NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-24-194)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Scientific Program Contact:
Michael Schmidt, Ph.D.
(Applicant last name beginning with A-M)
Email: [email protected] 

Sonia B. Jakowlew, Ph.D.
(Applicant last name beginning with N-R)
Email: [email protected]  
 

Corinne Boulanger-Espeut, Ph.D.
(Applicant last name beginning with S-Z)
Email: [email protected] 

 
Grants Management Contact:

Amy Bartosch 
Email: [email protected]

NCI Specific Information:

NCI accepts K99/R00 applications in all areas of cancer research.

Additional NCI-specific information/requirements can be found at: http://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/training/funding/K99.
 
NCI does not allow carry-over of unspent funds from the K99 phase into the R00 phase.
 
Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year.
Research Support: Up to $30,000 per year.



 

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) 

Scientific Program Contact:
Lanay Mudd, PhD
Phone: (301) 594-9346
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Shelley Carow
Phone: 301-594-3788 
Email: [email protected]

NCCIH Specific Information:

NCCIH uses the K99/R00 program to support outstanding postdoctoral investigators who are seeking to establish an independent career and have the potential to become a future leader in an area of research supported by the Center.

• Before the application receipt date, investigators are strongly encouraged to discuss their proposed research interest with an NCCIH Program Officer in the specific scientific area and/or intervention that is closely related to the proposed project to confirm its relevance to NCCIH 's mission and research priorities. A list of NCCIH program officials can be found at https://nccih.nih.gov/grants/contact#area.
• The K99/R00 is appropriate for applicants who are prepared for an accelerated career path, who will be ready to compete for R01 and R01-like grant funding in the next three years. Individuals interested in a longer time frame of mentored research support should consider the K01, K08, or K23.
• Applicants interested in natural products research are encouraged to review NCCIH's Natural Product Integrity Policy.
• Applications should include explicit statements from the institution and the mentor(s) addressing the following:
  • Detailed information about who will provide the necessary resources;
  • Funding source and amount of additional funding (as needed);
  • Support staff available and committed to the project;
  • Availability of biostatistical support for the duration of the study - including the planning period; and
  • A contingency plan (for the institution and mentor) for completion of the study in the event the awardee leaves the institution earlier than the end date of the award.

Salary Support: Commensurate with the applicant institution's salary structure for persons of equivalent qualifications, experience, and rank.
Research Support: Up to $20,000 per year in the K99 phase.  

National Eye Institute (NEI) 

Scientific Program Contact:

Ed Clayton, Ph.D. 
Email: [email protected]
 

Neeraj Agarwal, Ph.D.  Email: [email protected]

Peer Review Contact:
Brian Hoshaw, Ph.D.
Email: [email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Karen Robinson Smith
Email: [email protected]  

NEI Specific Information:

NEI will accept applications for funding that are responsive to programmatic priority areas for research within vision and ophthalmology as detailed in the NEI Strategic Plan: Vision for the Future (PDF 22.5 MB).

The K99/R00 award is intended for individuals who require at least 12 months of mentored career development (K99 phase) before transitioning to the R00 award phase of the program. Consequently, the strongest applicants will require and propose a well-conceived plan for 1-2 years of substantive mentored career development that will help them become competitive candidates for tenure-track faculty positions and prepare them to launch robust, independent research programs. An individual who cannot provide a compelling rationale for at least one year of additional mentored career development at the time of award is not a strong candidate for this award.

Salary Support: NEI will provide salary support commensurate with the applicant institution's salary structure for persons of equivalent qualifications, experience, and rank.

Research Support: Up to $25,000 per year.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 

For Scientific Program and Grants Management Inquiries, Contact:

Extramural programs:
[email protected]

Intramural programs:
[email protected]
 

NHLBI Specific Information:

Please refer to NHLBI Postdoctoral Training and Career Development for specific information on NHLBI programs and career development policies. 

NHLBI encourages career development award applications that propose mentored training in data science disciplines, including but 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 in support of data-driven discovery in heart, lung, blood, and sleep health and disease. Proposals must meet all other requirements specified in the parent announcement.
 

Eligibility: K99 awardees cannot hold a faculty appointment. If an individual has a faculty appointment and is eligible to apply for independent research funding as the PD/PI of an NIH research grant, he/she is no longer eligible for the K99/R00 mechanism. In addition, if a K99 awardee applies to an independent NIH research grant (or equivalent) during the K99 phase, they will be considered independent and will need to relinquish the K99 award and will not be eligible for transition to the R00 phase. To maintain R00 eligibility, awardees in the K99 mentored phase should discuss any potential changes to their academic appointment with an NHLBI Scientific Program Contact. Physician scientists with a clinical faculty appointment, distinct from their research/academic appointment, may still be eligible and should consult an NHLBI Scientific Program Contact for guidance. 

Individuals holding certain Career Development Awards (CDAs) that require a faculty appointment to accept the award (such as the American Heart Association CDA) are not eligible to apply for or receive the K99/R00. If a CDA requiring a faculty appointment is accepted after the submission of their K99/R00 application, the applicant is no longer eligible for the K99/R00. Once a CDA requiring a faculty appointment is accepted, the CDA and faculty appointment cannot be rescinded to accept the K99/R00 award.

Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year.
Research Support: Up to $25,000 per year.

NHGRI Specific Information: 

NHGRI supports resources, approaches, and technologies that accelerate genomic research focused on the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic advances; the structure and biology of genomes; the genomics of disease; the implementation and effectiveness of genomic medicine; computational genomics and data science; and the impact of genomic advances, technology, and implementation on health disparities and health equity. Within these areas, approaches that are comprehensive across the genome or are generalizable across variants, tissues, diseases, or functions may be in scope for NHGRI.

NHGRI recognizes the importance of diversity in the genomic workforce (PDF), without which the promise of genomics cannot be fully achieved.

Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Scientific Program Contact to discuss their concept for this initiative during the development stages of the application.

Salary Support: NHGRI will provide K99 salary support commensurate with the applicant institution's salary structure for persons of equivalent qualifications, experience, and rank.
Research Support: Up to $30,000 per year for K99 phase.

In addition to Research Support, which may be used to travel to scientific conferences, applicants can request additional travel costs of up to $1500 per year to attend the NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting while supported on the K01. These additional travel funds cannot be re-budgeted to attend another meeting.

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Scientific Program Contact:
Jamie Lahvic, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Email: [email protected] 

Grants Management Contact:

Ms. Jessi Perez, NIA 
Phone: 301.402.7739
Email:  [email protected]
 

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 
 
Scientific Program Contact: 
NIAAA Staff Contact

  
Grants Management Contact: 
Judy Fox 
Phone: (301) 443-4704 
Email: [email protected]

Lauren Early 
Phone: (301) 443-2434 
Email: [email protected]

NIAAA Specific Information: 

 

NIAAA supports post-doctoral/non-faculty level career development award (K99/R00) to ensure the development of highly qualified investigators in alcohol-related research. Applicants are encouraged to refer to the NIAAA Strategic Plan for NIAAA research priorities. Applicants are to comply with the NIH and NIAAA Data Management and Sharing policies, NOT-OD-21-013 and NOT-AA-23-001. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate NIAAA staff contact prior to preparing an application.

Salary Support: Up to $90,000 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 for the K99 Phase at the time of award. 
Research Support: Up to $50,000 per year.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 

Scientific Program Contact:

Jyothi Arikkath, PhD
Telephone: 301-594-5945
Email: [email protected] 

Grants Management Contact:
Tamia Carter
Telephone: 240-669-2982  
Email:  [email protected]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) 

Scientific Program Contact:
[email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
Chief Grants Management Officer
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Email: [email protected]

NIBIB Specific Information:

NIBIB welcomes applications from postdoctoral scientists seeking to establish an independent research career in scientific program areas relevant to NIBIB. In general, NIBIB interests include the development and integration of advanced bioengineering, sensing, imaging, and computational technologies for the improvement of human health and medical care. An application is not within the NIBIB mission if its principal focus is the development of a technology with the goal of understanding basic biological function or pathological mechanisms.

Additionally, NIBIB only supports projects developing platform technologies that are applicable to a broad spectrum of disorders and diseases. However, applicants may propose research that utilizes only a single tissue, organ, or physiological condition as a model system to facilitate the development of what is expected to be a more broadly applicable enabling technology.

 

Before preparing an application, prospective applicants are encouraged to fill out the NIBIB K99/R00 Eligibility Inquiry Form (PDF) 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 K99 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/nih-pathway-independence-award-parent-k99r00. 
 
Salary Support: Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.
Research Support: Up to $25,000 per year.

NICHD Specific Information:

 

NICHD offers fellowships, training grants, and career development awards in areas relevant NICHD’s mission, including normal and abnormal human development; male and female fertility and infertility; developing and evaluating contraceptive methods; pregnancy and childbirth; prenatal and postnatal development; childhood development and behavior through adolescence;  improving the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals for use in pregnant women, infants, and children;  HIV infection and transmission, AIDS, and associated infections; pediatric growth and endocrine research; developmental biology and typical and atypical development; intellectual and developmental disabilities; reproductive biology and medicine; gynecologic health conditions, including pelvic floor disorders; childhood injury and critical illness; population dynamics; and medical rehabilitation. 

