National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services
Limited Competition: Mentored Research Career Development Program Award in Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Sep 28, 2027 · 356 days left
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Public college or university
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Blount County (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 54
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/eaa19300-9b67-4371-b499-ddb30c4abd33 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/109fbf86-0d4f-4a66-8a2b-9e54f1f4528f
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About this grant
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) will award Institutional Research Career Development (K12) programs through the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA). The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage institutions to propose creative and innovative institutional research career development programs designed to prepare an outstanding heterogeneous pool of promising later stage postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty scholars who have made a commitment to independent clinical and translational science research careers (i.e., tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions)to facilitate their timely career advancementand continued engagement in research (i.e., sectors including academia, industry, nonprofit and government).
Who can apply, from the official notice
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.
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct7
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Sep7
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Sep21
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Sep26
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Sep28
Deadline
From the funder.
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Writing the need statement? Blount County facts with citations.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
20 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 2016 · 0 in Blount County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $118.6M | 2017 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $31.4M | 2016 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $24.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $20.9M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $19.9M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $9.3M | 2017 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $7.6M | 2018 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $4.6M | 2020 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $4.6M | 2017 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $3M | 2018 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.8M | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $448K | 2021 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 34 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Blount County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Duke Clinical Research Institute | $1.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Ut-Battelle LLC | Oak Ridge | Georgetown University | $1.4M | 2024 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $798K spent that year | 2025 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $486K | 2026 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $486K | 2024 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $486K | 2026 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $486K | 2023 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vumc | $473K spent that year | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Duke University | $387K | 2023 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $372K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $367K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $308K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, also called “NCATS”
Program number 93.350 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
How applications are judged
The major elements in evaluating proposals include assessments of: (1) The scientific merit and general significance of the proposed study and its objectives; (2) the technical adequacy of the experimental design and approach; (3) the competency of the proposed investigator or group to successfully pursue the project; (4) the adequacy of the available and proposed facilities and resources; (5) the necessity of the budget components requested in relation to the proposed project; and (6) the relevance and importance to announced program objectives and (7) the availability of funds.
Match
None required (federal program listing).