STRIDES: expanding cloud access for big biomedical data
Official title: STRIDES
Funded at Carahsoft Technology Corporation · NIH-11616465 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A NIH-funded initiative partners with cloud providers to make large biomedical datasets easier and cheaper to access and compute on, so researchers can move science forward faster.
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) | $8,898,434 |
| NIH project number | 3OT2OD027060-02SD |
| Project ID | NIH-11616465 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable—the grant focuses on data infrastructure and services rather than recruiting patients.
✕Less likely to help
There is no direct patient enrollment for this grant as described.
What this research studies
STRIDES aims to reduce barriers to using big biomedical data by leveraging commercial cloud services and standardized data practices. The project focuses on testing cloud storage, computing tools, and data sharing policies to ensure data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). It involves collaboration between the NIH, cloud service providers, and NIH-funded researchers to pilot data commons and scalable infrastructure. This is about infrastructure and data ecosystems, with the potential to accelerate many future biomedical studies. The effort is not a single clinical trial but a programmatic upgrade to how researchers work with data.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could benefit from faster translation of research findings and improved access to large, well-curated datasets.
How similar studies have gone: Other data-sharing and cloud-infrastructure pilots have shown that standardized data ecosystems can speed research and collaboration.
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.