# National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (93.350)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-350-national-center-for-advancing-translational-sciences/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $3.1 billion in 867 grants, about $3.6 million per award.

## Objectives

NCATS' mission is to turn research observations into health solutions through translational science. We work to develop or enhance the development, testing, and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics for a wide range of diseases and conditions. Key approaches include understanding what’s similar across diseases to spur multiple treatments at a time, developing models that better predict a person’s reaction to treatment, enhancing clinical trials so results more accurately reflect the patient population, and leveraging real-world data and data science approaches to address public health needs. Facilitating these approaches are our robust partnerships with other government agencies, including other NIH institutes, centers, and offices; industry; academia; nonprofit organizations; and patients, patient advocates, and other communities.
NCATS' vision is to bring more treatments for all people more quickly.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $671 million | 378 |
| 2022 | $613 million | 372 |
| 2023 | $613 million | 383 |
| 2024 | $588 million | 351 |
| 2025 | $599 million | 339 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $95.3 million |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Tennessee | $94.6 million |
| Duke University | North Carolina | $88.9 million |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | $74.5 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | $70.7 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $70.6 million |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Massachusetts | $68.4 million |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $67.5 million |
| New York University | New York | $66.9 million |
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | $66.6 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $66.5 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $66.1 million |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Massachusetts | $65.8 million |
| The Washington University | Missouri | $64.8 million |
| Emory University | Georgia | $61.6 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | $60.6 million |
| University of California, San Diego | California | $60.2 million |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York | $57.1 million |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | California | $56.8 million |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York | $55.9 million |

## Open opportunities

- [Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-23-317-competing-revisions-to-existing-nih-single-project-research/), closes November 24, 2026
- [NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-27-100-nih-cdc-and-fda-small-business-innovation-research/), closes April 5, 2027
- [NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-27-102-nih-small-business-technology-transfer-grant-parent-sttr/), closes April 5, 2027
- [Limited Competition: NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Research Education Grants Programs (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-197-limited-competition-ncats-clinical-and-translational/), closes May 28, 2027
- [Preclinical Proof of Concept Studies for Rare Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-tr-25-002-preclinical-proof-of-concept-studies-for-rare-diseases/), closes July 2, 2027
- [Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-254-change-of-recipient-organization-type-7-parent-clinical/), closes July 12, 2027
- [Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-253-successor-in-interest-type-6-parent-clinical-trial/), closes July 17, 2027
- [NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-080-nih-support-for-conferences-and-scientific-meetings-parent/), closes September 7, 2027
- [Clinical and Translational Science Award (UM1 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-24-272-clinical-and-translational-science-award-um1-clinical-trial/), closes September 28, 2027
- [Limited Competition: Mentored Research Career Development Program Award in Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-196-limited-competition-mentored-research-career-development/), closes September 28, 2027
- [Limited Competition: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Research Training Grant for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-194-limited-competition-ruth-l-kirschstein-national-research/), closes September 28, 2027
- [Limited Competition: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral Research Training Grant for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-195-limited-competition-ruth-l-kirschstein-national-research/), closes September 28, 2027
- [Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program: Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-296-limited-competition-clinical-and-translational-science/), closes October 19, 2027
- [Pilot Projects Investigating Understudied Proteins Associated with Rare Diseases (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-122-pilot-projects-investigating-understudied-proteins/), closes November 16, 2027
- [NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-304-nih-exploratory-developmental-research-project-grant-parent/), closes January 7, 2028
- [NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-25-301-nih-research-project-grant-parent-r01-clinical-trial/), closes January 7, 2028
- [Expanding the Target Landscape by Drugging the Undruggable (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-442-expanding-the-target-landscape-by-drugging-the-undruggable/), closes February 17, 2028
- [INCLUDE Project: Transformative Research Awards for Down syndrome (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-od-27-004-include-project-transformative-research-awards-for-down/), closes June 15, 2028
- [INCLUDE Project: Clinical Trials Phased Awards for Down syndrome Research (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-od-27-005-include-project-clinical-trials-phased-awards-for-down/), closes June 15, 2028
- [Clinical Trial Readiness for Rare Diseases, Disorders, and Syndromes (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-25-450-clinical-trial-readiness-for-rare-diseases-disorders-and/), closes July 20, 2028
- [Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-26-001-administrative-supplements-to-existing-nih-grants-and/), closes November 30, 2028
- [SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Parent SB1 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-27-098-sbir-sttr-commercialization-readiness-pilot-crp-program/), closes April 5, 2029
- [NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB Strategic Breakthrough Award (Parent [R44] Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-27-101-nih-small-business-innovation-research-sbir-phase-iib/), closes April 5, 2029
- [NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-26-002-nih-collaborative-international-research-project-parent-pf5/), closes May 7, 2029
- [Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program (Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-26-123-limited-competition-small-grant-program-for-the-ncats/), closes not stated
- [Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-27-039-small-business-transition-grant-for-new-entrepreneurs-parent/), closes not stated
- [Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-27-040-small-business-transition-grant-for-new-entrepreneurs-parent/), closes not stated
- [Clinical and Translational Science Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-28-002-clinical-and-translational-science-award/), closes not stated
- [Limited Competition: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-28-004-limited-competition-ruth-l-kirschstein-national-research/), closes not stated
- [Limited Competition: Research Education Program for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-28-005-limited-competition-research-education-program-for-the/), closes not stated
- [Limited Competition: High Impact Specialized Innovation Programs in Clinical and Translational Science](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-28-006-limited-competition-high-impact-specialized-innovation/), closes not stated
- [The Next Generation of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program Trial Innovation Network](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-28-007-the-next-generation-of-the-clinical-and-translational/), closes not stated
- [Limited Competition: Institutional Mentored Research Career Development Program for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-28-003-limited-competition-institutional-mentored-research-career/), closes not stated
- [Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program: Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/par-28-008-limited-competition-clinical-and-translational-science/), closes not stated