Limited Competition: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) for Clinical & Translational Research (CTR) (P30 - CT Optional)

Updated Oct 20, 2026

Grant from the National Institutes of Health, open to small businesses. Closes May 30, 2029, 953 days left.

Opportunity number	PAR-27-056
Agency	National Institutes of Health
Funding type	Grant
Field	Health
Cost sharing or matching	Not required
Assistance listing	93.859
Posted	Aug 19, 2026
Closes	May 30, 2029 (953 days left)
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Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and state controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see the eligibility notes)

Eligibility Criteria for Lead and Partner OrganizationsEvery organization in the application must be either a Lead or a Partner–no organization can be both.Every organization in the application must be in an IDeA-eligible state.There are strict limits to avoid overlap:Each IDeA-eligible state can only have one active IDeA-CTR-type (IDeA-CTR, CTR-N, or CTR-D) award at a time.An organization can only be involved in one IDeA-CTR-type award at a time.Organizations may not serve as a lead, partner or otherwise participate with an active Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). Organizations must meet all eligibility rules at the time of application submission and award.Additional Eligibility Criteria for Lead OrganizationsTo apply as the lead, the organization must:Already have externally-funded clinical and translational (C&T) research.Additional Eligibility Criteria for Partner OrganizationsTo participate as a partner, the organization mustBe in the same state or multi-state region as the lead organization.Note:Active awards include awards in no-cost extension (NCE).An organization that currently leads an active IDeA-CTR-type award may submit a new application if substantial changes to the CTR are proposed. If the new application is funded, the current award will be administratively ended before the new award begins.

Description

The Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program develops biomedical research capacity in states that have historically received low levels of NIH funding (IDeA states). The IDeA Clinical & Translational Research (CTR) program supports two programmatic tracks to build clinical and translational (C&T) research capacity to enable research on diseases and health challenges prevalent in IDeA states.

IDeA CTR Development (CTR-D) awards focus on C&T research workforce development and infrastructure enhancement at health research organizations with limited clinical research capacity in IDeA states. IDeA CTR Network (CTR-N) awards support statewide (or multi-state) networks of health research organizations to expand existing infrastructure, develop the research workforce to enhance the network organization's ability to design and implement competitive C&T research programs, and coordinate clinical research activities state-wide and/or across IDeA states.This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply.

Please see Section III. Eligibility 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.

Full announcement and how to apply on Grants.gov

Health grants right now

There are 350 open federal grants in health that small businesses may apply for; 33 close within 30 days. The median award ceiling is $500,000. The agencies offering the most are National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA and Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD. Grants in this field stay open a median of 1031 days; this one is open for 1015 days.

Who has won this program before

West Virginia University Research Corporation $77.1 million · from Aug 15, 2012
Pennington Biomedical Research Center $65.3 million · from Aug 15, 2012
University Of Oklahoma $64.1 million · from Sep 1, 2013
University Of Delaware $62.9 million · from Sep 30, 2001
University Of Alaska Fairbanks $61.8 million · from Sep 24, 2001

The largest grants and cooperative agreements under assistance listing 93.859 with payments since Oct 1, 2025, from USAspending.gov. Amounts are each award's total.