CTSI PILOT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Southern California-Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC-CTSI)
promotes translation of scientific discoveries into new approaches to clinical and
community health. The SC-CTSI is pleased to announce a new call for pilot
awards for Spring 2012 in four categories. The CTSI pilot grant program is
administered through the CTSI Office of Research Development. Formal
announcements and instructions for letters of intent will be available on the CTSI
web portal (www.sc-ctsi.org) in December 2011. Get on our mailing list by
signing up at www.sc-ctsi under “Get Connected”
CTSI Clinical/Translational Pilot Awards
These awards are intended to accelerate translation of basic, clinical, or
population studies to clinical or community health applications. Discovery
research that is not yet ready for translation is not a priority. Researchers at all
CTSI academic, clinical and community partners are eligible to apply. Grants will
be awarded for a one-year period in two categories.
Individual Clinical/Translational Pilot Awards: These awards are intended to
fund translational or clinical research that is primarily driven by an individual
researcher or small group. Funds may be used to initiate new
clinical/translational research projects or to move existing projects to the next
level of translation. The desired outcomes of this funding mechanism are new
approaches to health promotion or disease prevention, diagnosis and
treatment. Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded.
Multidisciplinary Clinical/Translational Pilot Award: These awards are
intended to fund the development of new team-based translational research.
Multiple principal investigators are required, and highest priority will be given
to teams that link clinically-trained faculty members (physicians, pharmacists,
dentists, occupational and physical therapists, social workers, others as
relevant) with non-clinical researchers to develop novel solutions for unmet
clinical needs. Funding may be used for acquisition of experimental data or
for program development activities that result in submission of
multidisciplinary grant proposals. The desired outcomes of this funding
mechanism are sustainable interdisciplinary research teams that can create
new approaches to health promotion or disease prevention, detection or
treatment. Grants of up to $80,000 will be awarded.
CTSI Career Development Awards
These awards support clinically-trained junior faculty members (physicians,
dentists, pharmacists, occupational and physical therapists, social workers) to
conduct clinical or translational research during mentor-based training (e.g., K08,
K23, KL2) or as a bridge between that training and independent peer-reviewed
research funding (e.g., R21, RO1, U01). Current K awardees, individuals in the
second year of the CTSI KL-2 program, and other junior faculty members holding
comparable career development awards are particularly urged to apply. More
senior clinical faculty members who are transitioning to clinical or translational
research may be eligible as well. The desired outcome of this funding
mechanism is the development of independent faculty members with sustainable
clinical or translational research programs.
CTSI Academic-Community Research Partnership Pilot Award
This grant supports the development of novel research projects and programs
that involve academic-community research partnerships. Research that
addresses health problems of diverse urban environments is a priority of this
program. Grants are awarded to teams comprised of researchers from CTSI
Academic Partners (USC and CHLA) and representatives from the CTSI Clinical
and Community partner organizations (see listing at www.sc-ctsi.org under
“About”. Proposals must demonstrate an active engagement between academic
and clinical or community partners to conduct research that addresses clinical
and community health needs. Research that addresses health problems of
diverse urban environments is a priority of this program. Grants of up to $30,000
will be awarded for a one-year period. Desired long-term outcomes of this
program are the development of sustainable collaborations that address
community needs by implementing new approaches to health promotion and
disease prevention, detection or treatment.
CTSI Team Building Incubator Grant
This grant provides funding for team-building activities that promote the CTSI
goal of developing new multidisciplinary research teams that can conduct leading
edge clinical and translational research. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded
to support meetings or conferences specifically designed to explore new
interdisciplinary collaborations and develop new interdisciplinary research teams.
Participation by members of CTSI Academic, Clinical and/or Community partners
is required. The desired outcome of this funding mechanism is the creation of
new research teams with complementary skills that can compete successfully for
extramural research support.
ADDITIONAL CTSI FUNDING AND SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES
Researchers who have potential diagnostic or therapeutic products and who
would like to explore pre-clinical development and translation to initial clinical
testing are urged to consult with the CTSI Center for Scientific Translation (CST).
The CST provides expert advice and support, including funding for qualified
projects, to move scientific discoveries forward to clinical applications. To find out
more, go to www.sc-ctsi.org, click on “Find Resources” and see CST offerings
under “Pre-clinical Translation of Your Discovery”.