NIDCD P50 Clinical Research Center Grants

The NIDCD P50 Clinical Research Center Grants program supports interdisciplinary clinical research teams working on human communication disorders. Under the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, it is designed for multi-project collaboration rather than single-investigator work, and it centers on hearing, balance, voice, speech, language, taste, and smell. The mechanism is a cooperative agreement for US universities and research organizations that can demonstrate established capacity for clinical research in this area. Eligible projects may address prevention, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, management, or epidemiology, and clinical trials are optional rather than required. Applications move through the NIH grant system, with details and deadlines handled through formal program guidance. This award is best suited to institutions that need a center structure to coordinate patient-based research, shared methods, and specialized equipment around a defined disorder area. The program rewards teams that can show depth in human communication disorders, strong collaboration across disciplines, and enough operational maturity to run a multi-project clinical research agenda over time.

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