Who funds bioinformatics research?

We count 55 funded bioinformatics projects, active between 2019 and 2033, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (7 projects), NIH · NCI (4 projects) and NSF · BIO (4 projects). The median award is $3.2M, across the 55 of 55 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

55

Funders

5

Median award

$3.2M

Open calls now

4

Top funders of bioinformatics research

Projects whose title or summary mentions bioinformatics. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open bioinformatics funding calls

4 open calls mention bioinformatics today.

• Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (26BBR)
  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)Up to £2,000,000Deadline: November 19, 2026 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 4 funded (26% · Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), all funding decisions, 2024-25)
• NICHD Resource Program Grants in Bioinformatics (P41 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: September 25, 2027 ·
• Translational Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches to Advance Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy Development for Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $1,000,000Deadline: May 7, 2028 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 8 funded (13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025)
• Advancing Bioinformatics, Translational Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $250,000Deadline: March 5, 2029 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 8 funded (13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025)

Real odds

• About 1 in 4 funded · 26% · Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), all funding decisions, 2024-25 · UKRI investment and outputs data, table 2.1
• About 1 in 8 funded · 13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025 · NIH Data Book, report 29

Published success rates for the programs behind the open calls above: the share of applications the funder funded, program-wide, not for this topic.

Funded bioinformatics projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Decrypting Necrotising Enterocolitis And Pediatric Intestinal Development Through Advanced Computational Biology and Machine Learning Approaches
  Wellcome · £2,581,826 · ends 2033
• Collaborative Research: DNA Observatory — a Platform to Support Research, Faculty Development, & Engaged Student Learning in Undergraduate Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Education
  NSF · EDU · $1,434,779 · ends 2030
• Vanderbilt-coordinated human Virome Collaborative Center (V2C2)
  NIH · NIA · $3,984,525 · ends 2030
• RUI: Enabling phylogenomic research on microbial eukaryotes with EukPhylo
  NSF · BIO · $736,602 · ends 2029
• REU Site: Genomics and Computational Biology
  NSF · BIO · $464,914 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: Using Artificial Intelligence to Support Student Metacognition in Undergraduate Biology and Bioinformatics Courses
  NSF · EDU · $349,735 · ends 2029
• Bioinformatics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Preparing Students for the Modern Research Workforce
  NSF · EDU · $400,000 · ends 2029
• The African Bioinformatics Institute
  Wellcome · £5,147,947 · ends 2029
• PDB Management by the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics
  NIH · NIGMS · $3,880,000 · ends 2029
• The Bacterial and Viral Bioinformatics Resource Center (BV-BRC)
  NIH · NIAID · $3,600,000 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “bioinformatics or computational biology”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.