Limited Competition: High Impact Specialized Innovation Programs in Clinical and Translational Science (RC2 Clinical Trials Optional)
National Institutes of Health · Opportunity PAR-25-156
Who can apply
- Public and State institutions of higher education
Other Eligible Applicants include the following:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
About this opportunity
The purpose of the High Impact Specialized Innovation Programs (SIPs) is to support the development and demonstration of unique hub capabilities, research platforms and/or resources to address in a timely manner critical gap areas and/or roadblocks in clinical and translational science at awarded UM1 Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program Hubs (PAR-24-272). Successful programs supported through this funding opportunity are expected to lay a strong foundation for future adoption and/or dissemination of capabilities to additional CTSA Program Hubs.
Award history — this exact opportunity
NIH RePORTER lists 2 funded awards under PAR-25-156 across 2 organizations.
Total award obligations, not per-year amounts.
Recent awardees include: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Source: NIH RePORTER, matched on the exact opportunity number. NIH publishes success rates by institute and activity code — source.
Portfolio context — this listing covers more than this opportunity
This opportunity is funded under Assistance Listing 93.350 (“National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences”), a broad federal program that made about 112 new awards per year over the last five fiscal years (median award $425k). Those figures describe that whole portfolio — not this specific solicitation, so we don't show them as if they were this opportunity's track record.
Applicant counts per solicitation are not published by any federal agency — no one can honestly sell you that number. NIH publishes success rates by institute and activity code — source.
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