At a glance
Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program: Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) is a federal competitive grant from National Institutes of Health for the science & technology sector. Funding is up to $650K. Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Other Eligible Applicants include the following: See NOFO for further eligibility criteria. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not. The application deadline is October 19, 2027. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.
- Amount
- Up to $650K
- Deadline
- Oct 19, 2027
- Type
- Competitive
- Status
- Open
About this program
The CTSA Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award (CCIA) aims to accelerate the pace of translational research by supporting the collaborative development, dissemination, and sustainable implementation of innovative solutions across the CTSA Program Consortium and beyond. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites investigator-initiated applications to develop, demonstrate, and disseminate innovative new approaches, technologies, resources, or models that increase the impact of research across diseases, transform the field of translational science, and bring more treatments for all people more quickly.
Who can apply
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Other Eligible Applicants include the following: See NOFO for further eligibility criteria. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
How to apply
Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number PAR-25-296. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.
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