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Limited Competition: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program

National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Limited Competition: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of January 25, 2027; forecast dates can change. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.350 (National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Jul 20, 2026Forecast posted
  2. Sep 1, 2026 (est.)Full notice expected
  3. Jan 25, 2027 (est.)Application deadlinenext date
  4. Dec 15, 2027 (est.)Est. award date
Posted
Jul 20, 2026
Est. close date
Jan 25, 2027
Est. award date
Dec 15, 2027
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
Not specified
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary
Fiscal year
FY2028

Typical awards for this program (SAM.gov listing for ALN 93.350, not this notice): NCATS Assistance: $1 - $11,215,948, average: $1,718,935

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligibility for this NOFO is limited to recipients that have successfully competed for an award under the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) UM1 NOFO PAR-24-272 or subsequent iterations.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The purpose of the Congressionally mandated Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program is to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into treatments, diagnostics, and health interventions that improve patient and public health by funding and coordinating a national network of academic medical centers that provide the infrastructure, expertise, training, and collaboration needed to move discoveries from the laboratory into clinical practice and community health. The purpose of the reissuance of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support institutional programs that prepare predoctoral and postdoctoral research training in clinical and translational science. 

Awards are made under the authorization of Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 241 and 284) and under Federal Regulations 42 CFR Part 52 and 2 CFR Part 200.

This is a Forecast for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Please see Eligibility Section for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered for funding. 

How to apply

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Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 93.350

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$596M
FY25$626M
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.350. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 93.350

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 978 grant awards had funding actions under National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, with 1,481 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$65.8M
  2. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$59.6M
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$45.7M
  4. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$44.7M
  5. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$42.7M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Division of Clinical Innovation, NCATS
CTSATrainingNOFOsQuestions@mail.nih.gov
Please contact via e-mail.

Quick answers

Is this opportunity open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around September 1, 2026. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity PAR-28-004), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.