This grant funds a center to coordinate and support a national network that provides human ear tissues and fosters collaboration among researchers studying hearing and balance disorders.
This grant has transitioned from forecasted to posted and is now accepting applications.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: March 5, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $200,000 award ceiling; $300,000 estimated total program funding; 1 expected award
Summary: Supports a coordinating center for the NIDCD National Human Ear Resource Network to advance research using human inner and middle ear tissues.
Key Information: Clinical trials are not allowed under this U24 cooperative agreement.
This National Institutes of Health opportunity supports a coordinating center for the NIDCD National Human Ear Resource Network. The collaborative network serves as a national technological resource for auditory and vestibular researchers using human inner and middle ear tissues.
The program’s objective is to enable a range of basic and clinical studies that advance knowledge and treatment of auditory and vestibular disorders. This opportunity specifically funds the network’s coordinating center through a U24 cooperative agreement, rather than clinical trials. It falls within NIH’s Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders assistance listing.