More detailed information and Program Staff contacts may be found at:  https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/der/branches, and for the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research at: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/ncmrr/Pages/overview.aspx. 

The K99/R00 program is designed for postdoctoral fellows (PhDs, MDs, or other) whose formal research training is nearly complete, and who expect to find a tenure-track or equivalent faculty position within 2 years of receiving the award.  Those whose career development would benefit from further research training should also consider the mentored Career Development Awards offered by NICHD (e.g., K01, K08, K23, K25).   Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to email or call the NICHD Scientific/Research Contact to help choose among these career development award mechanisms, to determine K99/R00 eligibility, and to assess relevance of the proposed project to the NICHD mission. 
Awardees must spend at least one year on the K99 phase of the award. 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).
 
Salary Support: For the K99 phase of the award, NICHD provides salary of up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.
Research Support: Up to $25,000 per year.

NIDCD Specific Information:

NIDCD uses the K99/R00 program to support outstanding senior postdoctoral investigators in NIDCD research areas that are ready to complete their transition to become an independent investigator.

• Application must demonstrate its contribution to NIDCD and its fit to NIDCD's Mission, Research Priorities, and Strategic Plan.
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide clear evidence that adequate resources are available at the institution for the successful completion of the proposed research project.
• Applications should include explicit statements from the institution and the mentor(s) addressing the following:
  • Detailed information about who will provide the necessary resources;
  • Funding source and amount of additional funding (as needed);
  • Support staff available and committed to the project;
  • Availability of biostatistical support for the duration of the study - including the planning period; and
  • A contingency plan (for the institution and mentor) for completion of the study in the event the awardee leaves the institution earlier than the end date of the award.

 
Salary Support: Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.
Research Support: Up to $25,000 per year.
 

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) 

Scientific Program Contact:

Email:

[email protected] 

 

Grants Management Contact:
Gabriel Hidalgo, M.B.A.
Phone: (301)-827-4630
Email: [email protected]

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) 

Scientific Program Contact:
Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases:
Yan Li, Ph.D. 
Phone: (301) 435-3721
Email: [email protected]

Digestive & Liver Diseases, Nutrition, and Obesity:
David E. Saslowsky, Ph.D. 
Phone: (301) 594-8876
Email: [email protected]

Neurobiology of digestive diseases:

Diana Cummings, Ph.D.
Phone: 301-435-5991
Email: [email protected] 

Genetics and genomics of digestive diseases:

Ludmilla Pawlikowska
Phone: 301-480-9372
Email: [email protected] 

Kidney and Urologic Diseases:
Tracy L. Rankin, Ph.D. 
Phone: (301) 594-4748
Email: [email protected] 

Hematologic Disorders:
Cindy N. Roy, Ph.D. 
Phone: (301) 594-8805
Email: [email protected] 

Grants Management Contact:
Aricia M. Ajose, MPA
Phone: (301) 594-9023
Email: [email protected] 
 

NIDDK Specific Information:

NIDDK will accept K99/R00 applications from well-qualified postdoctoral fellows and physician scientists working in the areas of research supported by NIDDK (https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/research-programs). Information on the NIDDK K99/R00 program can be found at https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/process/apply/funding-mechanisms/k-awards/k99-r00.  Applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate program official identified here prior to submission and may want to consider applying for alternative career development awards, depending on individual needs.  These include the NIDDK K01 award and the K08 and K23 awards:

• NIDDK K01: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/process/apply/funding-mechanisms/k-awards/k01
• NIDDK K08: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/process/apply/funding-mechanisms/k-awards/k08
• NIDDK K23: 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 website: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/process/apply/funding-mechanisms/k-awards.
 
K99/R00 Budget information:

• NIDDK will provide support up to $90,000 total costs for the K99 phase and up to $249,000 total costs for the R00 phase.
• During the K99 phase, NIDDK will provide:
  • up to $75,000 per year for salary
  • appropriate fringe benefits
  • up to $25,000 per year for research support

Urologic surgeons may request a minimum of 50% effort for the K99 phase.

K99 awardees are encouraged to attend the NIDDK K Awardees’ Workshop while supported on the K99 (one-time attendance for this biennial meeting).  Up to $1500 will be provided for K99 awardees to attend this meeting (in addition to the above-listed Research Support).

NIDA Specific Information:

Applicants are encouraged to visit the following Web site to learn more about NIDA research training-related opportunities and resources: https://nida.nih.gov/research/research-training-career-development/training-career-development-fellowships-grants. 

