NC TraCS has offered a variety of pilot funding opportunities since 2008, awarding over 1,100 pilot grants totaling over $27M. TraCS-supported pilot studies have resulted in over 520 external "follow-on" grants, totaling over $435M in research funding at UNC and our partner institutions.

In May 2022, TraCS submitted a new CTSA application—and while we wait for the results, our translational research opportunities are on hold. However, we are pleased to announce a funding opportunity in Clinical & Translational Science:

Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Pilot Program

• We are seeking proposals that focus on understanding a scientific or operational principle underlying a step of the translational research process with the goal of developing generalizable principles to accelerate translation. This Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) pilot award is intended to support Clinical and Translational Science, the field of investigation focused on understanding the scientific and operational principles underlying each step of the translational process.
  Submissions due: November 14, 2023.

Additional Funding

• NEW!  The Novant-UNC Research Capacity Building Grants afford teams comprised of UNC and Coastal investigators with up to $500,000 over 2-3 years. The aim is to build sustainable and high impact research teams focused on Coastal health concerns and populations. Submissions due: Feb 14, 2024

• NEW!  The Research Advisory Council is accepting applications for the Promoting Health Equity and Clinical Research in Southeastern NC Awards in two areas of focus: Clinical research and Health Equity research awarding 1-year grants of up to $50,000 each. Submissions due: Oct 10, 2023

• The School of Medicine's Translational Team Science Award (TTSA) is aimed at capitalizing on the "culture of collaboration" at UNC-Chapel Hill to foster new synergistic interdisciplinary teams of basic science and clinical investigators. Submissions due: Aug 28, 2023

• Pilot Program Partnerships — Partnering with the UNC School of Medicine Office of Research for two programs: Translational Team Science Awards (TTSA) and Emerging Challenges in Biomedical Research (ECBR).

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