Translational Research Development Program
This page lists all Indiana CTSI funding opportunities currently accepting applications. Clicking on the Request For Application (RFA) title will provide you with further details.
The “Click here to start a submission” link at the bottom of each RFA will take you to the Indiana CTSI grants system (which requires login) and allows you to start the application process.
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IUSCCC “Near-Miss” NIH R01 Initiative
NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) DEADLINE: Rolling submission to Crystal Banks crybanks@iu.edu or Kaitlin Evans kcondron@iu.edu
FULL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Rolling submission after NOI
$$ / IUSCCC
The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center is providing an opportunity to fund cancer focused PI-directed applications to the National Institutes of Health that have been reviewed once and missed the NIH pay line and have a high potential for obtaining external funding. The goal is to increase the cancer focused NIH funding base. Non-NCI targeted applications should have significant cancer relevance. Investigators wishing to apply to this funding mechanism must first submit their project to the IU External Resubmission Grant opportunity for funding consideration. If the project is not funded at the University level, an investigator can submit the project to the Cancer Center’s Near-Miss initiative for funding consideration. Investigators wishing to apply to this funding mechanism must first submit a draft cover letter (letter of intent) for approval by the Cancer Center’s Executive Committee before working with a Coordinator to submit a full application. Once approved, the link for submitting the online application will be sent. Maximum allowable amount for R01, R42 and R44 grants is $50K with P01 and SPORE funding amounts evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Contact for Notice of Intent and Questions: Kaitlin Evans
kcondron@iu.edu
or Crystal Banks
crybanks@iu.edu
Files for Investigators
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IUSCCC Community-Academic Collaborative Program Award
$ / C / IUSCCC
LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Rolling submission via email to crybanks@iu.edu
FULL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Rolling submission Investigators wishing to apply to this funding mechanism must first submit a Letter of Intent for approval to crybanks@iu.edu Once approved, the link for submitting the online application will be sent.
IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement is inviting collaborative proposals for implementing evidence-based cancer related programs within the community. Proposals should focus on the cancer burden in Indiana. The program should have an evaluation component and priority will be given to one of the major cancer burdens in Indiana including lung, breast, colon, pancreas, prostate and cervical. We are particularly interested in programs that can lower risk behaviors related to cancers which drive cancer incidence and morbidity. Of particular interest are community-led programs that will increase our reach or understanding of the underserved populations in Indiana. The project must be co-led by an IUSCCC faculty member and community advocate or partner.
The duration of this funding is one year, and the budget should not exceed $15,000.
Contact: Crystal Baker crybanks@iu.edu
Files for Investigators
- Webcamp users guide
- IUSCCC Community-Academic Collaborative Program Application
- IUSCCC Community-Academic Collaborative Program Guidelines
Indiana Department of Health Trauma System Development Grant
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Rolling submission.
$$$ / N
The Indiana Department of Health’s Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention has been provided funding to support quality improvement projects and the ongoing development of the statewide trauma system. To aid in the implementation of trauma system projects, the Indiana Department of Health will fund the following strategies. Applicants must implement projects that target at least one strategy but can address multiple strategies if appropriate.
- Strategy 1:Trauma System Development
- Strategy 2: Quality Improvement
- Strategy 3: Trauma and Non-Trauma Center Engagement
- Strategy 4: Injury Prevention Programming
This request for application (RFA) is designed for all interested entities wishing to submit proposals for trauma system development under the core strategies outlined above. Funding decisions for all proposals submitted under this program will be made following a review process by the Indiana Trauma Care Commission (TCC) and IDOH.
Eligible applicants might include hospitals, hospital networks, first responder agencies, statewide organizations, and entities with previous experience leading quality improvement activities. An entity may submit more than one proposal.
