At a glance
This program funds Clinical Research Center grants for research in hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, or language. Applications must be multidisciplinary and include 3 to 4 integrated research projects around one unifying theme, plus one required administrative core and an external advisory committee; 1 to 2 scientific cores are optional. Eligible applicants include a wide range of U.S. institutions and organizations, including nonprofits, universities, governments, tribes, and businesses, but foreign organizations and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. Clinical trials are optional, but if included they must be low-risk or basic science experimental studies involving humans; applications with higher-risk trials are not responsive. New applications are limited to $1.5 million per year in direct costs, renewals may request up to the lesser of 10% above the last year’s budget or $2 million, the project period may be up to 5 years, and no cost sharing is required.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) invites applications for Clinical Research Center Grants designed to advance the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and amelioration of human sensory and communication disorders. For this announcement, Clinical Research is defined as research involving individuals with a sensory and/or communication disorder, or data/tissues from individuals with a sensory and/or communication disorder. Examples of such research include but are not limited to, studies of the prevention, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, management or epidemiology of a disease or disorder of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, or language. Although the intent is that all the research will involve individuals with sensory and/or communication disorders or data/tissues from individuals with sensory and/or communication disorders, when the clinical research goal(s) warrant(s) limited departures from this intent, alternatives (e.g., non-human research, human subjects without a sensory or communication disorder, human at risk for a sensory and/or communication disorder) are possible with appropriate and strong scientific justification and in consultation with NIDCD staff. Applications may propose a low-risk clinical trial but are not required to (optional).Non-responsive applications will not be reviewed. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to read this funding opportunity carefully and communicate with the scientific/research contact listed at the end of this award as early as possible to discuss their application plans.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments