Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA RR 10 007
Apply for RFA RR 10 007
- The National Institutes of Health in the education health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Clinical and Translational Science Coordinating Center (U54)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.389 National Center for Research Resources.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 16, 2010 and posted on Jul 16, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 12, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) .
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Opportunity Summary:
The Clinical and Translational Science Coordinating Center (CTSCC) (U54) funding opportunity (RFA-RR-10-007) is an NIH cooperative agreement designed to stand up a single national coordinating hub for the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium. The core idea is not to fund new clinical or translational research projects directly, but to strengthen how research and training are carried out across the Consortium by improving coordination, communication, shared infrastructure, and the spread of proven best practices. In practical terms, the CTSCC is meant to make it easier for CTSA institutions to work together, learn from one another, and partner effectively with organizations outside the Consortium that are also working to improve the speed, quality, and overall value of clinical and translational research.
A major emphasis of the award is collaboration enablement. The CTSCC is expected to actively encourage and facilitate interaction within the CTSA Consortium and also build bridges between the Consortium and non-CTSA institutions, programs, and organizations (including industry where appropriate). The center is also responsible for ensuring that the outcomes of these collaborations do not stay siloed within individual teams or committees, but are communicated out in ways that others can use. This includes sharing methods, tools, and consensus approaches that can be adopted broadly to improve how studies are designed, launched, managed, and translated into practice, as well as how researchers and trainees are supported.
A central deliverable is a web-based collaboration environment that supports day-to-day consortium work. The FOA calls for an online site with features such as wikis, forums, and both public and private workspaces, specifically to support communal development and adoption of best practices in clinical and translational research. That means the coordinating center is expected to provide more than a static website; it should function as a living workspace where working groups can draft guidance, iterate on shared documents, exchange lessons learned, and organize resources in a way that is accessible and reusable across institutions.
In addition to the online collaboration platform, the CTSCC is expected to coordinate consortium activities and provide administrative and logistical support for the CTSA Consortium governance structure, including conference calls and in-person meetings for committees and working groups. This part of the mission is essentially the operational backbone of the Consortium, ensuring that cross-site initiatives can be planned, scheduled, documented, and followed through efficiently, with consistent support for convenings that keep the network aligned.
The center also has a public-facing communications role. It must provide and manage a public, non-government website for the Clinical and Translational Science Consortium that communicates the activities, resources, and best practices of both the national Consortium and individual CTSA hubs. The audience for this outward-facing site is broad: the general public, industry stakeholders, and basic, clinical, and translational investigators and students. The intent is to make the Consortium more visible and understandable, and to serve as a reliable place where people can find up-to-date information about tools, programs, and effective approaches emerging from the CTSA network.
It is explicitly stated that the CTSCC will not provide resources for the conduct of research. Instead, it functions as a coordination and dissemination engine that helps research and training happen better across many sites by improving collaboration, reducing duplication, accelerating adoption of what works, and making shared practices easier to implement. The center is expected to support outreach and training-related best practices as well, not only research operations.
This FOA uses the U54 cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically implies substantial NIH involvement in stewardship and coordination compared with a standard grant. The opportunity was posted July 16, 2010, with an application closing date of January 12, 2011, and it was later archived February 12, 2011. The sponsoring agency is the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), under CFDA 93.389, within an Education/Health activity category.
Funding is structured around a single award. NCRR anticipated funding one application at approximately $4 million in FY2012, with a maximum project period of up to five years. The total cost cap across the full five-year period is $20 million in total costs. No cost sharing or matching is required. The application’s Research Strategy section is limited to 30 pages, including all tables, figures, and charts, which signals NIH’s expectation that applicants present a comprehensive yet focused operational and technical plan for running a national coordinating center.
Eligibility is broad and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, with the noted exception categories in the listing). The eligible applicant list also explicitly includes Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), and regional organizations, along with other entities as clarified in the announcement. This wide eligibility reflects the coordinating-center nature of the work, where the key qualification is likely the ability to run complex, national-scale coordination, communications, and web-based collaboration infrastructure rather than being a CTSA hub itself.
Key administrative details include the Funding Opportunity Number (RFA-RR-10-007) and the NIH contact guidance pointing applicants to the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster for technical issues accessing the announcement or linking to it. The full announcement was made available through the NIH RFA page referenced in the opportunity.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the CTSCC (U54) funding opportunity?
The Clinical and Translational Science Coordinating Center (CTSCC) (U54) opportunity (RFA-RR-10-007) is an NIH cooperative agreement to establish a single national coordinating hub for the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium.
