Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 11 255
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- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) (K12)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 11, 2011 and posted on Jul 15, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 31, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Foreign (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) Program (K12) is an NIH grant opportunity designed to build a strong, diverse pipeline of biomedical and behavioral scientists who are prepared for research and teaching careers in academia. Its central focus is on preparing postdoctoral scholars to contribute to NIH-funded research and to help meet national biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. A key part of the program is its emphasis on broadening participation in the research workforce by strengthening training environments that support scientists from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise.
IRACDA is built around a consortium model that connects a research intensive institution (RII) with one or more partner institutions that have a documented mission and commitment to educating, mentoring, and advancing students from underrepresented backgrounds. Under this structure, postdoctoral fellows receive a traditional, mentored research experience at the research intensive institution while also developing academic career skills, especially teaching. The program intentionally combines rigorous research training with structured professional development, typically through teaching and pedagogy workshops and mentored teaching assignments carried out at the partner institution. In practice, this creates a dual training environment where fellows gain deep research expertise while also building classroom and mentoring experience that is often expected for faculty roles.
The program has two main goals. First, it aims to develop highly trained scientists with the research and teaching skills needed to succeed as academic faculty, positioning them to lead research programs while also contributing to education and mentorship. Second, it seeks to strengthen teaching and research opportunities at the partner institutions themselves, with the expectation that these improvements will further support the development of future generations of scientists, particularly from underrepresented groups. By placing postdoctoral researchers into teaching and mentoring roles at partner institutions, IRACDA is meant to create benefits that extend beyond the fellows, including enriched course offerings, expanded research exposure for students, and stronger cross-institution collaborations.
This opportunity was offered by the National Institutes of Health as a discretionary grant using the K12 institutional career development mechanism, and it falls under the health funding activity category. The CFDA number listed is 93.859 (Biomedical Research and Research Training). Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education as well as private institutions of higher education. Non-U.S. (foreign) organizations were not eligible to apply, and foreign components of U.S. organizations were not permitted. The announcement was posted July 15, 2011, created August 11, 2011, with an original closing date of September 22, 2011, later extended to October 31, 2011, and archived November 30, 2011. Additional details were provided through the NIH Grants Guide announcement associated with funding opportunity number PAR-11-255.
IRACDA (K12) Program - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the IRACDA Program (K12)?
The Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) Program is an NIH discretionary grant opportunity that uses the K12 institutional career development mechanism. It is designed to build a strong and diverse pipeline of biomedical and behavioral scientists who are prepared for research and teaching careers in academia.
What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The central purpose is to prepare postdoctoral scholars to contribute to NIH-funded research and to help meet national biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs, while also developing the teaching and academic career skills typically expected for faculty roles.
Who is the program intended to train?
The program focuses on postdoctoral scholars (often described as postdoctoral fellows) who will receive mentored research training and structured academic career development, with a strong emphasis on building teaching and pedagogy experience.
How does IRACDA support diversity and broadening participation in research?
A key emphasis of IRACDA is broadening participation in the research workforce by strengthening training environments that support scientists from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise. The consortium model intentionally includes partner institutions with a documented mission and commitment to educating, mentoring, and advancing students from underrepresented backgrounds.
What is the consortium model described for IRACDA?
IRACDA is structured around a consortium that connects a research intensive institution (RII) with one or more partner institutions. The partner institutions are expected to have a documented mission and commitment to supporting students from underrepresented backgrounds.
What is a research intensive institution (RII) in this program?
In the IRACDA model, the research intensive institution serves as the primary site for a traditional, mentored research experience, where postdoctoral fellows develop deep research expertise under structured mentorship.
What role do partner institutions play in IRACDA?
Partner institutions serve as the primary setting for teaching-related training and mentored teaching assignments. They are also expected to benefit from strengthened teaching and research opportunities as fellows contribute to instruction and mentoring.
What kinds of training do fellows receive through IRACDA?
Fellows receive a dual training experience that combines rigorous, mentored research at the research intensive institution with structured professional development focused on academic career skills, especially teaching. This commonly includes teaching and pedagogy workshops and mentored teaching assignments at the partner institution.
Does the program include hands-on teaching experience?
Yes. A core feature is mentored teaching assignments carried out at the partner institution, supported by structured training such as teaching and pedagogy workshops.
How is IRACDA different from a traditional postdoctoral research experience?
In addition to a traditional mentored research component, IRACDA intentionally integrates structured teaching and pedagogy training. This creates a dual training environment that prepares fellows not only for research leadership but also for classroom instruction and mentoring responsibilities often expected in academic faculty positions.
What are the two main goals of the IRACDA program?
The program has two main goals: (1) to develop highly trained scientists with the research and teaching skills needed to succeed as academic faculty, including leading research programs and contributing to education and mentorship; and (2) to strengthen teaching and research opportunities at the partner institutions, supporting the development of future generations of scientists, particularly from underrepresented groups.
How are partner institutions expected to benefit from IRACDA?
The program is intended to create benefits beyond the fellows by enriching course offerings, expanding research exposure for students, and strengthening cross-institution collaborations. By placing postdoctoral researchers into teaching and mentoring roles, partner institutions can gain additional instructional and research capacity and related opportunities for students.
What fields does this opportunity focus on?
The opportunity is focused on biomedical and behavioral sciences, with explicit relevance to national biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs.
Who offered this grant opportunity?
This opportunity was offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
What type of funding mechanism is used?
The program uses the K12 institutional career development mechanism and is described as a discretionary grant.
What funding activity category does it fall under?
The opportunity falls under the health funding activity category.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number listed is 93.859, titled Biomedical Research and Research Training.
Which organizations were eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education.
Were non-U.S. (foreign) organizations eligible to apply?
No. Non-U.S. (foreign) organizations were not eligible to apply.
Were foreign components of U.S. organizations allowed?
No. Foreign components of U.S. organizations were not permitted under this opportunity.
What is the funding opportunity number associated with this announcement?
Additional details were provided through the NIH Grants Guide announcement associated with funding opportunity number PAR-11-255.
When was the opportunity posted and created?
The announcement was posted on July 15, 2011, and created on August 11, 2011.
What were the closing dates for applications?
The original closing date was September 22, 2011, and it was later extended to October 31, 2011.
When was this opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on November 30, 2011.
What is the central career outcome IRACDA is designed to support?
IRACDA is designed to prepare postdoctoral scholars for academic careers that combine research and teaching, positioning them to succeed as faculty who can lead NIH-relevant research programs while also contributing to education and mentorship.
How does IRACDA connect research training to national needs?
The program explicitly aims to prepare scholars to contribute to NIH-funded research and to help meet national biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs, aligning mentored research training with broader workforce and research priorities.
What kind of collaboration does IRACDA encourage?
By design, the consortium model encourages cross-institution collaboration between a research intensive institution and partner institutions, with fellows serving as a bridge through research development at the RII and teaching/mentoring engagement at the partner institution.
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