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NIH Research Project Cooperative Agreement (U01)

Opportunities for Collaborative Research with the NIH Intramural Research Program

Funds a research project run jointly with an investigator who already works inside NIH's own labs and clinics.

NIH runs some of the best clinical research infrastructure and patient access anywhere, sitting inside its own campus, and most outside scientists never get near it. This notice is a door into it.

What it funds is a collaborative translational research project pairing an outside, extramural investigator with an investigator who already works inside NIH's own labs and clinics. The aim is translati

Collaborative translational research projects pairing an extramural investigator with an NIH intramural investigator, aimed at understanding an important disease process or developing new therapeutic interventions, diagnostics or prevention strategies within participating institutes' research priorities.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.5 Feb 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: PAR-28-045Source: www.grants.gov