# NIH Awards DLH $2M Data Governance Pilot

On October 5, 2026, the National Institutes of Health awarded DLH Holdings Corp. a **$2 million task order** for an 18-month pilot to design and test governance workflows for secure access to controlled biomedical research data. The pilot will begin at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and at least one other NIH Institute or Center, examining security, privacy, data rights, AI governance, usability, compliance, interoperability, and stakeholder satisfaction. Its results could inform NIH-wide adoption and create follow-on modernization work.

- The pilot gives contractors a concrete reference point for NIH needs in biomedical data governance, secure research-data access, and digital modernization.
- Companies pursuing related work can assess how their capabilities address governance workflows, privacy and data-rights considerations, interoperability, and AI governance—the areas identified for the pilot.
- Broader adoption is a potential outcome, not an announced follow-on award; procurement teams should distinguish this pilot from any future NIH-wide solicitation.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Healthcare, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

### Vendors
- DLH Holdings Corp. (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> We believe this work will strengthen our foundation for pursuing future enterprise-scale modernization opportunities as NIH evaluates broader adoption of the framework.
> — Brooke Pierce, President of DLH’s Health business group

### Sources
- [ DLH Wins $2 Million NIH Data Governance Pilot Task Order

 | The Manila Times ](https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/05/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/dlh-wins-2-million-nih-data-governance-pilot-task-order/2439086) - The Manila Times
- [DLH Wins $2M NIH Data Governance Pilot Task Order | DLHC Stock News](https://www.stocktitan.net/news/DLHC/dlh-wins-2-million-nih-data-governance-pilot-task-ybataq6ltfjh.html) - Stock Titan