Overcoming Barriers to Translational Success (OrBiTS)
Overcoming Barriers to Translational Success (OrBiTS) supports investigator teams with shared infrastructure to overcome clinical and translational research barriers and prepare for trials and larger grants.
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Funder: DE-CTR ACCEL Program
Due Dates: Rolling (until all available funds are allocated)
Funding Amounts: $20,000–$150,000 in direct costs for up to 24 months
Summary: OrBiTS supports shared infrastructure that helps investigator teams overcome barriers to clinical and translational research.
Key Information: Teams need at least three faculty-level investigators; the submitting investigator and all PIs must represent ACCEL partner institutions.
Description
The DE-CTR ACCEL Program’s Overcoming Barriers to Translational Success (OrBiTS) awards support infrastructure rather than specific research projects. Teams can use funding for technical staff, specialized equipment, purchased data sets, or specialized consultants to build stronger clinical and translational research programs. The awards aim to help basic scientists enter clinical and translational research and enable translational researchers to undertake clinical trials, ultimately positioning teams for large center-type grants.
The program page emphasizes rehabilitation, preventive care, and behavioral and mental health, while also considering other clinical and translational research areas. Shared equipment, infrastructure, or services should benefit multiple researchers. Use of ACCEL institutional research cores is encouraged but not mandatory.
