The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for its Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training Program.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/25/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
Responding to the needs of the scientific community to bolster a vibrant and sustainable research workforce, the Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (KUH) at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has incorporated additional flexibilities for institutional training programs serving the mission interests of non-malignant kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, encompassing both adult and pediatric conditions. The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity is to invite applications for Institutional Network Awards (U2C-TL1) to recruit, train, and retain the next generation of researchers and provide them with the coordinated support, resources, and networks they need to succeed and lead. To maximize integration and promote a highly connected trainee community, institutions are invited to submit a single, unified U2C-TL1 application. Representation across all kidney, urologic, and hematologic disciplines is not expected or required. If feasible, applications may include multiple departments within and across institutions. It is expected that each U2C-TL1 award will actively participate in the Kidney, Urology and Hematology Research-Training Network (KUHR-TN), a nationwide coalition of individual U2C-TL1 awards.
To promote extramural basic and clinical biomedical research that improves the understanding of the mechanisms underlying disease and leads to improved preventions, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes, digestive, and kidney diseases. Programmatic areas within the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases include diabetes, digestive, endocrine, hematologic, liver, metabolic, nephrologic, nutrition, obesity, and urologic diseases.
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to cultivate a highly integrated cohort of people and resources to propel training in KUH mission areas through Institutional Network Awards (U2C-TL1).
When feasible, each Institutional Network Award (U2C-TL1) is encouraged to leverage all available resources and partner institutions to maximize recruitment, training, and retention by:
- Collaborating across relevant departments within a given institution, and/or with other partner institutions as needed, to recruit trainees with interest in KUH mission areas and offer them robust educational experiences, broad professional development perspectives, and a supportive mentoring environment. We expect that not every U2C-TL1 award will include all kidney, urology and hematology disciplines, or cover both adult and pediatric conditions.
- Promoting a highly integrated community of trainees engaged in research in KUH mission areas. This fosters the goal of forming a trainee cohort and promoting a more robust local peer-to-peer network.
The U2C cooperative component will provide administrative, networking, professional development, and resources for the Institutional Network Award activities, while the TL1 training component (equivalent to a T32) will allow the institution(s) to recruit and fund at least five (5) highly competitive pre- and/or post-doctoral trainees engaged in KUH research. Each U2C-TL1 Award is expected to have a:
- Administrative Core (U2C)
- Establish governance, manage resources, and ensure program goals are met.
- Networking and Professional Development Core (U2C)
- Foster local peer- and near-peer networking, develop tailored and structured educational experiences to prepare trainees for the next step in their scientific careers, and provide a robust mentoring environment. Activities supported by this Core are expected to be site- and context-specific and address trainee needs, and programmatic goals best accomplished locally.
- TL1 Training Core (TL1)
- Recruit at least five (5) highly talented trainees from broad scientific backgrounds into the KUH workforce. Provide them with the necessary skills to succeed and lead.
Project Period
The maximum project period is 5 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
Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organization) 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.
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