantage of. Be sure to check with your institution ahead of time.
A well-designed study is key in securing any funding for a project. If you’re looking for help in research planning, be sure to check out our microbiome study guide.
Microbiome Insights provides sequencing and analysis services. If you require a letter of support to support a grant submission, fill out this form with the details of your microbiome study.
All Microbiome Grants
These are all the grants we found.
List of Microbiome Grants USA
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Modulating Human Microbiome Function to Enhance Immune Responses Against Cancer (R01)
Funder: NIH, NCI
Area: Cancer Microbiome
Location: USA
Description: Research looking into mechanisms through which the human microbiome interacts with anti-tumor immune responses (inhibitory or excitatory)
Availability: Open availability
Amount: Based on the necessary budget
Deadline: February 5th, 2024
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-061.html
Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
Funder: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Area: General
Location: USA
Description: General grant-awarding individual funding to early-career professors with prominent ideas for research
Availability: University professors
Amount: $875,000 USD over 5 years
Deadline: February 9th, 2024 - Internal deadline; Nominations Due: March 15, 2024; External Deadline: April 20, 2024
https://www.packard.org/what-we-fund/science/packard-fellowships-for-science-and-engineering/
Clinical and Applied Research Strategies for the Prevention and Control of Fungal Diseases
Funder: CDC
Area: Fungal Microbiome
Location: USA
Description: To support clinical and applied research that will ultimately help reduce illness and death due to fungal diseases around the world caused by both known and emerging pathogens.
Availability: Non-profit and academic institutions
Amount: $200,000 - $500,000 USD
Deadline: March 4th, 2024
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334842
NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize
Funder: Noster and Science
Area: General Microbiome
Location: USA
Description: The NOSTER Science Microbiome Prize has been established to reward innovative research by young investigators working on the functional attributes of the microbiota of any organism that has the potential to contribute to our understanding of human or veterinary health and disease or to guide therapeutic interventions.
Availability: Early Career Scientists
Amount: $25,000 USD cash prize and travel accommodation
Deadline: February 14th, 2024
https://www.science.org/content/page/noster-science-microbiome-prize
Modulating Human Microbiome Function to Enhance Immune Responses Against Cancer (R21)
Funder: NIH, NCI
Area: Cancer Microbiome
Location: USA
Description: Research looking into mechanisms through which the human microbiome interacts with anti-tumor immune responses (inhibitory or excitatory)
Availability: Open availability
Amount: Based on necessary budget
Deadline: February 16th, 2024
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-062.html
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): The Functional Oral Microbiome
Funder: NIH
Area: Oral Microbiome
Location: USA
Description: Research studies responding to this NOSI must focus on exploring interkingdom microbial interactions or complex community systems and networks in physiologically relevant environments to understand the role of community interactions in the maintenance of health and in driving transition to dysbiosis and disease in the oral cavity.
Availability: Open availability
Amount: Based on necessary budget
Deadline: September 7th, 2025
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-DE-21-015.html
Notice of Special Interest: Understanding Alzheimer's Disease in the Context of the Aging Brain
Funder: NIH
Area: Alzheimer's, Gut-Brain Axis
Location: USA
Description: The goal of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to solicit applications that aim to establish the role and underlying mechanisms by which brain aging impacts the development and progression of AD.
Availability: Open availability
Amount: Based on necessary budget
Deadline: November 13th, 2024
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AG-21-039.html
AGA RESEARCH AWARds
Funder: American Gastroenterological Association
Area: Gastrointestinal health
Location: USA
Description: A collection of awards and grants centered around health research and gastrointestinal health/disease
Availability: Open availability
Amount: $500 - $300,000 USD
Deadline: February 22, 2024
https://gastro.org/research-and-awards/apply-for-awards/
Notice of Special Interest: Advancing Research in Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in People with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Funder: NIH
Area: Gut Brain Axis
Location: USA
Description: Identifying the etiology of existing neurological conditions, including mechanisms involving central, peripheral, and enteric nervous systems; brain/gut interactions; immunological or neuroimmunological factors; or other genetic or environmental susceptibility factors
Availability: Open availability
Amount: Based on necessary budget
Deadline: July 17th, 2024
https://gastro.org/research-and-awards/apply-for-awards/
The Biocodex Microbiota Foundation Grant 2024
Funder: Biocodex Microbiota Foundation
Area: Gut Microbiome
Location: USA
Description: The theme for the 2024 grant is “Gut Microbiota in Human Health and Disease, focusing on groundbreaking research areas such as circadian rhythms, neurological conditions, metabolic disorders, and oncology.”
Availability: US-based investigator studying gut microbiota in human health and disease
Amount: $50,000 USD
Deadline: October 1, 2024
https://www.biocodexmicrobiotafoundation.com/national-research-grant/call-projects-usa
Notice of Special interest (NOSI): Promoting Mechanistic Research on therapeutic and other Biological Properties of Minor Cannabanoids and Terpenes
Funder: NIH
Area: Cannibanoids and Microbiome
Location: USA
Description: Research interests include: "Studies on the interaction between the microbiome and minor cannabinoids or terpenes" and "studies of the interaction between the oral microbiome and minor cannabinoids or terpenes.
Availability: Open availability
Amount: Based on necessary budget
Deadline: July 1st, 2025
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AT-22-027.html
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