Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
and Human Services (HHS)
September 29, 2021
PAR-21-293 - Clinical and Translational Science Award (UM1 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-21-336 - Limited Competition: Mentored Research Career Development Program Award in Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-21-337 - Limited Competition: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Research Training Grant for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-21-338 - Limited Competition: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Research Training Grant for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-21-339 - Limited Competition: NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Research Education Grants Programs (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-21-340 - Limited Competition: High Impact Specialized Innovation Programs in Clinical and Translational Science for UM1 CTSA Hub Awards (RC2 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
NOT-TR-21-030 - Notice of Intent to Publish a Suite of Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
This Notice informs the applicant community that National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) will conduct a technical assistance webinar for the companion Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for the Clinical and Translational Science Award (UM1) PAR-21-293:
Institutional Career Development Award (K12) (PAR-21-336)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Predoctoral Research Training Grants (T32) (PAR-21-337)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Postdoctoral Research Training Grants (T32) (PAR-21-338)
Research Education Grant (R25) (PAR-21-339)
Specialized Innovation Program (RC2) (PAR-21-340)
These companion awards that will be part of a national, collaborative consortium focused on bringing more treatments to more patients more quickly through advancing clinical and translational science (CTS) by (1) developing, demonstrating, and disseminating scientific and operational innovations that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical translation from identification to first-in-human studies to medical practice implementation to community health dissemination; (2) promoting partnerships and collaborations to facilitate and accelerate translational research projects locally, regionally, and nationally; (3) creating, providing, and disseminating innovative research programs and partnerships across institutions and communities to address health disparities and deliver the benefits of translational science to all; (4) creating and implementing scientific and operational innovations that increase the quality, safety, efficiency, effectiveness, and informativeness of clinical research; (5) providing a national resource for the rapid response to urgent public health needs; and (6) creating, providing, and disseminating CTS training for clinical research professionals of all disciplines on the research team.
This webinar will be for prospective applicants interested in learning about NCATS Career Development and Training and Specialized Innovation Program funding opportunities. During the webinar, staff will provide an overview of each FOA and answer questions from prospective applicants.
Webinar Information
The webinar will be hosted through the Zoom link below. Please Note: Registration in advance of the webinar is required.
Date: October 26, 2021
Time: 12:00 to 2:00 PM EDT (11PM CDT, 10AM MDT, 9AM PDT)
Registration required: https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_fTOOdef8RJiFbJjRDYclRg
All prospective applicants are invited to attend and are highly encouraged to submit questions at least one week in advance to the webinar via email to:
CTSATrainingFOAsQuestions@mail.nih.gov (for the Career Development and Training)
CTSAFOAQuestions@mail.nih.gov (for the Specialized Innovation Program)
Questions will be received during the webinar to these mailboxes and while an effort will be made to prioritize and include all questions received during the webinar, it is possible that not all questions will be addressed during the event. Questions that are institutionally specific will not be answered during the webinar.
Participation in the webinar is optional and is not required to apply to these companion applications.
Prospective applicants who are unable to participate in the webinar are encouraged to view the recorded webinar video and presentation slides. These items will be made available on the NCATS CTSA Program Funding Information website approximately one week after the event.
Participants requiring a transcript of the webinar post recording of the Career (K12), Training (T32s), Research Education (R25) suite of applications should contact CTSATrainingFOAsQuestions@mail.nih.gov.
Participants requiring a transcript of the webinar post recording of the Specialized Innovation Program in Clinical and Translational Science for UM1 CTSA Hub Awards (RC2) portion should contact CTSAFOAQuestions@mail.nih.gov.
Please direct inquiries about Career Development and Training opportunities to:
Mercedes Rubio Ph.D.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Telephone: 301-594-8927
Email: CTSATrainingFOAsQuestions@mail.nih.gov
Please direct inquiries about Specialized Innovation Program to:
Pablo Cure, MD., MPH.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Telephone: 301-827-2014
Email: CTSAFOAQuestions@mail.nih.gov