Applicants will be allocated a set dollar amount based on the project scope and potential impact to address outlined strategies and improve Indiana’s trauma system. NOTE: If your application is selected for funding, IDOH will work with you to create the ID numbers defined below that are requested in the application form. These numbers are necessary prior to the finalization of a contract with the State. If you have these numbers already established, please include them in your application. AOS (Auditor of State) Supplier ID: This number is created by the State Comptroller’s Office and is required for you to receive a contract, purchase order, or receive a payment from the State of Indiana. It requires a W-9 Form AND a Direct Deposit Form Tax ID/EIN: An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is also known as a Federal Tax Identification Number and is used to identify a business entity. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issues this number. IDOA Bidder ID: IDOA Supplier Portal, a ten-digit number assigned to companies when they register to bid on solicitations for new state contracts without having to detail certain corporation specifics on each submitted bid. You must have an IDOA Bidder ID. Register here
Contact: : indianatrauma@health.in.gov
Files for Investigators
- WebCAMP User’s Guide
- Trauma System Development Application
- Trauma System Development Guidelines
- Trauma System Development Budget Template (NOTE: FY24 and FY25 budget totals can be different based on the needs of the proposal. The budget totals for each year do not need to match.)
- Trauma System Development Informational Webinar
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Large Collaborative Grant RFA
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Rolling Submission
$$ / IUSM
This Executive Associate Dean for Research (EADR) sponsored program is intended to support large, collaborative, interdisciplinary grants including, but not limited to, program project grants (P01s), center grants (P30s, P50s, P60s), and cooperative agreements (U54s). The goal of this initiative is to bring together faculty of Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) to collaborate and develop novel concepts that advance the mission and research goals of IUSM. These funds must be used for experiments to generate data to support the grant application. Support for this program is dependent on the availability of funds from the EADR. Please see RFA linked below for details.
Contact: trnsldev@iu.edu
Files for Investigators
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Early Career Investigator Awards in Clinical - Translational Research (K12)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 13, 2025
E / IU / IUSM / PU / ND
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute is requesting applications for K12 Early Career Investigator clinical – translational research proposals.
These awards are designed to provide promising early career faculty investigators the opportunity to be mentored in research-intensive, multi-disciplinary settings toward the goal of developing careers in clinical - translational research. Emphasis of the Indiana CTSI K12 Early Career Investigator Awards in Clinical - Translational Research are to move findings from basic laboratory and pre-clinical research toward the development of new treatment options or interventions or clinical trials to eventual dissemination or clinical implementation to studying population health outcomes and health metrics. The phases of translational research may not necessarily be linear and can jump steps depending on the research project and the starting point. The goal of the Indiana CTSI is to make awards at all of these stages. It is important that the clinical - translational research have clear applications to human disease and health outcomes.
For details and eligibility requirements, please see the links below for the full announcement and other supporting documents. Applicants should open and read all of the links under “Files for Investigators” before starting a submission.
Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to send their current CV to Patricia McGuire (pcmcguir@iu.edu) for eligibility pre-screening no later than December 06, 2024.
Contact: Patricia McGuire / 317-278-2824 pcmcguir@iu.edu
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Showalter Trust
DEADLINE FOR ROUTING TO ORA: January 9, 2025 5:00 PM
DEADLINE FOR UPLOADING ORA APPROVED PROPOSAL: January 16, 2025
$$ / IUSM
Since 1975, IUSM has received research funding through gifts made possible from the Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Fund. The areas of appropriate biomedical research, eligible for funding, are broad and described by the benefactors as “the type of medical research that is most likely to permanently benefit mankind.” Donor intent prohibits the use of Showalter Trust funds for research in psychiatry, sociology, or social studies.
Only current full-time faculty (non-visiting status) having a primary appointment in IUSM and a rank of assistant professor or assistant scientist are eligible to apply for funding from the Showalter Research Trust. Note that the same proposal may not be submitted as both a Biomedical Research Grant and a Showalter Trust application. If eligible for both programs, the investigator is encouraged to submit to the Showalter Trust.
Applications for funding from the Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust will be reviewed in two stages. An initial review by the IUSM Biomedical Research Committee (BRC) will select the most meritorious proposals for further discussion and ranking. The BRC will then provide a recommended ranking to the Showalter Trustees who conduct a second review. Final funding decisions are made by the Showalter Trustees.
Applications should have a maximum requested amount of $75,000.
Contact: 317-278-2822 trnsldev@iu.edu
Indiana CTSI – IU Kelley MBA Core & Project Business Management Assistance
EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 13, 2025
IU / IUSM / PU / ND / R
The Indiana CTSI, jointly with the IU Kelley School of Business, is providing an opportunity to receive business management assistance by teams of Kelley School of Business students (2-5 students per project) for any Cores, resources, programs and units that provide a central service to CTSI investigators (see RFA for examples of assistance).
Students are part of the IU Bloomington Kelley residential-MBA program independent study program for course credit and the duration will be 8 weeks. Selected awardees will be expected to engage with the MBA students on the initial project scope (2 hours), additional follow-up or onsite meetings (8-12 hours) and a final project close-out (1-2 hours).
An article highlighting the contributions of previous Kelley MBA student teams to CTSI cores and resources was published on the Indiana CTSI website.
Selected projects will commence in early March 2025 and will be completed by early May 2025.
Contact: Rob Dimmitt, Sr. Director, Research Administration and Finance rdimmitt@iu.edu
Files for Investigators
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Biomedical Research Grant (BRG)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 16, 2025
$$ / IUSM
The Biomedical Research Grant program is open to all IU School of Medicine (IUSM) faculty that are full-time, regardless of tenure status, having an appointment of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor and Assistant/Associate/Full Scientist. In general, two categories of research projects will benefit from this program: 1) research projects of investigators new to IUSM who do not yet have extramural funding and who need support to acquire the preliminary data necessary to compete for extramural funding; 2) research projects of established IUSM investigators who are between funding periods from extramural sources.
Applications are considered small grants and should have a maximum requested amount of $50,000 and be limited to one (1) year duration
Contact: 317-278-2822 trnsldev@iu.edu
Files for Investigators
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Research Enhancement Grant (REG)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 16, 2025
$$ / IUSM
The IUSM Research Enhancement Program is designed to stimulate research productivity at the statewide Centers for Medical Education (regional campuses) including the Bloomington Medical Sciences Program. This does not include the IU Indianapolis campus. All full-time Center/Medical Sciences faculty, regardless of tenure status, having an appointment of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor or Assistant/Associate/Full Scientist at time of submission, are eligible to apply for a Research Enhancement Grant. Primary appointment must be in the School of Medicine. Faculty in visiting ranks are not eligible for funding through this mechanism.
Applications are considered small grants and should have a maximum requested amount of $50,000 and be limited to one (1) year duration
Contact: 317-278-2822 trnsldev@iu.edu
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IUSCCC Community Outreach and Engagement Pilot Projects
LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) DEADLINE: December 2, 2024 emailed to Vicki Clements vlclemen@iu.edu
FULL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 10, 2025
$ / IUSCCC
IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center is inviting proposals for pilot/feasibility research projects focused on how demographics, social determinants of health, comorbidities (obesity, diabetes, hypertension etc.) and behaviors (tobacco use, screening, preventive measures such as vaccination, diet and exercise) affect cancer risk, diagnosis and treatment and survivorship. Special consideration is given to the cancers with the highest incidence and morbidities in our catchment area (lung, colorectal, prostate, breast, pancreas and cervical) with the ultimate goal of eliminating cancer’s burden in Indiana and beyond.
We are particularly interested in, and priority will be given to, applications from investigators who, with this additional support, are likely to obtain extramural peer-reviewed funding.
The duration of this pilot funding is one year, and the budget should not exceed $50,000.
Applications will be completed via WebCAMP. A submission link will be sent to the applicant once the Letter of Intent has been approved.
Contact: Vicki Clements; vlclemen@iu.edu
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IUSCCC Trainee Pilot Award
LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) DEADLINE: January 06, 2025
vlclemen@iu.edu
FULL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 3, 2025
Investigators wishing to apply to this funding mechanism must first submit a Letter of Intent for approval to vlclemen@iu.eduOnce approved, the link for submitting the online application will be sent.
$ / E / IUSCCC
The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center requests applications from trainees (graduate students, post-docs, residents, and clinical fellows) for pilot funding to support innovative research focused on cancer. The primary purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide training on proposal writing, grant review process, and, if funded, how to manage funds. Proposals may span cancer biology, early drug development, including target identification, new model systems development and all aspects of cancer prevention and control including population science and symptom management to name a few. Proposals that provide training in new technologies are strongly encouraged. This mechanism may not be used to support clinical trials. Funding is for up to $10,000 for one year.
Contact:
Hari Natkshatri
hnakshat@iu.edu
or Claire Walczak
cwalczak@iu.edu
Indiana CTSI Postdoc Challenge Grant Funding to use Indiana CTSI-Designated Core Facilities
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 27, 2025
$ / E / R / IU / IUSM / PU / ND
The Postdoc Challenge offers postdoctoral researchers at Indiana University, IU School of Medicine, IUI, Purdue University, and the University of Notre Dame valuable proposal writing and reviewing experience in areas related to translational research through the use of one or more of the Indiana CTSI-designated core facilities at any of the partner universities. This is a competitive opportunity for a $5,000 award in the form of an expense account for use of core facility services. Funding is to be used only for services provided by the core facilities. Indiana CTSI-designated core facilities are listed on the CTSI website. (https://www.indianactsi.org/servicecores) Applications to this program are limited to $5,000 and are of one (1) year duration. Informational Workshops: Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the informational workshops listed in the RFA (see link to handout below).
Contact: Tommy Sors tsors@purdue.edu
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CTSI Postdoctoral Training Awards in Translational Research (T32)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 23, 2025 Interested candidates must submit a current CV to Patricia McGuire emailed to pcmcguir@iu.edu for eligibility pre-screening before starting an application in WebCAMP. Ms. McGuire will provide you with the link to start an application in WebCAMP once you are pre-qualified to apply.
IUSM / IU / E / PU / ND
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) T32 Postdoctoral Training Awards, funded in part by NCATS, are designed to provide promising postdoctoral fellows with the opportunity to be mentored in research-intensive multi-disciplinary settings toward the goal of developing careers across the spectrum of translational research.
Emphasis of Indiana CTSI postdoctoral training awards in translational research are to move findings from basic laboratory and pre-clinical research (referred to as T1 research) toward the development of new treatment options or interventions or clinical trials (referred to as T2 research) to eventual dissemination or clinical implementation (referred to as T3 research) to studying population health outcomes and health metrics (referred to as T4 research). The phases of translational research may not necessarily be linear and can jump steps depending on the research project and the starting point. The goal of the Indiana CTSI is to make awards at all of these stages.
Funding for all postdoctoral training awards is for up to two years (with the 2nd year of funding contingent upon review and demonstration of satisfactory progress). Benefits include a stipend as well as health insurance and research training related expenses.
Applications will be accepted for two tracks:
- Community- Public Health Track: Available for those postdoctoral fellows who have a keen interest for directed training in T3 to T4 translational research in the areas of clinical, health care delivery, public health, population health, or community or policy based efforts. It is important that the translational research have clear applications to human disease and health outcomes.
- Traditional Track: Available for postdoctoral fellows who have an interest in undertaking a translational research project tailored to his or her interests while working in a research environment with mentors who can help the fellow develop the necessary skills to become a successful translational science researcher.
Contact: Patricia McGuire 317-278-2824
pcmcguir@iu.edu
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Indiana Pediatric Scientist Award (IPSA) Program – K12
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 29, 2025
IUSM / E
Leveraging an existing strong foundation of training, mentorship and research, the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) Indiana Pediatric Scientist Award (IPSA) program will accelerate the success of junior faculty in bridging the gap between training and independence. Along with training new translational, physician scientists, the goal of the Department of Pediatrics, Indiana Pediatric Scientist Award (IPSA) Program is to stimulate multi-disciplinary and translational research. The latter is research that seeks to develop and translate laboratory observations to innovative clinical trials or clinically germane observations to investigate at the laboratory/bench. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from investigators who, with this additional support, are likely to obtain extramural peer-reviewed funding. These K12 Program grant awards will ultimately result in a well-qualified cadre of pediatrician scientists who will help strengthen the research capacity and meet the need for highly skilled physician investigators who can take advantage of new technologies and respond to the increasing demands of pediatric research.
Contact: jayalley@iu.edu
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Center for Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases Pilot & Feasibility Grant
LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) DEADLINE: Monday February 24, 2025 @ 5:00 PM EST
jelmendo@iu.edu
FULL SUBMISSION: Monday March 24, 2025 (online)
$$ / IUSM / IU / ND / PU / IBRI
A primary research-related activity of the Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases (CDMD)’s Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) program is to foster the development of new diabetes-related investigators and provide seed-support for innovative, high-risk projects.
The CDMD P&F program has three different grant mechanisms:- Parent P&F Grants: This mechanism invites applications directed towards basic biomedical, clinical, and/or translational research questions on cellular and molecular metabolism related to diabetes/obesity/metabolic syndrome, clinical and outcomes research in diabetes and obesity, complications of diabetes and obesity, islet function and survival, and nutrition and physiology of diabetes and obesity.
- Alzheimer’s-Focused P&F Grants : This mechanism invites applications focused on diabetes and metabolic disease aspects of Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias (AD/ADRD)–frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia, vascular cognitive impairment with dementia, and multiple etiology dementias.
- Physician-Scientist P&F Grants: This mechanism invites applications from exceptional emerging physician-scientists holding an MD (or equivalent) or MD/PhD with a patient-oriented diabetes and/or obesity-related clinical research project, who are early in their clinical research careers and show great promise to develop into future independent investigators.
Contact: Jeff Elmendorf jelmendo@iu.edu
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Stark Neurosciences Pre-Clinical Neuroimaging Pilot Grant
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 31, 2025
$ / IUSM / IU / PU / ND
The goal of the Pre-Clinical Neuroimaging Research Pilot Study program is to facilitate the generation of new knowledge in the neurosciences through the development of funded research programs. This mechanism will provide seed-support up to $10,000 for innovative, high-risk animal imaging projects using the Bruker BioSpec 9.4T PET-MRI scanner using the IIBIS In-Vivo Imaging Core.
Applicants (the contact PI) from one of the following three categories are eligible to apply:
Contact: Contact Information: Yu-Chien Wu, Scientific Director for the Roberts Translational Imaging Facility yucwu@iu.edu
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Indiana CTSI (IUSM) Core Equipment Grant
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 31, 2025
$ / $$ / $$$ / IUSM
The Indiana CTSI is seeking proposals from Indiana CTSI Designated IU School of Medicine Cores requesting support for the purchase of equipment that will enhance the research environment and contribute to the research mission of the School and the Indiana CTSI.
Proposals requesting equipment costing between $5,000 - $100,000 will be accepted. Proposals for equipment costing more than $100,000 will be entertained if matching funds to cover the balance are identified.
Eligibility:
- Only Cores based within the IU School of Medicine are eligible.
- Only Indiana CTSI Designated Cores are eligible.
Contact: Translational Research Development / 317-278-2822 trnsldev@iu.edu
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Translational Population Health Research Award
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 31, 2025
$$$ / IUSM / IU / PU / ND / N
Population health research advances the promotion and protection of the health of communities and populations, emphasizing healthy lifestyles, social determinants of health, and health care equity, quality, and accessibility. To facilitate this approach, IU Research at Indiana University-Bloomington, in partnership with the Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is accepting applications for the Translational Population Health Research Award program. Applications may focus on any aspect of population health, but meritorious projects should result in an external submission to NIH, NSF, DoD, USDA or comparable agency and ultimately lead to the improvement of population health outcomes. These applications require one or more of the following features:
- A partnership between an IUB faculty member and a community or public health liaison (e.g., non-profit organization, local public health department) external to IUB
- A transdisciplinary collaboration among two or more investigators from different IUB departments or schools
- A collaborator at another Indiana CTSI partner institution (IUSM, IUI, University of Notre Dame, Regenstrief Institute or Purdue).
Contact Information: Joel Ybe jybe@iu.edu
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Pilot Funding for Research Use of Core Facilities
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 31, 2025
$ / IUSM / IU / PU / ND / R
The Indiana CTSI Pilot Funding program is intended to promote the use of technologies and expertise afforded by the Indiana CTSI Core Facilities available at all partner institutions. Successful proposals will demonstrate outstanding scientific merit that can be linked to generating extramural funding or novel intellectual property (IP). Success of the program will be viewed, in part, by the fostering of new funded grants or providing significant contributions to grant renewals. Therefore, proposals will be judged with equal measure on scientific merit and the likelihood of generating new IP or extramural grant support. Funding is for a maximum requested amount of $10,000; projects are typically two years in duration. Funding is for utilization of designated Indiana CTSI core facilities only. Information describing each core is available at https://indianactsi.org/servicecores/
Contact: Translational Research Development / 317-278-2822 trnsldev@iu.edu
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