NIH Research Grants

Research grant awards from the NIH Reporter database, covering R01 and R21 mechanisms across six NIH institutes (NIGMS, NIMH, NINDS, NHGRI, NIBIB, NLM) for fiscal years 2020-2025.

Fields

• project_number — Unique NIH project identifier (e.g. 5R01GM123456-03)
• principal_investigator — Full name of the PI
• pi_orcid — ORCID identifier for the PI (when available, resolved via OpenAlex)
• institution — Applicant organization name
• title — Project title
• abstract — Scientific abstract
• total_cost — Total award amount for the fiscal year
• fiscal_year — Federal fiscal year of the award
• institute — Funding NIH institute (e.g. NIGMS, NIMH)
• mechanism — Grant mechanism type (R01 or R21)
• start_date / end_date — Project period dates

Cross-collection linking

The pi_orcid field enables deterministic joins with other collections that use ORCID identifiers. Approximately 1-2% of grants have a resolved ORCID, allowing queries that combine NIH funding data with publication records, faculty evaluations, or departmental portfolios.

Source & license

Data sourced from the NIH Reporter public API. U.S. government work — no copyright restrictions.