Salary Support: Up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year.
Research Support: Up to $50,000 per year.


 

NIEHS Specific Information:

The Career Development and Research Plan must be consistent with the research interests of NIEHS. The Institute funds a substantial portfolio of research conducted by investigators in many disciplines that span the range from basic mechanistic research to clinical and epidemiologic studies using human subjects. 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. 

NIEHS assigns K99/R00 applications to Program Officers across the division based on the scientific focus of the application. Prospective applicants are also encouraged to contact the Program Officer within their scientific area before submitting the application.  Please see:  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/funding/grants/contacts/index.cfm

Salary Support: Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year (Practicing physicians may request up to $90,000 per year plus fringe benefits).
Research Support: Up to $20,000 per year.

NIGMS Specific Information:

Potential candidates are encouraged to visit the NIGMS K99/R00 webpage: https://www.nigms.nih.gov/training/careerdev/Pages/PathwayIndependence.aspx. NIGMS will give high priority to applications directly related to the mission of the institute (https://www.nigms.nih.gov/about-nigms/who-we-are/overview). 

Salary Support: Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.
Research Support: Up to $25,000 per year.

NIMH Specific Information:

The NIMH supports a broad spectrum of basic and translational research, including basic neuroscience, human genetics, adult and developmental translational research, services and intervention research, and AIDS-related research (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/organization/nimh-extramural-research-programs.shtml). 

Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Institute career development staff (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/training/contacts-for-research-training-and-career-development-programs.shtml) before preparing an application to discuss the relevance of the proposed research to the Institute’s current research priorities and for guidance on the proposed research and career development plans. Applicants should consult the NIMH training website for NIMH specific information and instructions: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/funding/training/nih-pathway-to-independence-award-k99-r00. 

Salary Support: Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.  Practicing physician-scientists may be eligible for up to $100,000 salary plus fringe benefits per year.  
Research Support: Up to $20,000 per year.   

 

NIMHD Specific Information:

NIMHD supports various mentored career development activities involving research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities, organized around three main Research Interest Areas: Clinical and Health Services Research, Community Health and Population Sciences, and Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences. Projects are encouraged to use approaches that encompass multiple domains of influence (e.g., biological, behavioral, socio-cultural, environmental, physical environment, health systems) and multiple levels of influence (e.g., individual, interpersonal, community, societal) to understand and address health disparities.

See the NIMHD Research Framework for examples of health determinants of interest. Prospective 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 $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year. 
Research Support: Up to $25,000 per year.

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) 

Scientific Program Contact:
Mary Elizabeth (Libbey) Bowen, PhD
Phone: 301-841-5345
Email: [email protected] 

Grants Management Contact:

Ron Wertz
Phone: 301-594-2807
Email: [email protected]






 

National Library of Medicine (NLM) 
 
Scientific Program Contacts:

Catherine Farrell, PhD
Scientific contact for Data Science (Computation/Curation, Information Management, Omics) and Bioinformatics
Telephone: 301-402-7081
Email: [email protected] 

Sung Sug (Sarah) Yoon, PhD
Scientific contact for Clinical Informatics (Electronic Health Records, Statistical Modeling, Social Determinants of Health) and Personal Health Informatics
Telephone: 301-496-7101
Email: [email protected] 

Goutham Reddy, MD, MS
Scientific contact for Clinical Informatics (Health Care Delivery, Imaging, Knowledge Representation)
Phone: 301-827-6728
Email: [email protected] 

Clayton Bingham, PhD
Scientific contact for Data Science (Imaging, Visualization, Statistical Models)
Telephone: 301-594-5929
Email: [email protected] 

Yanli Wang, PhD
Scientific contact for Data Science (Data Management, Data Analytics), Translational Informatics, Personal Health Informatics, and Digital Health
Telephone: 301-435-4372
Email: [email protected]

NLM Specific Information:
 
NLM supports research career development in clinical/public health informatics, basic bioinformatics, translational bioinformatics, data science, and personal informatics. We define informatics as the intersection of computer, information and behavioral sciences with one or more application domains. Application domains of interest include health care delivery, basic biomedical research, clinical and translational research, public health and others. Whatever the application domain, the research career focus must be informatics or data science. 

Salary Support: Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year.
Salary level must be commensurate with the applicant institution's salary structure for persons of equivalent qualifications, experience, and rank.

Research Support: Up to $50,000 per year.

 

NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS)

ODSS program contact: 
Bryan Kim Ph.D.
Email: [email protected]

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:

Carolyn Bondar, Ph.D.
Phone: (301) 824-7194
Email: [email protected]

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 (https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/trans-nih-strategic-plan-womens-health-research). 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.