NIDDK Multi-Purpose Resource-Related, Multi-Component Research Services Centers Cooperative Agreement (U2C - Clinical Trial Optional)
This grant funds centers that provide specialized research services and training to external investigators in areas related to NIDDK’s mission, such as obesity and diabetes, to enhance research rigor and efficiency.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $9,000,000; ~7 awards expected; duration and individual award size not specified.
Summary: Supports multi-component resource/service centers that provide specialized research services and training to external investigators in NIDDK mission areas.
Description
This opportunity invites applications for the establishment of multi-purpose, resource-related, multi-component research services centers (U2C) under the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). These centers are designed to increase rigor, reproducibility, and cost efficiency by offering specialized core services—such as technical support, consulting, data coordination, and other research services—to external clients, especially those at institutions lacking such expertise. The focus is on enabling high-impact research in NIDDK mission areas, including but not limited to integrative physiology, metabolic phenotyping, nutrition, community engagement, and data coordination, with disease emphasis on obesity, diabetes, and related fields. Centers must also offer experiential training in at least one core service and may propose pilot and feasibility grant programs as needed.
