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# FDA Makes Funds Available for Natural History Grants
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-makes-funds-available-for-natural-history-grants/
- Published: 2016-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:00:00.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5135570

*Federal Register* Notice: FDA is making available grant funds to support FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development Natural History Grants Program. The program’s goal is to support studies that advance rare disease medical product development through characterizing the natural history of rare diseases/conditions, identifying genotypic and phenotypic subpopulations, and developing and/or validating clinical outcome measures, biomarkers and/or companion diagnostics. To view this notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-05-04/pdf/2016-10398.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).