ICTR Pilot Grants - Calls for Proposals

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:56:39 -0400

University of Maryland, Baltimore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)

Accelerated Translational Incubator Pilot (ATIP) & Community Engagement Research (CEnR) Grant Programs

Dear Colleagues:

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) is pleased to announce two pilot grant funding opportunities: the UMB ICTR Accelerated Translational Incubator Pilot (ATIP) Grant Program and the UMB ICTR Community Engagement Research (CEnR) Pilot Grant Program.

The UMB ATIP Grant program will provide starter funds for projects specifically focused on innovative, translational research that involve multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collaborations among faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Law, Social Work, Graduate School, UMBC, and UMCP.

The UMB CEnR Pilot Grant will provide starter funds for projects specifically focused on innovative Community-Engaged Research (CEnR). This round will test novel approaches to addressing health problems through community-engaged implementation that involve faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Law, Social Work, Graduate School, UMBC, UMCP, and UMB-community partnerships. A separate CEnR voucher award specific for developing successful and sustainable community partnerships will be released in the upcoming weeks. For more info please click here.

This request for proposals provides 12 months of funding (May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025) with awards of up to $50,000 each.

To be considered for these funding opportunities, all proposals must be submitted electronically through the ICTR website by 5 PM EST November 10, 2023. You can access the application and find out more information regarding this funding opportunity by visiting the following links: ATIP Grant Program and CEnR Pilot Grant Program.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UMB ICTR) is a campus-wide clinical and translational research initiative supported by the UMB campus and the University of Maryland Medical System. The UMB ICTR provides financial support as well as infrastructure, environment, training, and work force development to invigorate, facilitate, and accelerate clinical and translational research to improve patient and community health.

For questions regarding application guidelines, please contact ICTR-Navigator@umaryland.edu.

Best,

Steve

Stephen N. Davis, MBBS, FRCP,FACE, MACP

Theodore E. Woodward Professor of Medicine

Professor of Physiology

Chairman, Department of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Director, Institute of Clinical and Translational Research

Vice President of Clinical Translational Science

University of Maryland Baltimore

Physician-in-Chief

University of Maryland Medical Center

22 S. Greene Street, Room N3W42

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-328-2488 / F: 410-328-8688

sdavis@som.umaryland.edu