NIDCR Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Clinical Trial Required) | PAR 22 051

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 22 051

The NIDCR Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Clinical Trial Required), funding opportunity number PAR-22-051, is a National Institutes of Health discretionary grant in the health area (CFDA 93.121) designed to strengthen and diversify the dental, oral, and craniofacial research workforce. Its core aim is to support postdoctoral fellows and early career faculty who come from diverse backgrounds, including individuals from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. The program is structured to help promising investigators build a strong, independent research trajectory by giving them a sustained period of protected time to focus heavily on research and career development rather than competing clinical, teaching, or administrative demands.

A central feature of this K01 is the mentored nature of the award. Recipients are expected to carry out an intensive career development plan under the guidance of an experienced mentor (and, when appropriate, a mentoring team). The award provides both salary support and research support so the candidate can develop their skills, generate publishable results, and progress toward research independence in areas relevant to dental, oral, and craniofacial health. As indicated in the title, this specific K01 funding announcement is "Clinical Trial Required," meaning the proposed research is expected to include a clinical trial component consistent with NIH definitions and requirements for clinical trial applications.

Eligibility is broad on the organizational side, reflecting NIH's intent to reach many types of institutions and communities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other eligible entities. The opportunity also explicitly highlights additional eligible applicant types that align with the diversity focus, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), as well as faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions.

At the same time, the opportunity places clear limits on non-U.S. participation. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and non-domestic (non-U.S.) institutions are not eligible to apply as applicant organizations, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible. However, foreign components are allowed when they meet the NIH Grants Policy Statement definition, which generally means specific, well-justified parts of the research may be conducted outside the United States under an otherwise eligible U.S.-based application and award structure.

The listed original closing date for this opportunity is 2024-06-06, and the posting indicates it was created on 2022-02-11. The award ceiling and expected number of awards are not specified in the provided source data, which is common in NIH announcements where budgets are governed by institute policy limits and the specific needs of the proposed career development and research plan. Overall, PAR-22-051 is best understood as a mentored career development pathway that pairs protected time, salary, and research resources with structured mentorship to help diverse early-career investigators become productive, competitive, and ultimately more independent contributors to dental, oral, and craniofacial clinical research.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIDCR Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Clinical Trial Required)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.121.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-02-11.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-06. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: 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.

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