What is the main purpose of this award?
The award is intended to strengthen how research and training are carried out across the CTSA Consortium by improving coordination, communication, shared infrastructure, and the spread of proven best practices. It focuses on enabling collaboration and making it easier for institutions to work together and learn from one another.
Does the CTSCC award fund new clinical or translational research projects?
No. The announcement explicitly states that the CTSCC will not provide resources for the conduct of research. Instead, it serves as a coordination and dissemination engine to help research and training happen more effectively across many sites.
How does the CTSCC support collaboration within and beyond the CTSA Consortium?
The CTSCC is expected to actively encourage and facilitate interaction across CTSA institutions and also build bridges between the Consortium and non-CTSA institutions, programs, and organizations, including industry where appropriate.
What is meant by “collaboration enablement” in this opportunity?
Collaboration enablement refers to the CTSCC actively helping the Consortium work together by supporting communication, shared approaches, shared tools, and coordination processes, and by ensuring outcomes are communicated in reusable ways rather than remaining siloed.
What types of deliverables are expected from the CTSCC?
A central deliverable is a web-based collaboration environment for day-to-day consortium work. The CTSCC is also expected to coordinate consortium activities, support governance operations (including meetings and conference calls), and manage public-facing communications via a non-government public website for the Consortium.
What should the web-based collaboration environment include?
The FOA calls for an online environment with features such as wikis, forums, and both public and private workspaces. The intent is to support communal development and adoption of best practices and provide a living workspace for working groups to draft, iterate, organize, and share resources.
Is the collaboration platform expected to be more than a static website?
Yes. The opportunity describes a “living workspace” rather than a static site, where groups can draft guidance, exchange lessons learned, and organize resources so they are accessible and reusable across institutions.
What governance and operational support is the CTSCC expected to provide?
The CTSCC is expected to coordinate consortium activities and provide administrative and logistical support for the CTSA Consortium governance structure, including support for conference calls and in-person meetings for committees and working groups.
What is the public-facing communications role of the CTSCC?
The CTSCC must provide and manage a public, non-government website for the Clinical and Translational Science Consortium. This website should communicate activities, resources, and best practices of both the national Consortium and individual CTSA hubs.
Who is the intended audience for the public-facing Consortium website?
The intended audience is broad and includes the general public, industry stakeholders, and basic, clinical, and translational investigators and students.
What kinds of content are expected to be shared broadly?
The CTSCC is expected to communicate methods, tools, and consensus approaches that others can adopt broadly to improve how studies are designed, launched, managed, and translated into practice, and to support researchers and trainees.
Does the CTSCC scope include training-related best practices?
Yes. The opportunity notes that the center is expected to support outreach and training-related best practices as well, not only research operations.
What funding mechanism is used for this opportunity?
This FOA uses the U54 cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically indicates substantial NIH involvement in stewardship and coordination compared with a standard grant.
Which NIH organization sponsored this FOA?
The sponsoring agency is the NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR).
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 93.389.
How many awards were anticipated?
Funding was structured around a single award, and NCRR anticipated funding one application.
What was the anticipated funding level?
NCRR anticipated approximately $4 million in FY2012 for the award.
What is the maximum project period?
The maximum project period is up to five years.
What is the total cost cap for the full project period?
The total cost cap across the full five-year period is $20 million in total costs.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states that no cost sharing or matching is required.
What is the application due date for this opportunity?
The application closing date listed for this FOA was January 12, 2011.
When was the opportunity posted and when was it archived?
The opportunity was posted July 16, 2010, and later archived February 12, 2011.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is RFA-RR-10-007.
What is the page limit for the Research Strategy section?
The Research Strategy section is limited to 30 pages, including all tables, figures, and charts.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations (with and without 501(c)(3) status, with the noted exception categories in the listing). The eligibility list also explicitly includes several institution types and organizations identified in the announcement.
Are minority-serving institutions included in the eligible applicant types?
Yes. The eligible applicant list explicitly includes Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs).
Are tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligible applicant list includes Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), as described in the announcement.
Are regional organizations eligible?
Yes. Regional organizations are explicitly included among the eligible applicant types.
Does an applicant need to be a CTSA hub to apply?
The information provided emphasizes the coordinating-center nature of the work and notes that the key qualification is likely the ability to run complex, national-scale coordination, communications, and web-based collaboration infrastructure rather than being a CTSA hub itself.
What kind of support is provided for accessing the FOA announcement online?
For technical issues accessing the announcement or linking to it, applicants were directed to the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster, and the full announcement was available through the NIH RFA page referenced in the opportunity.
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