ASPIRE — Specialized Platform for Innovative Research Exploration
Funds advanced research platforms in automation, microfluidics, and machine learning for translational science.
ASPIRE aims to transform chemistry from an individualized craft into a modern information-based science, addressing standardization, reproducibility, and predictability of chemical behavior in biological systems. The program brings together government, academia, pharma, funders, professional societies, and scientific publishers. Funding vehicles have historically included RFA and U01 cooperative agreements, including a Reduction-to-Practice component. Specific FOAs are discoverable via keyword search at ncats.nih.gov/funding/funding-opportunities.
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.