RFA-AI-24-049: Halting Tuberculosis (TB) Transmission (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2024.
National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $750,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on December 4, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 17, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$750,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
About this NIH notice
- Activity codeR01
- Clinical trialsOptional
- Funded byNIAID
- Median yearly award$1.0 million
- Typical project length5 years
- R01, Research Project Grant. NIH's standard grant for a defined research project led by a named investigator, usually for up to five years. Other open R01 notices.
Projects funded under RFA-AI-24-049 were run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, 5 projects). Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.
Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read RFA-AI-24-049 in the NIH Guide.
Key dates
| Posted | July 17, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | December 4, 2024 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | January 9, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.
All 15 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Projects NIH funded under this notice had a median yearly award of $1.0 million; it allows up to $750,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (67% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to understand the critical drivers of tuberculosis (TB) transmission at the individual and population levels in high-burden settings; to develop effective methods to measure rates of TB transmission that rely on an increased understanding of the biomedical basis of transmission and related risk factors; and assess potential interventions, including low-cost and low-tech options, to prevent TB transmission and detect infectious TB.
Funded under RFA-AI-24-049 so far
NIH funded 5 projects under RFA-AI-24-049 in fiscal 2025 to 2026, at 4 institutions. The median yearly award was $1.0 million.
| Project | Institution | Fiscal year | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission Links and Clinical Spectrum of Exhaled Mycobacterium Tuberculosis | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences | 2026 | $1.0 million |
| Pathogen and host predictors of M. tuberculosis transmission | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 2026 | $879,457 |
| Disrupting Tuberculosis Transmission: Bacterial and Host Drivers of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Aerosolization | UT Southwestern Medical Center | 2026 | $1.2 million |
| Host-bacterial interactions determining the spectrum of Mtb transmission | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences | 2026 | $1.0 million |
| Infectiousness and social mixing in asymptomatic TB as a driver of population-level transmission | Emory University | 2026 | $1.2 million |
Who has won Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research (93.855) awarded $22 billion across 13,282 grant awards, an average of $1.6 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Washington | 85 | $938 million |
| Duke University | North Carolina | 230 | $781 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | 138 | $745 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 321 | $668 million |
| Emory University | Georgia | 282 | $650 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is RFA-AI-24-049 still open?
No. It closed on December 4, 2024.
Who can apply for Halting Tuberculosis (TB) Transmission (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)?
National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Halting Tuberculosis (TB) Transmission (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)?
Closed December 4, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $750,000 each.
Who has been funded under RFA-AI-24-049?
NIH RePORTER lists 5 projects funded under RFA-AI-24-049 in fiscal 2025 to 2026, at 4 institutions. The most were at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Who has won Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Duke University, University of California, Los Angeles. The program made 13,282 awards worth $22 billion in that time.
Similar open grants
- NCCIH Natural Product Mid Phase Clinical Trial (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
- NCCIH Multi-Site Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
- Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional)
- Interventions to expand cancer screening and preventive services to ADVANCE health in populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required)