Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements and Staff Contacts
NIH Institute or Center Contacts | Institute/Center Specific Information |
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National Center for
Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Scientific Program Contact: Lanay Mudd, Ph.D. Phone:(301) 594-9346 Email: lanay.mudd@nih.gov nccihderinquiries@mail.nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Shelley Carow Phone: (301) 594-3788 Email: CarowS@mail.nih.gov |
NCCIH Specific Information:
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National Eye Institute
(NEI) Neeraj Agarwal, Ph.D. |
NEI Specific Information: NEI has a 6-year limit of cumulative support on institutional and mentored Ks (e.g., K12 or KL2 plus
the individual K23). |
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Scientific Program Contact: Roya Kalantari, Ph.D. Phone: (301) 435-8140 Email: roya.kalantari@nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Taryn Cobb Phone: (301) 827-8025 Email: cobbt@mail.nih.gov |
NHLBI Specific Information: The NHLBI accepts applications from eligible individuals that propose Patient-Oriented clinical, biomedical or behavioral research aligned with NHLBI’s mission areas, which include, but are not limited to, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic health and diseases, sleep disorders, circadian biology, or transfusion medicine. For the definition of Patient-Oriented Research see the Funding Opportunity Description section of the Parent Announcement. Additionally, to support data-driven discovery in heart, lung, blood, and sleep health and disease, NHLBI encourages, but does not require, K23 applications that propose mentored training in data science disciplines, provided the applications also include patient-oriented research. That is, at least one of the research aims must include direct interaction with patients or other human participants. Data science disciplines may include, but are not limited to, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Healthcare Data Analytics, Public Health Data Analytics, Imaging Analytics, Predictive Analytics, and Bioinformatics, for the creation, management, analysis, and integration of complex, large data sets. Advisory Committee: NHLBI strongly encourages K08 candidates to include an Advisory Committee
composed of the candidate's mentor(s) and two or three other senior faculty members. If the
candidate does not propose an Advisory Committee, they should document which individuals are
available to cover all areas of expertise that are required for the research plan and career
development. NHLBI will accept applications from applicants holding a D.S.W. NHLBI has an 8-year limit of cumulative support on institutional and mentored Ks (e.g., K12 or KL2 plus the K23). Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per
year. |
National Institute on
Aging (NIA) Scientific Program Contact: Laura Major, DrPH Email: NIAtraining@nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Jessi Perez, NIA Phone: (301) 402-7739 Email: jessi.perez@nih.gov |
NIA Specific Information: Salary Support: Up to 100,000 plus fringe benefits per year. Research Support: $25,000 normally, but up to $50,000 when the costs generated by the patient-oriented research protocol(s) require these funds. A justification is required in the application. For more information, see the NIA K24 webpage. |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA) Lauren Early |
NIAAA Specific Information:
Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year, commensurate with
the applicant institution’s salary structure for persons of equivalent qualifications, experience,
and rank. Institutional Base Salary will be verified at the time of award. |
National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Scientific Program Contact: Jyothi Arikkath, PhD Telephone: 301-594-5945 AITrainingHelpDesk@niaid.nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Tamia Powell Phone: 240-669-2982 Email: Tamia.Powell@nih.gov |
NIAID Specific Information: Eligible candidates must have a clinical doctoral degree, current work in biomedical or behavioral research, including translational research, and a professional license to practice in the United States. See https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/career-development-awards for more details on NIAID Career Development Awards. Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year. Research Support: Up to $50,000 per year. |
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and
Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Grants Management Contact: |
NIAMS Specific Information: Information about NIAMS funding mechanisms is available at http://www.niams.nih.gov/Funding/Funding_Opportunities/activity_codes.asp. Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year for a minimum of 75% effort (with the exception of orthopedic surgeons, who may devote a minimum of 50% effort). Research Support: Up to $30,000 per year. |
National Institute
of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Scientific Program Contact: Tina Gatlin, Ph.D. Phone: 301-480-1608 Email: gatlincl@nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Kathryn (Katie) Ellis Phone: 302-451-4791 Email: kellis@mail.nih.gov |
NIBIB Specific Information: NIBIB uses the K23 to support research-oriented clinicians to develop research skills and gain experience in advanced methods and experimental approaches needed to become an independent investigator conducting patient-oriented research in scientific program areas relevant to NIBIB. It is the specific goal of these awards to increase the pool of clinical researchers who can conduct patient-oriented studies, capitalizing on the discoveries of biomedical research and translating them to clinical settings. NIBIB will only support clinicians with active licensure and who are within 10 years of the completion of their residency or fellowship. The duration of support can be 3 or 4 years. Before preparing an application, prospective applicants are encouraged to fill out the NIBIB K08/K23 Eligibility Inquiry Form and forward it along with the requested attachments to the Scientific Program Contact in order to verify eligibility, determine if the application is appropriate for a K23 award through NIBIB, and ensure that the application is submitted to the appropriate NOFO. More detailed information can be found at https://www.nibib.nih.gov/training-careers/training-opportunities/mentored-patient-oriented-research-career-development-award-parent-k23. More information on this and other NIBIB Career Awards can be found here. Salary Support: Up to $105,000 plus fringe benefits per year. Research Support: Up to $40,000 per year. |
Eunice Kennedy
Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD) Scientific Program Contact: Dennis A. Twombly, Ph.D. Phone: (301) 451-3371 Email: dtwombly@mail.nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Barbara Hodgkins Phone: (301) 827-5306 Email: barb.hodgkins@nih.gov |
NICHD Specific Information: NICHD has a 6 year limit of cumulative support on institutional K awards (e.g., K12, KL2) and
individual mentored K awards (e.g., K01, K08, K23, K25). |
National Institute
on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Scientific Program Contact: Alberto L. Rivera-Rentas, Ph.D. Phone: (301) 451-3245 Email: riverara@mail.nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Samantha Tempchin Telephone: 301-435-1404 Email: tempchins@mail.nih.gov |
NIDCD Specific Information:
Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits. Non-surgeon scientists
must devote a minimum of 75% full time professional effort to research and career development
activities associated with the K award. Surgeon-scientists must devote a minimum of 50% full time
professional effort to research and career development activities associated with the K
award. |
National Institute
of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Scientific Program Contact: NIDCRtraining@nidcr.nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Gabriel Hidalgo, M.B.A. Phone: (301) 827-4630 Email: gabriel.hidalgo@nih.gov |
NIDCR Specific Information: Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact NIDCR to discuss eligibility, the relevance of the
proposed research to NIDCR’s current clinical research priorities, and for guidance on the proposed
research and career development plans. |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK) Neurobiology of digestive diseases: Urologic Diseases: Kidney Diseases: |
NIDDK Specific Information: Information on the NIDDK K23 can be found at https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/process/apply/funding-mechanisms/k-awards/k23. The NIDDK provides further information on all K-award programs on our training and career development web site: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/training-career-development. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate program official prior to submissions. Applicants for the K23 must possess:
Be able to dedicate a minimum of 9 calendar months (75% of a full-time appointment) worth of effort
to the K-award (urologic surgeons may request a minimum of 6 CM) K23 awardees are also strongly encouraged to attend the NIDDK K Awardees’ Workshop while supported on the K23 (one-time attendance for this biennial meeting). Up to $1500 will be provided for K23 awardees to attend this meeting (in addition to the above-listed Research Support). |
National Institute on
Drug Abuse (NIDA) Scientific Program Contact: Lindsey Friend, Ph.D. Phone: (301) 402-1428 Email: NIDA_Training@nida.nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Ericka Wells Phone: (301) 827-6705 Email: ericka.wells@nih.gov |
NIDA Specific Information: Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per
year. |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS) Grants Management Contact |
NIEHS Specific Information: NIEHS limits the cumulative support on institutional and mentored Ks (e.g., K12 or KL2 plus the K23) to six years. The Career Development and Research Plan must be consistent with the research interests of NIEHS. For further information on the research interests of the Institute, please see: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the program official identified in the contact table before preparing an application to discuss eligibility requirements and the relevance of the proposed research to the Institute’s research priorities. Salary Support: Up to legislated cap, plus fringe benefits per
year. |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
(NIGMS) Grants Management Contact: |
NIGMS Specific Information: Potential candidates are encouraged to visit the NIGMS K23 webpage: Mentored Career Development Awards (K08, K23, K25). Additional information on these awards can be found at the NIGMS Webpage:Mentored Career Development Awards in Clinical Research for Faculty in Areas Supported by NIGMS (K08, K23). Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year. Research Support: Up to $50,000 per year. |
National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH) Scientific Program Contact: NIMH Training Contacts Grants Management Contact: Rita Sisco Phone: (301) 443-2805 Email: siscor@mail.nih.gov |
