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Grant Information

We provide information to grant recipients on our funding policy and how grants are awarded.

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Funding Decisions and Award Policies

The decision to award a contract, grant application or cooperative agreement occurs after it has been recommended favorably by an initial scientific review group and by the NCATS Advisory Council, which provides a second level of review. Funding decisions are made according to the center’s funding policy and based upon the following considerations:

  • Scientific and technical merit of the proposed project as determined by scientific peer review
  • Availability of funds
  • Relevance of the proposed project to program priorities in support of the NCATS mission

NCATS adheres to established NIH funding policies when making grant awards:

NIH Grants Policy Changes

NIH regularly issues updates to its grants policies. The links below provide more information:

Last updated on November 30, 2023