# Limited Competition: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) for Clinical & Translational Research (CTR) (P30 - CT Optional) (PAR-27-056)

**Plain-English Eligibility Score:** 80/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAR-27-056 |
| Title | Limited Competition: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) for Clinical & Translational Research (CTR) (P30 - CT Optional) |
| Agency | National Institutes of Health |
| Status | posted |
| Posted / open date | 2026-08-19 |
| Close date | 2029-05-30 |
| Award ceiling | n/a |
| Award floor | n/a |
| Estimated total funding | n/a |
| Funding category | Health |
| Eligible applicants | County governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Small businesses; Special district governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); City or township governments; Private institutions of higher education; Independent school districts; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Eligibility notes | Eligibility Criteria for Lead and Partner OrganizationsEvery organization in the application must be either a Lead or a Partner–no organization can be both.Every organization in the application must be in an IDeA-eligible state.There are strict limits to avoid overlap:Each IDeA-eligible state can only have one active IDeA-CTR-type (IDeA-CTR, CTR-N, or CTR-D) award at a time.An organization c |
| CFDA / Assistance listing | 93.859 |
| Summary | The Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program develops biomedical research capacity in states that have historically received low levels of NIH funding (IDeA states). The IDeA Clinical & Translational Research (CTR) program supports two programmatic tracks to build clinical and translational (C&T) research capacity to enable research on diseases and health challenges prevalent in IDeA states. IDeA CTR Development (CTR-D) awards focus on C&T research workforce development and infrastructure enhancement at health research organizations with limited clinical research capacity in IDeA states. IDeA CTR Network (CTR-N) awards support statewide (or multi-state) networks of health research orga |
| Agency contact | NIGMS_IDeA-CTR@mail.nih.gov |

## Why this score
- Small businesses are listed as eligible applicants.
- Nonprofits are listed as eligible applicants.
- 938 days until the deadline: enough time to prepare a strong application.

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