Implementation Science (IS) Pilot Program
Implementation Science (IS) Pilot Program supports investigators testing ways to move evidence-based approaches into practice, generating generalizable knowledge and preliminary data for future funding.
Funder: Frontiers Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Due Dates: December 7, 2026, 9:00 AM CT (IRDP interest) | March 5, 2027, 11:59 PM CT (Full application)
Funding Amounts: One award of up to $25,000 for July 1, 2027–June 30, 2028
Summary: Supports implementation science pilots that move evidence-based approaches into practice and generate preliminary data for subsequent extramural funding.
Key Information: Frontiers membership, an IMPACT consultation, and institutional commitment of at least 20% PI effort are required.
Description
The Implementation Science Pilot Program is run by Frontiers Clinical & Translational Science Institute in collaboration with its Implementation and Measurement for Program Assessment, Change and Translation (IMPACT) team. It supports innovative research addressing barriers to adopting, adapting, integrating, and sustaining evidence-based guidelines, interventions, tools, policies, and other innovations across varied settings.
Supported studies may test dissemination and implementation strategies, examine scale-up and sustainability, improve implementation measures, refine tools, or identify barriers through qualitative or mixed-methods research. Projects may also adapt interventions for new populations or reduce practices that lack evidence, provide minimal benefit, or are harmful or wasteful. The program requires a translational science focus: developing generalizable principles that accelerate translational research while generating preliminary data for future extramural applications.
