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Opportunities Focused on Women’s Health and Innovation
Researchers are encouraged to review Cornell’s Updates on 2025 Federal Research Policy Changes before submitting proposals to federal agencies. Opportunities are listed in order of deadline or expiration date. This list is maintained by Cornell Research & Innovation. If you are aware of relevant opportunities that are not included below, please email research@cornell.edu.
| Sponsor | Title | Links | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Enhancing Mechanistic Research on Precision Probiotic Therapies (R33 Clinical Trial Optional) | NOFO | Submission deadline 6/2/2025 5 PM local time of applicant organization |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Notice of Special Interest: Health Influences of Gender as a Social and Structural Variable | NOSI | Expiration date 10/1/2025 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on the Health of Women of Underrepresented, Underserved, and Underreported (U3) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) | NOSI | Expiration date 1/23/2026 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Encouraging Women’s Health Research within the NIDCD Mission Areas | NOSI | Expiration date 5/6/2026 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) | RFA | Submission deadline 5/28/2026 5 PM local time of applicant organization |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Notice of Special Interest: Women’s Health Research | NOSI | Expiration date 11/5/2026 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | Special Emphasis Notice: AHRQ Announces Interest in Research to Improve Treatment and Management of Menopause symptoms | Special Emphasis Notice | Special Emphasis Notice active until 12/20/2027 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) | Health Science Futures: Office-Wide Innovative Solutions Opening | Mission Office-specific Innovative Solutions Openings (ISOs) | Expiration date 3/3/2029 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) | Scalable Solutions Office: Office-Wide Innovative Solutions Opening | Mission Office-specific Innovative Solutions Openings (ISOs) | Expiration date 3/3/2029 |
| Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) | Proactive Health Office: Office-Wide Innovative Solutions Opening | Mission Office-specific Innovative Solutions Openings (ISOs) | Expiration date 3/3/2029 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) | Women’s Health Funding Opportunities | https://orwh.od.nih.gov/research/funded-research-and-programs/funding-opportunities-and-notices#orwh-survey-panel | Multiple opportunities, various due dates |