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Cooperative Program for Modeling Clinical Transplantation

Funds lab models that stand in for animal testing in solid organ transplant research.

Between cyclesNational Institutes of HealthUnited States

A transplant therapy that works in an animal often fails to translate to a person, and the nonhuman primate studies that predict best are slow, expensive and hard to scale. This notice funds better stand-ins.

What it funds is new approach methods, refined mouse models, or both together, for modeling the local and systemic immune response in solid organ transplantation, built to be clinically tran…

Development of new approach methods and refined mouse models — including immune-competent microphysiological systems, organoids, ex-vivo perfused human organs, precision-cut tissue slices, and computational systems biology models — that overcome known translation obstacles, reduce reliance on nonhuman primates, and demonstrate relevance to clinical outcomes in solid organ transplantation.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.9 Oct 2026
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.$1.3M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RFA-AI-27-017Source: www.grants.gov