STRIDES: Expanding Biomedical Data Access in the Cloud
Official title: STRIDES
Funded at Carahsoft Technology Corporation · NIH-11624774 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A NIH-supported effort partners with cloud providers to make large biomedical data and tools easier to access and use, speeding discoveries that could benefit patients.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Carahsoft Technology Corporation NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Reston, United States) |
| Project start | March 1, 2023 |
| Project end | February 28, 2033 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $16,489,107 |
| NIH project number | 3OT2OD027060-02SF |
| Project ID | NIH-11624774 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to individual patient participation; this is an infrastructure initiative benefiting researchers and, ultimately, patients through faster advances.
✕Less likely to help
Patients with no direct interaction or immediate clinical trial involvement are not the focus of participation.
What this research studies
STRIDES builds collaborations with commercial cloud services to reduce cost and technical barriers to storing and analyzing big biomedical datasets. It tests cloud storage, compute, and sharing models so researchers can access data more easily while following FAIR data principles. The initiative aims to modernize the biomedical data ecosystem, enabling researchers to reach wider audiences and accelerate discoveries relevant to health.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, it could lead to faster development of health insights and new treatments by making data and tools more accessible to the research community.
How similar studies have gone: Previous data-sharing initiatives show that standardized, cloud-based access can speed biomedical research; STRIDES extends and formalizes these approaches.
Where this research is happening
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Carahsoft Technology Corporation
Reston, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Drinkwine, Terry — Carahsoft Technology Corporation
- Study coordinator: Drinkwine, Terry
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Improving access to large biomedical data sets through cloud partnerships
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Improving access to large biomedical data sets through cloud partnerships
The STRIDES Initiative is working to make it easier for researchers to access and use large amounts of health data in the cloud, which could help speed up discoveries and lead to better treatments for patients like you.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.