NYFIRST (New York Fund for Innovation in Research and Scientific Talent Program)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
The NYFIRST medical school grant program provides capital funding to recruit and retain exceptional life science researchers focused on translational research by supporting the establishment or upgrading of researchers' laboratories.
Funding: The program received $10 million in new funding as part of the FY2025 New York State Budget. Funds in this program are matched 2:1 by the medical schools.
Geographic Scope: New York State
Focus Areas:
- Translational research
- Life science research
- Laboratory establishment and upgrading
Purpose: To help New York continue to be a leader in biomedical research by supporting researcher recruitment and retention.
Organization: Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY), 99 Park Ave, Suite 2010, New York, New York, 10016
What Associated Medical Schools of New York actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $1.75M
- Median grant
- $136K
- Range
- $81K–$275K
- By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Buffalo, NY; Syracuse, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 18% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Jacobs School of Medicine at the University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY
Scholars in medicine and science
$275K
CUNY School of Medicine · New York, NY
Scholars in medicine and science
$274K
SUNY Upstate Medical University · Syracuse, NY
Scholars in medicine and science
$232K
New York Medical College · Valhalla, NY
Scholars in medicine and science
$198K
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY
Scholars in medicine and science
$162K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
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