Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA TR 16 021

The Coordination Center for the CTSA Program (U24) funding opportunity (RFA TR 16 021) is a National Institutes of Health cooperative agreement intended to fund a single Coordination Center that serves as the organizing and operational backbone for the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program. The CTSA Program is a nationwide effort designed to strengthen and speed up translational and clinical research, improve the overall research process, and ultimately help move treatments and health innovations to patients faster. As the CTSA Program continues to evolve into a more integrated national consortium of medical research institutions, the Coordination Center is expected to make that consortium work smoothly by enabling consistent collaboration across the CTSA "hubs" and supporting shared goals, shared methods, and shared infrastructure.

At its core, the Coordination Center is meant to facilitate collaboration and consortium-wide activities rather than conduct a single local research project. The FOA emphasizes the need for an "environment of excellence," meaning a high-performing operational center with strong leadership, reliable processes, and the capacity to support a complex national network. A major part of the role is to develop and apply innovative approaches to how the CTSA Program collects, analyzes, uses, and shares many different types of data. This is not framed as data management for its own sake, but as data-driven strategic management of the CTSA Program: using information to understand how the consortium is functioning, identify gaps and opportunities, track progress, and help guide decision-making at a program level.

In addition to data capabilities, the Coordination Center is expected to build and maintain the collaboration, coordination, and communication infrastructure that allows the consortium to operate effectively. That includes supporting scientific activities across sites, coordinating training and career development efforts, enabling governance processes, and providing logistical support for workgroups and other cross-hub teams. Practically, this points to responsibilities such as organizing meetings and consortium events, supporting communications across many institutions, maintaining shared platforms or tools for collaboration, helping standardize approaches when appropriate, and ensuring that the different moving parts of the CTSA consortium can align and execute together.

The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement (U24), which typically indicates substantial NIH involvement during the project period compared to a standard grant. In other words, the Coordination Center is expected to work closely with NIH program leadership in an ongoing, collaborative way, and to remain responsive to consortium priorities as they develop. The funding opportunity sits in the health category and is administered under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through NIH.

Eligibility is broad and includes many organization types that could plausibly operate a national coordination function. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other entities as described in the FOA's additional eligibility language. This wide eligibility suggests the program is focused on capability and infrastructure rather than restricting applicants to a narrow institutional type.

Key administrative details from the notice include a creation date of November 2, 2016, with an original closing date of January 31, 2017. The award ceiling listed is $3,000,000, and the opportunity anticipated making 1 award, consistent with the concept of a single Coordination Center serving the whole CTSA Program.

Overall, this FOA is about strengthening the national CTSA consortium by funding one central entity to connect the hubs, run the shared operations, modernize how consortium data are gathered and used for strategic oversight, and provide the communication and coordination systems needed to support scientific collaboration, training activities, governance, and workgroup productivity across the program.

  • The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Coordination Center for the CTSA Program (U24)" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.350.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Nov 02, 2016.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 31, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: 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/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
Apply for RFA TR 16 021

[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal:

Browse more opportunities from the same agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Browse more opportunities from the same category: Health

Next opportunity: Marine Monuments Outreach

Previous opportunity: Public Health Internship Program (PHIP)

Applicant Portal:

Are you interested in learning about about how to apply for this government funding opportunity? You can create a free applicant account and receive instant access to our applicant portal that many business owners like you have benefited from.

Apply for RFA TR 16 021

 

Applicants also applied for:

Applicants who have applied for this opportunity (RFA TR 16 021) also looked into and applied for these:

Funding Opportunity
The MCH Adolescent and Young Adult Health Research Network (AYAH-RN) Apply for HRSA 17 090

Funding Number: HRSA 17 090
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Service Area Competition ? Additional Areas (SAC-AA) - Honolulu, Hawaii; College Station, Texas; and Rock Springs, Wyoming Apply for HRSA 17 106

Funding Number: HRSA 17 106
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Rural Health Network Development Planning Program Apply for HRSA 17 016

