Who funds genomics research?

We count 880 funded genomics projects, active between 2019 and 2035, from 9 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (241 projects), Wellcome (146 projects) and EU · MSCA (119 projects). The median award is $1.9M, across the 837 of 880 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

880

Funders

9

Median award

$1.9M

Open calls now

20

Top funders of genomics research

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

Open genomics funding calls

20 open calls mention genomics today; the 12 most on-topic are listed.

• Collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative
  Medical Research Council (MRC)£15,000 – £100,000Deadline: November 1, 2026 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 5 funded (19% · Medical Research Council (MRC), all funding decisions, 2024-25)
• Systematic Characterization of Genomic Variation to Assess Effects of Individual Variants on Genome Function and Phenotype (UM1 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $2,000,000Deadline: December 14, 2026 ·
• Computational Modeling and Analysis of the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (UM1, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $800,000Deadline: December 14, 2026 ·
• Genomic Variant Interactions With Other Variants Or The Environment (UM1 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $1,500,000Deadline: December 14, 2026 ·
• NIDA Animal Genomics Program (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: February 11, 2027 ·
• Supporting Talented Early Career Researchers in Genomics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: February 26, 2027 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 8 funded (13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025)
• Leveraging functional genomics to reveal novel targets for cancer treatment
  European Commission · Horizon Europe · EU Missions€7,000,000 – €8,000,000Deadline: September 16, 2027 ·
• Screening and Functional Validation of Genomic Variants Associated with Human Congenital Anomalies (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: January 7, 2028 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 8 funded (13% · NIH R01-equivalent grants, all NIH institutes, FY2025)
• Collaborate with the functional genomics screening laboratory
  Medical Research Council (MRC)Not specifiedDeadline: Not listed
  Real odds: About 1 in 5 funded (19% · Medical Research Council (MRC), all funding decisions, 2024-25)
• GREGoRi Data Coordination and Outreach Center (U01, Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $1,250,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• GREGoRi Technology Integration Center (U01, Clinical Trials Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $2,250,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• GREGoRi Innovation Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of Health$3 – $500,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·

Real odds

• About 1 in 5 funded · 19% · Medical Research Council (MRC), 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.

Forecast: announced, not open yet

13 forecast calls on genomics. Funders publish forecasts before a call opens; you can't apply to these yet, and dates can change.

• ForecastGenomic and Biologic Therapies for ADRD (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open July 1, 2026
• ForecastThe NIDDK Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics Consortium (IBDGC) Genomic Research Centers
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open August 1, 2026
• ForecastGenomic Community Resources (U24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open September 25, 2026
• ForecastResearch on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomics
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open November 2, 2026
• ForecastSomatic Mosaicism across Human Tissues (SMaHT) Program: Genome Characterization Centers (UM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open May 1, 2027
• Forecastancient DNA for Modern Genomics (aDMG) Research Projects (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open August 3, 2027
• ForecastTesting Centers for Evaluation of Somatic Cell Genome Editing Approaches for Translational Applications (U42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of Health$580,000 – $900,000Expected to open November 25, 2027
• ForecastLimited Competition: The NHGRI Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open February 1, 2027

Funded genomics projects

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

• Dengue Host–Virus Co-genomics: Genetic Interactions that Drive Disease Severity
  Wellcome · £3,350,466 · ends 2035
• Decoding gene repression: how transcription factors and corepressors pioneer chromatin silencing to shape cell identity
  Wellcome · £2,601,425 · ends 2034
• Behavioural and resistance genomics in an invasive urban malaria vector in Africa.
  Wellcome · £1,939,522 · ends 2034
• Driving therapeutic impact by comprehensively mapping variant function
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £2,678,570 · ends 2032
• Research Infrastructure: Mid-scale RI-1 (M1:IP) Genome Infrastructure catalyzing next Generation Antarctic Data, Access, Tools and Analytics
  NSF · Office of the Director · $18,462,872 · ends 2031
• FUNCTIONAL PRECISION MEDICINE AND RESPONSE ASSAYS
  NIH · Office of the Director · $72,167,416 · ends 2031
• Alzheimer's Gut Microbiome Project
  NIH · NIA · $11,142,148 · ends 2031
• Structural Cell Biology of DNA Repair Machine
  NIH · NCI · $3,620,769 · ends 2031
• STC: Center for Genome Intelligence Engineering (GENIE)
  NSF · Office of the Director · $29,999,944 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Investigating the dynamic interplay between DNA methylation and bacterial evolution
  NSF · BIO · $1,347,897 · ends 2031

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 “genomics or genomic”. 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.