In addition to the Pilot Programs, CWRU’s CTSC regularly solicits proposals for other funding opportunities from NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) throughout the year. Some current opportunities are described below. These lists are regularly reviewed and updated.
If you are interested in applying for one of these opportunities, contact Susan Connor, PhD, the CTSC’s Assistant Director of Research Programs.
CTSA Collaborations
PAR-22-122: Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Consortium-Wide Centers: Resources for Rapid Demonstration and Dissemination (U24 Clinical Trials Optional). Next due date June 21, 2023.
See a full list of NCATS funding opportunities
Cancer
PAR-22-216: NCI Clinical and Translational Exploratory/Developmental Studies (R21 Clinical Trial Optional). Next due date June 12, 2023. Next due date September 6, 2023.
HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative
PAR-22-058: HEAL Initiative: Translational Science Career Enhancement Awards for Early and Mid-career Investigators (K18 Clinical Trials Not Allowed). Next due date May 1, 2023.
RFA-TR-22-013: New Innovator Award (DP2). Next due date May 22, 2023.
RFA-TR-22-011: Early Stage Discovery of New Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Targets Within the Understudied Druggable Proteome (R21). Next due date May 22, 2023.
RFA-NS-21-015: Team Research for Initial Translational Efforts in Non-addictive Analgesic Therapeutics Development (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Next due date June 9, 2023.
RFA-EB-22-002: Translational Development of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices (R18 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Next due date June 19, 2023.
HIV
RFA-CA-22-057: Basic/Translational Research on Health Disparities in Underrepresented People Living with HIV (PLWH) and Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Next due date May 7, 2023.
RFA-CA-22-056: Basic/Translational Research on Health Disparities in Underrepresented People Living with HIV (PLWH) and Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Next due date May 7, 2023.
KL2 Scholars
PAR-21-121: Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program (R03 Clinical Trial Optional). Next due date June 19, 2023.
Maternal and Child Health
PAR-23-130: Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). Next due date June 5, 2023.
PAR-23-131: Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R21 Clinical Trial Optional). Next due date June 16, 2023.
PCORI (Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Cycle 2 letters of intent due May 31, 2023; invited applications are due August 29, 2023
Health System Strategies to Address Disparities in Hypertension Management and Control
Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Advancing the Science of Engagement
Implementation of Effective Shared Decision Making Approaches in Practice Settings
Rare Diseases
PAR-22-101: Clinical Trial Readiness for Rare Diseases, Disorders, and Syndromes (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Next due date May 15, 2023
Translational Research Training
PAR-21-112: Institutional Training Programs to Advance Translational Research on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (T32). Next due date May 25, 2023.
PAR-23-163: Institutional Training Programs to Advance Translational Research on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Next due dates May 25, 2023 and September 25, 2023.
Search for Funding
Pilot Program funding should lead to funding from government agencies and private foundations. Explore the links below to find the right funding opportunities to take your Pilot Project to the next stage.
| NIH | NIH is the world’s largest funder of biomedical research. Search NIH’s funding list and learn about grants and other resources. |
| National Science Foundation | Browse the NSF’s current funding opportunities. |
| Department of Defense | The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program has a variety of funding opportunities focused on transforming healthcare through innovative and impactful research. |
| Grants.gov |
Grants.gov is a centralized location for grant seekers to find and apply for funding opportunities from all departments of the federal government. |
| Foundations | CWRU subscribes to Pivot, a service available to all faculty, staff researchers, and graduate students that helps you quickly discover the right funding opportunities. Follow the link above for the Office of Research & Grant Development’s quick start guide. |