NIH P30 Grants — Center Core Grant
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed June 9, 2026Data refreshed September 5, 2026Editorial standards
Shared resource cores supporting NIH-funded investigators
Funding
Varies (typically $1M–$5M/year)
Duration
5 years
Eligibility
Institutions with critical mass of related research
Activity code
P30
What is the NIH P30 grant?
The P30 funds shared resource cores at institutions that have a critical mass of NIH-funded investigators in a research area (cancer centers, ADRCs, DRCs, etc.).
Recent P30 awards from NIH RePORTER
Examples of funded P30 projects across the last two fiscal years. The matching-award count comes from the full result set; funding totals, averages, rankings, and examples use the first 500 records returned by NIH RePORTER. Figures reflect a snapshot last refreshed on September 5, 2026.
Example P30 projects from the sample
Vermont Center on Behavior and Health
5P30GM149331-04Stephen Higgins · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE, VT · $1,113,044 · awarded Aug 28, 2026 · NIHPROJECT SUMMARY Overall Plan The overarching goal of this application for a Phase 3 Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) award is to firmly establish the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (VCBH) at the University of Vermont (UVM) as a sustainable center of research excellence. This multidisciplinary center investigates relationships between…
Core Grant for Vision Research
5P30EY008098-38John Ash · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA · $795,000 · awarded Aug 27, 2026 · NIHSUMMARY – OVERALL COMPONENT This P30 renewal proposal requests continued funding to support the operation of six resource modules within the Vision Institute (VI) at Mercy Pavilion of the University of Pittsburgh. The VI provides a home base for the basic and clinical vision research for ~30 vision scientists in four departments at the University of…
The Johns Hopkins and Emory University AIDS Research Center – Center for HIV and Mental Health Stigma Elimination Strategies (CHIMES)
5P30MH136919-03Stefan Baral · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD · $703,675 · awarded Aug 26, 2026 · NIHThe overarching goal of these proposed aims is to form the Center for HIV and Mental Health Stigma Elimination Strategies (CHIMES) focused on improving the measurement of stigma and interventions focused on responding to stigma as a threat to both mental health and suboptimal individual and population-level HIV outcomes in the US and around the world. In…
Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
5P30AG062677-08Bradley Boeve · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, MN · $4,509,334 · awarded Aug 26, 2026 · NIHPROJECT SUMMARY - OVERALL The Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) has been operating at the Mayo Clinic Rochester (MCR) and Mayo Clinic Florida (MCF) since 1990. The theme of the current cycle of the ADRC is Multiple Etiology Dementias. We recruit and follow participants on the Alzheimer’s disease (AD), frontotemporal lobar degeneration…
District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research
5P30AI117970-12Alan Greenberg · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, DC · $1,070,534 · awarded Aug 25, 2026 · NIHModified Project Summary/Abstract Section The District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR) was established in 2010 to galvanize HIV research in Washington, DC in response to one of the most severe urban HIV epidemics in the United States The DC CFAR has a unique citywide multi-institutional model with 260 investigator members at nine…
Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center
5P30AG024827-22JENNIFER BRACH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA · $1,291,189 · awarded Aug 24, 2026 · NIHThe overall goals of the Pittsburgh Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Center (OAIC), funded since 2004, are to address the critical need to improve mobility, balance, and falls risk. We will continue to achieve these goals both through improved understanding of their causes and through development of preventive and therapeutic interventions. New…
Cancer Center Support Grant
5P30CA082103-27Alan Ashworth · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA · $8,129,891 · awarded Aug 21, 2026 · NIHUCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center: Summary/Abstract The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (HDFCCC) seeks to drive scientific discovery and develop tailored interventions to improve cancer outcomes in the catchment area and beyond. This mission, established through a unique strategic planning process, encompasses three…
UCSF-Bay Area Center for AIDS Research
5P30AI027763-35Monica Gandhi · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA · $3,097,293 · awarded Aug 21, 2026 · NIHModified Project Summary/Abstract Section (Overall) Over the past four decades, UCSF and its affiliates have worked persistently on the domestic and global HIV/AIDS crisis, including in treatment, prevention, cure efforts, advocacy, co-infections and comorbidities. The now renamed UCSF-Bay Area Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), embedded at UCSF but with…
Cancer Center Support Grant
