Welcome to the NIH Common Fund
Bold science, catalyzing discoveries
What is the NIH Common Fund?
Our Mission
The NIH Common Fund is a funding entity within NIH that supports bold scientific programs that catalyze discovery across all biomedical and behavioral research. These programs create a space where investigators and multiple NIH Institutes and Centers collaborate on innovative research expected to address high priority challenges for the NIH as a whole and make a broader impact in the scientific community.
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Science Highlights
Researchers Find New Method to Model Kidney Diseases
Kidneys filter unwanted substances out of the blood and control the volumes of body fluids.
The NIH Announces Winners of the Complement-ARIE Challenge Competition
Announcing the Winners of the Complement-ARIE Challenge Competition
Shapes of Cell Nuclei Determine Immune Cell Identity
Researchers within the 4D Nucleome program make new findings on DNA loop formation while studying the nuclei of neutrophil cells.
ComPASS Team Publishes Findings from Listening Sessions That Shaped Program
To inform the development of the NIH Common Fund Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) program, NIH held a series of virt
The Illuminating the Druggable Genome program developed resources to discover new drug targets
The National Institutes of Health’s Illuminating the Druggable Genome (IDG) program ge
New Technique Takes Flight as Scientists Find a Novel Approach to Gene Therapy
A High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program awardee reports the discovery of a new method to insert long DNA sequences safely into human cells, with inspiration from an unlikely source: birds.