nih_search_projects
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Search NIH-funded projects by keyword, disease, investigator, institution, state, agency, grant type, or funding. Retrieve project number, title, PI, organization, award amount, and dates.
Instructions
Search NIH-funded research projects by text, disease area, investigator, institution, state, agency, spending category, grant type, and funding amount. Returns project number, title, PI, organization, award amount, agency, activity code, and dates. Use to find research grants for any disease, track institutional funding, or identify PIs.
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | No | Free-text search in titles, abstracts, and terms: 'breast cancer', 'CRISPR', 'opioid' | |
| fiscal_years | No | Fiscal years: [2024] or [2020,2021,2022,2023,2024] | |
| agencies | No | NIH institute codes: 'NCI' (National Cancer Institute), 'NHLBI' (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), 'NIDDK' (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases), 'NINDS' (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke), 'NIA' (National Institute on Aging), 'NIAID' (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), 'NIGMS' (National Institute of General Medical Sciences), 'NIMH' (National Institute of Mental Health), ... (32 total) | |
| pi_name | No | Principal investigator name (partial match): 'Fauci', 'Collins' | |
| org_names | No | Organization names (wildcard): ['JOHNS HOPKINS'], ['STANFORD'] | |
| org_states | No | State abbreviations: ['CA','NY'], ['TX'] | |
| spending_categories | No | RCDC category IDs: [27]=Cancer, [7]=Alzheimer's, [41]=Diabetes, [93]=Opioids, [60]=HIV/AIDS | |
| activity_codes | No | Grant types: 'R01' (Research Project Grant (most common independent investigator grant)), 'R21' (Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (smaller, high-risk)), 'R43' (SBIR Phase I (Small Business Innovation Research)), 'R44' (SBIR Phase II), 'P01' (Research Program Project Grant (multi-investigator)), 'P30' (Center Core Grant), 'P50' (Specialized Center), 'U01' (Research Project Cooperative Agreement), ... (20 total) | |
| funding_mechanism | No | Mechanism codes: 'RG' (Research Grants), 'PC' (Research Centers), 'CT' (Clinical Trial or Study Cooperative Agreement), 'TN' (Research Training (Individual and Institutional)), 'CR' (Research Career Programs), 'SB' (Small Business Awards (SBIR/STTR)), 'OT' (Other Transactions) | |
| award_amount_min | No | Minimum award amount in dollars | |
| award_amount_max | No | Maximum award amount in dollars | |
| covid_response | No | COVID funding: ['All'], ['C3'] (CARES Act), ['C6'] (American Rescue Plan) | |
| exclude_subprojects | No | Exclude subprojects for cleaner counts (default: true) | |
| limit | No | Results per page (default 10, max 50) | |
| offset | No | Starting offset for pagination | |
| sort_field | No | Sort by: 'award_amount', 'project_start_date', 'fiscal_year' | |
| sort_order | No | Sort order |