Funding Number: HRSA 17 016
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
ATSDR's Partnership to Promote Local Efforts To Reduce Environmental Exposure Apply for CDC RFA TS17 1701

Funding Number: CDC RFA TS17 1701
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - ATSDR
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Nutrition Strategies to Address Micronutrient Deficiencies Apply for CDC RFA DP16 160302CONT17

Funding Number: CDC RFA DP16 160302CONT17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Planning Council and Transitional Grant Area Planning Body Technical Assistance (TA) Cooperative Agreement Apply for HRSA 17 031

Funding Number: HRSA 17 031
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program National Training and Technical Assistance Programs for Resource Dissemination, Improved Data, and Organizational Development Apply for HRSA 17 043

Funding Number: HRSA 17 043
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Using Influenza-like Illness-specific School Absenteeism as an Early Warning System for Detecting Community Influenza Apply for RFA CK 17 003

Funding Number: RFA CK 17 003
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $600,000
Research on the Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses in India Apply for RFA IP 17 004

Funding Number: RFA IP 17 004
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $1,250,000
Research Using Linked Data to Understand Motor Vehicle Injury Among Older Adults Apply for RFA CE 17 001

Funding Number: RFA CE 17 001
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $400,000
Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Regional Collaboratives Program Apply for HRSA 17 078

Funding Number: HRSA 17 078
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Health Care Delivery System Innovations for Children with Medical Complexity Apply for HRSA 17 100

Funding Number: HRSA 17 100
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Data and Resource Generation Centers for Illuminating the Druggable Genome (U24) Apply for RFA RM 16 026

Funding Number: RFA RM 16 026
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $1,600,000
Home Visiting Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network: Series 2 (HV CoIIN 2.0) Apply for HRSA 17 102

Funding Number: HRSA 17 102
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Home Visiting Research and Development Platform Apply for HRSA 17 101

Funding Number: HRSA 17 101
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Protecting and Improving Public Health Systems Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security, Center for Global Health Apply for CDC RFA GH15 162702CONT17

Funding Number: CDC RFA GH15 162702CONT17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CGH
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Predoctoral Pediatric Training in General Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Apply for HRSA 17 068

Funding Number: HRSA 17 068
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $300,000
Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act Apply for CMS 1Z0 17 001

Funding Number: CMS 1Z0 17 001
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $500,000
Development and Evaluation of Sports Concussion Prevention Strategies Apply for RFA CE 17 002

Funding Number: RFA CE 17 002
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $550,000
Evaluation of Models of PrEP Service Delivery at Title X and STD Clinics Apply for RFA PS 17 004

Funding Number: RFA PS 17 004
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $2,000,000

 

Grant application guides and resources

It is always free to apply for government grants. However the process may be very complex depending on the funding opportunity you are applying for. Let us help you!

Apply for Grants

 

Inside Our Applicants Portal

  • Grants Repository - Access current and historic funding opportunities with ease. Thousands of funding opportunities are published every week. We can help you sort through the database and find the eligible ones to apply for.
  • Applicant Video Guides - The grant application process can be challenging to follow. We can help you with intuitive video guides to speed up the process and eliminate errors in submissions.
  • Grant Proposal Wizard - We have developed a network of private funding organizations and investors across the United States. We can reach out and submit your proposal to these contacts to maximize your chances of getting the funding you need.
Access Applicants Portal

 

Premium leads for funding administrators, grant writers, and loan issuers

Thousands of people visit our website for their funding needs every day. When a user creates a grant proposal and files for submission, we pass the information on to funding administrators, grant writers, and government loan issuers.

If you manage government grant programs, provide grant writing services, or issue personal or government loans, we can help you reach your audience.

Learn More

 

 

Request more information:

Would you like to learn more about this funding opportunity, similar opportunities to "RFA TR 16 021", eligibility, application service, and/or application tips? Submit an inquiry below:

Don't forget to subscribe to our grant alerts mailing list to receive weekly alerts on new and updated grant funding opportunities like this one in your email.

 

Ask a Question: