The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites applications for Diabetes Research Centers (DRCs) that are designed to support and enhance the national research effort in diabetes, its complications, and related endocrine and metabolic diseases.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/10/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The purpose of this Centers program is to bring together basic and clinical investigators to enhance communication, multidisciplinary collaboration, and effectiveness of ongoing research in Diabetes Research Center topic areas. By providing shared access to specialized technical resources (research cores) and supporting a Pilot and Feasibility Program (P&F), DRCs are intended to create an environment that provides the capability for accomplishments greater than those that would be possible by individual research project grant support alone. New Center programs that bring in new approaches, propose unique scientific themes, or provide innovative resources are encouraged. Emphasis will be placed on Center programs that propose enhanced synergies with other NIDDK-funded programs as well as providing a rich mentoring environment for future diabetes researchers.
The objectives of the Diabetes Research Centers are to promote extramural preclinical and clinical biomedical research that improves our understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms underlying diabetes and related metabolic disorders leading to improved prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes and related metabolic disorders and complications.
Funding should be described in the following three categories:
- the research base of the proposed DRC members (whose biosketches are included and as reported in dollars from all funding sources ),
- the research base from NIDDK (of the same group), and
- all diabetes-related funding to the applicant institution(s) from any source in the most recent fiscal year (not the multi-year total) including from members and nonmembers. These are described in more detail below along with the rationale.
Funding Information
NIDDK intends to commit $10.4 million in FY 2026 and $7.7 million in FY2027.
Project Period
The maximum project period is five years.
Eligibility Criteria
Higher Education Institutions – Includes all types
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
Federal Governments
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations’
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