NIMH Specific Information:
Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per
year. |
National Institute
on Minority Health and Health Disparities
(NIMHD) Scientific Program Contacts: For initial inquiries contact: NIMHDtraining@nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Sy Shackleford Phone: (301) 451-8542 Email: shacklefords@mail.nih.gov |
NIMHD Specific Information:
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(NINDS) Grants Management Contact: |
NINDS Specific Information: This program is intended to support applicants with a clinical doctoral degree, who are licensed to
practice clinically, who are within 5 years of completing their clinical training (which is defined
as sequential years of residency training and clinical fellowships). Applicants who are beyond 5
years post clinical training must obtain prior written approval from the Director, Office of
Training & Workforce Development to be eligible for this program. NINDS mentored K awards may be
for either 4 or 5 years (NINDS will not make K23 awards lasting only 3 years). Please see the NINDS
training website for additional NINDS-specific information: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development
Award Neurosurgeons must devote a minimum of 50% full time professional effort to research and career development activities associated with the K award. The letter of institutional commitment should describe, as above, the specific allocation of time (on a weekly and/or monthly basis) devoted to K award activities and clinical and other non-K award activities. The allocated research support (see below) includes $1,000 dollars per year to help support attendance at two annual workshops associated with the ANA (American Neurological Association) meeting (neurosurgeons are encouraged to attend the meeting associated with the neurosurgeon K12 (NRCDP) instead). It is intended that K awardees will attend these workshops in the 1st and 4th year of their awards, but if personal conflicts make this impossible, alternatives can be acceptable. However, awardees will not be invited to attend in two consecutive years. If K awardees do not attend twice during the first 4 years of the K award, the research support in the 5th year of the award will be reduced to $46,000. Salary Support: Up to $125,000 plus fringe benefits per
year. |
National Institute
of Nursing Research (NINR) Scientific Program Contact: Mary Elizabeth (Libbey) Bowen, PhD Phone: 301-841-5345 Email: libbey.bowen@nih.gov Grants Management Contact: Randi Freundlich, RD Phone: (301) 594-5974 Email: freundlichr@mail.nih.gov |
NINR Specific Information: NINR uses the K23, Career Development Program, to provide support for individuals who have a Bachelor's degree or higher in nursing to pursue career development research training. Applications must have a clear focus in science areas related to the NINR mission, which is to lead nursing research to solve pressing health challenges and inform practice and policy – optimizing health and advancing health equity into the future. Applicants should also consider NINR prioritizes research framed through five lenses detailed in the NINR Strategic Plan. Those interested in applying for this opportunity are strongly encouraged to contact the NINR Scientific Program Contact noted in this announcement. The applicant may contact the NINR Program Director by emailing a copy of their draft NIH Biosketch along with any questions and a draft synopsis of interests and research/training aims. NINR limits the length of the K23 award to a 3-year period. Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year. Research Support: Up to $25,000 per year. |
NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) ODSS program contact: |
Office of Data Science Strategy Specific Information:
The NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) is committed to growing a strong and diverse data science community and ensuring that data science advances in biomedical and health research can benefit all populations. ODSS is interested in supporting Career Development Award projects in data science areas including but not limited to: artificial intelligence, clinical informatics, cloud computing, statistics, computational science, software design and programming, bioinformatics, visualization, machine learning, predictive analytics, supercomputing, modeling and simulation, digital health, data sharing and access, data management, data security and data privacy in human subject’s research, and research ethics and integrity. Applications are strongly encouraged from individuals from diverse backgrounds, including from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences, in alignment with the Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity (NOT-OD-20-031). |
Office of Research on Women’s Health Scientific Program Contact: |
ORWH Specific Information: ORWH focuses on advancing research that is relevant to the health of women and supporting women in biomedical careers. Applicants should ensure their proposed work intersects with the goals, objectives, and guiding principles of the trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Women’s Health Research (NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Research on the Health of Women). ORWH does not award grants but co-funds applications and research projects that have received an award from one of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers listed in the announcement. Visit the ORWH website (https://orwh.od.nih.gov/) or contact the appropriate ORWH staff to learn more. |