Resources

Research and Grants

Potential Funding Sources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Commonwealth Fund

Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Telemedicine Program

National Institutes of Health Guide for Grants and Contracts

National Institutes of Health - Other Grants & Funding Opportunities
This links to the NIH's comprehensive "Grants & Funding Opportunities" page. In addition, most of the Institutes within NIH have more detailed descriptions of their funding programs on their own sites. Here are direct links to the grants/funding information pages of just a few of the individual Institutes:

Fogarty International Center

National Cancer Institute
National Center for Research Resources
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institute on Aging

National Institute of Standards & Technology - Advanced Technology Program
The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of NIST strives to bridge the gap between research and the market place by stimulating partnerships with the private sector through early stage investment.

National Library of Medicine
Through its grants, research programs, and other initiatives, NLM has long been a major funding supporter of medical informatics research and development in the United States. Here are some direct links to the NLM Web site to pages with information about funding for, and research in, medical informatics at NLM:

Division of Extramural Programs
Description of NLM funding support and grant announcements for initiatives conducted outside NLM.
Research Programs
Description of research areas and initiatives within NLM.

National Science Foundation

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Rockefeller Foundation

U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)

USDA Distance Learning & Telemedicine Program