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Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Science Track Award for Research Transition (START) Program (R03, Clinical Trial Optional)

Who can apply

  • Tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status
  • Public and state-controlled colleges
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
  • County governments
  • Others (see eligibility details)
  • Public and tribal housing authorities
  • State governments
  • City or township governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Special district governments
  • Small businesses
  • Private colleges and universities

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

About this grant

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to facilitate the entry of investigators into multiple high-priority areas of substance use research, including comorbidity with HIV. The Science Track Award for Research Transition (START) Program aims to provide investigators with the opportunity to gather preliminary data that will assist them in securing future research grants and advancing their scientific careers.

Who has won this before

Assistance Listing 93.279

5,816awards with funding activity in the last 3 completed federal fiscal years, 2024–2026 (October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026). Total awarded during this period: $4,508,283,988.86 in net obligations (funding committed, less reductions).

These awards are for the Assistance Listing as a whole, which may cover multiple opportunities.

Largest recent recipients, ranked by total award amount. Amounts below may include funding outside this period; years are award start years.

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$976,983,003.37Place of performance: North CarolinaStarted
  • FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL$719,372,574.71Place of performance: North CarolinaStarted
  • FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER$204,359,786.25Place of performance: WashingtonStarted
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY$200,640,187Place of performance: North CarolinaStarted
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$155,482,197.57Place of performance: MarylandStarted

Most awards went to California, New York, and Massachusetts, ranked by dollars obligated at the place of performance across all matching awards.

Past rounds of this program (93.279)

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Award data from USAspending.gov.

Program history

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