Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 21 337
This funding opportunity (PAR 21-337) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant run through the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). It supports Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional training at the predoctoral level under the T32 mechanism, specifically within the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program. In practical terms, it is designed to help eligible institutions build or strengthen structured, mentored research training programs for predoctoral trainees who are pursuing health professional degrees and who plan to become clinical and translational scientists. A key emphasis is developing a heterogeneous pool of trainees and ensuring they gain the core knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to move discoveries toward real-world health impact.
The scientific and workforce goal is to prepare trainees to contribute to the full spectrum of clinical and translational science, including work that can lead to better diagnostics, new or improved therapeutics, more effective clinical interventions, and evidence-based behavioral modifications that improve health outcomes. The award is about training capacity rather than funding standalone research projects, so the focus is on a well-designed training environment: rigorous research experiences, strong mentorship, didactic elements that support translational thinking, and career development that helps trainees progress into independent research paths in the clinical and translational space.
This announcement is explicitly labeled “Clinical Trial Not Allowed,” meaning the supported training and associated activities cannot include independent clinical trials as part of what the grant is funding. While trainees may learn about clinical trials conceptually or gain skills relevant to translational research, the program itself cannot propose to conduct clinical trial work as an allowable grant activity under this FOA.
Eligibility is limited and institution-focused. Non-U.S. (foreign) institutions are not eligible to apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible. The full eligibility requirements and any additional constraints are described in the full Funding Opportunity Announcement, which is important because “limited competition” usually indicates that only certain institutions (often connected to the CTSA ecosystem or otherwise meeting specific program criteria) can apply.
From the source information provided, the opportunity is categorized as a grant under the NIH health activity area (CFDA 93.350). The posted original closing date is 2024-09-13, and the listing does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards in the excerpt provided. The opportunity was created on 2021-09-22, indicating it is part of an ongoing NIH funding program cycle rather than a one-time solicitation.
Overall, this FOA is best understood as a training-program grant aimed at strengthening the pipeline of predoctoral, clinically oriented translational researchers by funding institutions to deliver high-quality mentored research training, build cohesive curricula and support structures, and broaden participation in the clinical and translational science workforce, while staying within NIH NRSA T32 training grant rules and the specific “no clinical trials” restriction.Apply for PAR 21 337
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "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)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.350.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-09-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-13. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses.
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