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We offer an array of funding opportunities that support our mission of turning research observations into health solutions through translational science.

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Name	NCATS Issued	FOA Number	Activity Code	Posting Date	Expiration Date	Opportunity Type
Clinical Trial Readiness for Rare Diseases, Disorders, and Syndromes (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	✔	PAR-25-450	R21	09/22/2025	07/20/2028	NA
Notice of Extension for RFA-TR-23-018 "Miniaturization and Automation of Tissue Chip Systems (MATChS) (UT1/UT2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"	✔	NOT-TR-26-005		09/15/2025	09/04/2026	Notice of Change to Funding Opportunity
Notice of Extension for RFA-TR-23-017 "Miniaturization and Automation of Tissue Chip Systems (MATChS) (U43/U44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"	✔	NOT-TR-26-004		09/15/2025	09/04/2026	Notice of Change to Funding Opportunity
Notice of Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network Alumni Site: Data Storage and Access	✔	NOT-TR-25-012		07/21/2025		Notice of Information
Notice of Change to Application Due Dates for PAR-25-438, "Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia (RDCRC) for the Rare Diseases Clinical Research N...	✔	NOT-TR-25-010		06/17/2025		Notice of Change to Funding Opportunity
Notice of Extension and Change for PAR-23-268 "Industrialization and Translation of Extracellular Vesicles for use in Regenerative Medicine (UT1/UT2) ...	✔	NOT-TR-25-007		06/06/2025		Notice of Change to Funding Opportunity
Notice of Extension for PAR-25-157 Awards Supporting Cutting-Edge Technologies for Translational Science (ASCETTS) (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)	✔	NOT-TR-25-009		06/05/2025		Notice of Change to Funding Opportunity
Notice of Extension and Change for PAR-23-267 "Industrialization and Translation of Extracellular Vesicles for use in Regenerative Medicine (U43/U44 C...	✔	NOT-TR-25-005		06/06/2025		Notice of Change to Funding Opportunity
Notice of Announcement of the NCATS Rare Diseases Are Not Rare! 2025 Challenge Prize Competition	✔	NOT-TR-25-014		07/30/2025		Notice of Information
Expanding the Target Landscape by Drugging the Undruggable (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	✔	PAR-25-442	R21	06/17/2025	02/17/2028	NA

Last updated on February 19, 2025