Extramural Funding
We locate external funding and collaboratives that closely align with your research goals.
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- Limited submissions must be routed through the ORD (jwharten@uthsc.edu). Applications submitted directly through Cayuse or to the funding agency will be deemed ineligible.
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CURRENT COMPETITIONS and OPPORTUNITIES
| OPPORTUNITY TITLE | DEADLINE/S | DESCRIPTION |
| SELECTED FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
Time-Sensitive Evaluation of Policies Affecting Health Behaviors and Chronic Disease Risk (R01 CT Not Allowed) establishes an accelerated review/award process to support time-sensitive research to evaluate a new policy or program likely to influence diet, physical activity, sleep, ad/or weight thus holding the potential to lower rates of chronic diseases, particularly in populations at risk for health disparities. 2025 Application Due Dates: May 9, June 10, July 9, August 7, September 9, October 9, November 7, December 9 The New Investigator Gateway Awards for Collaborative T1D Research (R03 CT Not Allowed) promote extramural basic and clinical biomedical research improving the understanding of the mechanisms underlying disease leading to improved preventions, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes, digestive, and kidney diseases. Letter of Intent Due Dates: May 26, 2025, and February 6, 2026 The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 CT Optional) solicits applications for research projects that identify, examine, and address the ethical, legal, and social implications of advances in genomics for individuals, families, communities, groups, institutions, and society. 2025 Application Due Dates: June 17 and October 20 The NCI Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 CT Req.) is designed for candidates proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or a separate ancillary clinical trial as part of their research and career development. If you are not planning on any of these, consider applying to this companion opportunity. 2025 Application Due Dates: June 17 and October 15 The NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 CT Not Allowed) supports timely planning activities and development of all materials required for the implementation of a future clinical study concerning eye and vision research. 2025 Application Due Dates: June 16 and October 16 If interested in Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, the Office of Research Development encourages you to visit the subject area pages for the most up-to-date information as some funding opportunities are currently open while others are simply anticipated. Should you have any questions about these or other opportunities, please reach out to ORD. |
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| NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Program | SEPA supports educational activities for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 (P-12) to ensure that students and teachers from all communities and regions of the country have the opportunity to pursue studies in science, technology , engineering, and mathematics (STEM). | |
| NIH Weekly Funding Opportunities and Notices | NIH is the largest public founder of biomedical research in the world. Weekly updates allow researchers to track newly published funding opportunities and notices. | |
| AHA Grant Funding Opportunities | The American Heart Association, the largest non-profit, non-governmental funder of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular research in the U.S., offers both annually and one-time grants. Some programs require pre-proposals, with full proposals by invitation only. | |
| CDC National Prevention Information Network Funding Opportunities | NPIN is an information and resource platform connecting public health partners through collaborative communication and innovative technology solutions for HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, TB, and adolescent and school health. | |
| Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43 Clinical Trial Optional) |
LOI Deadline: 30 days before the application due date. Application Due Date(s): August 6, 2025; August 6, 2026 |
(D43 CT Optional). The Global Infectious Disease (GID) research training program addresses research training needs related to infectious diseases impacting people living in developed countries. The goal is to build a critical mass of researchers and support staff to conduct independent infectious disease research. Joint applications for collaborative training programs with didactic, mentored research and professional development skill components are encouraged. |
| Device Based Treatments for Substance Use Disorders (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) | Application Deadline(s): August 13, 2025; December 18, 2025; August 13, 2026. |
PAR-25-023 seeks applications accelerating the development of devices to treat Substance Use Disorders. These applications may focus on pre-clinical and/or clinical development and testing of new or existing devices approved for other indications. |
RESOURCES
Navigating the Federally Funded Medical Research Landscape
November 2024. Presentation by Dr. Travis Taylor, VP at Strategic Marketing Innovations (SMI) covering federally funded medical and health related research, agencies, opportunities, and strategies for successful pursuit of funded research