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Welcome to the NIH Common Fund

Bold science, catalyzing discoveries

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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.

Science Highlights

Marie Bernard, M.D., speaks enthusiastically with her hand raised to an audience at the FIRST program conference. She stands next to a projected slide and behind of a podium with the FIRST logo. The room is full and the audience has their backs to the camera, facing Bernard.

FIRST awardees convene to advance scientific excellence 

Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST)

Woman sitting on couch holding her knees.

A2CPS Team Examines Approaches to Measuring Pain in New Study

Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS)

Fluorescent green image of gene edited hair cells in mice inner ear.

Gene Editing Reverses Hearing Loss in Mice

Somatic Cell Genome Editing

Errol Patterson accepting the Golden Neuron Award at the Annual PURPOSE Meeting

A2CPS Consortium Honored with Golden Neuron Award

Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS)

A doctor in a white lab coat and blue surgical face mask holds up their gloved hands. Between the hands is a graphic of two kidneys surrounded by a white glowing network.

Researchers Find New Method to Model Kidney Diseases

NIH Director's New Innovator Award

This page last reviewed on July 9, 2024