5P30CA047904-38JOHN BYRD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA · $5,995,559 · awarded Aug 20, 2026 · NIHThe UPMC Hillman Cancer Center (HCC) at University of Pittsburgh is a matrix cancer center, currently led by Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH who has served as Interim Director of HCC since January 2025. With funding from the National Cancer Institute and other peer- and non-peer-reviewed sources, HCC conducts impactful basic, clinical/translational, and…
West Virginia University Stroke COBRE
5P30GM159569-02Anne DeVries · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, WV · $1,147,500 · awarded Aug 20, 2026 · NIHAbstract. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the US and the world, and a significant health burden in West Virginia (WV). Furthermore, stroke survivors often have persistent cognitive, affective, and sensorimotor deficits, which substantially compromise quality of life. Unfortunately, effective approaches for preventing and treating stroke…
UW Core Center for Clinical Research of Musculoskeletal Conditions
5P30AR072572-10JEFFREY JARVIK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA · $782,546 · awarded Aug 20, 2026 · NIHThe overall aim of our CCCR is to develop and provide scientifically rigorous, state-of-the-art methods and resources for conducting musculoskeletal clinical research, thereby expanding the community of investigators performing high-quality musculoskeletal clinical research and increasing the amount of available useful data for researchers, clinicians,…
The Johns Hopkins Center for AIDS Research (JHU CFAR)
5P30AI094189-15Richard Chaisson · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD · $2,983,282 · awarded Aug 19, 2026 · NIHThe mission of the CFAR is to catalyze, support, and sustain the continuation of innovative research to end the HIV epidemic in the United States and globally; our vision is The End of AIDS Begins Here. For the past 9 years the CFAR has reinvigorated a sense of connectedness among investigators in the School of Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health,…
Funding institutes in the sample
| Institute | Awards | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NIH | 491 | $921.2M |
| AHRQ | 9 | $8.8M |
Most frequent institutions in the sample
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR — 19 awards
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO — 18 awards
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON — 15 awards
- EMORY UNIVERSITY — 14 awards
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM — 14 awards
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY — 13 awards
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — 13 awards
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — 12 awards
Source: NIH RePORTER. Verify any award in the official record by searching its project number. See our data methodology for how this sample is built and its limitations.
Decision guide
Choose P30 when
P30 supports cores (imaging, biostatistics, genomics, animal models) that serve multiple R01-funded labs at one institution.
Choose another mechanism when
P30 does not directly fund research projects.
Who applies for P30
Institutions building or maintaining a thematic research center.
Compare nearby NIH grant mechanisms
Searchers often land on P30 while deciding between adjacent NIH activity codes. Compare scope, NIH staff involvement, budget scale, and applicant stage before choosing a funding opportunity.
Multi-project, multi-PI program with shared theme and core resources
Topic-specific multi-component research center (e.g., SPORE)
Multi-component centers with NIH program involvement
For broad grant lookup, use the NIH grant search to find funded examples by activity code, PI, institution, and award year.
Search tips for P30
- P30 award lists identify NIH-recognized institutional centers (NCI cancer centers, NIA ADRCs, NIDDK DRCs, etc.).
Open NIH NOFOs for P30
NIH accepts P30 applications only through a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). These 10 are open or opening soon; each page lists due dates, participating institutes, related notices, and the projects NIH funded under it.
- PAR-27-054NIGMS · next due Jan 25, 2027Limited Competition: Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence: Development Phase (COBRE-D) (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- PAR-27-055NIGMS · next due Jan 25, 2027Limited Competition: Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence: Expansion/Sustainability Phases (COBRE-E/S) (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- PAR-25-444NCI · next due Jan 25, 2027Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) for NCI-designated Cancer Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
- RFA-DK-26-310NIDDK · next due Jan 27, 2027Diabetes Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
- PAR-27-056NIGMS · next due Jan 28, 2027Limited Competition: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) for Clinical & Translational Research (CTR) (P30 - CT Optional)
- RFA-AR-28-001NIAMS · next due Feb 1, 2027NIAMS P30 Centers Program (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- RFA-DK-27-119NIDDK · next due Feb 10, 2027Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (P30-Clinical Trial Optional)
- RFA-ES-25-002NIEHS · next due Apr 20, 2027Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional)