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NIH funding notice RFA-OD-27-004

INCLUDE Project: Transformative Research Awards for Down syndrome (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Open. Closes June 15, 2028.

Posted
May 12, 2026
Close date
June 15, 2028
Activity codes
R01
Institutes taking part
OD, NEI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAID, NIAMS, NICHD, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIMH, NLM, NCATS, ORIP, NCI

Read the notice on Grants.gov

The notices it replaced

  1. Reissues: RFA-OD-22-009 Transformative Research Award for the INCLUDE (Investigation of Co-occurring Conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndrome) Project (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  2. 2 steps back: RFA-OD-20-005 Transformative Research Award for the INCLUDE (Investigation of Co-occurring Conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndrome) Project (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  3. 3 steps back: RFA-OD-19-016 Transformative Research Award for the INCLUDE (Investigation of Co-occurring Conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndrome) Project (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Who won it before

47 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $94,550,301 in first-year total cost, median $1,959,062.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 VH-A (90)]17
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 IVBH-B (57)]7
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 BST-J (50)]6
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 BST-L (51)]6
  5. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 BST-W (55)]6

Most frequent institutions

  1. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER10
  2. ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI3
  3. INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS2
  4. TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH2
  5. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2
Competing awards under RFA-OD-27-004 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2025Modifiers of Down Syndrome Co-occurring Phenotypes1R01HD118475-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009ROPER, RANDALL JINDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS, IN$1,303,054ZRG1
2025Transposable Element Mobilization and Disrupted Translational Machinery in Down Syndrome1RF1NS142871-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009KALISH, BRIANBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MA$1,274,904ZRG1
2025A humanized monoclonal FSH antibody for Alzheimer's Disease and co-occurring health conditions in Down Syndrome1R01AG093773-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009GOOSENS, KI ANNZAIDI, MONEICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$1,257,163ZRG1
2025Allelic Expression Imbalance in Trisomy 211RF1NS142814-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009THAYER, MATHEW JOREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, OR$780,000ZRG1
2024The role of immune deregulation and NGF dysmetabolism in the development of Alzheimer disease in individuals with Down syndrome1R01AG087280-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009BUSCIGLIO, JORGE ACUELLO, A CLAUDIOFORTEA, JUANWISNIEWSKI, THOMAS MUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE, CA$1,105,775ZRG1
2024Multidimensional investigation of auditory dysfunction in Down syndrome1R01DC021819-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009ESPINOSA, JOAQUIN M.MERCHANT, GABRIELLE RYANSTEYGER, PETER STEPHENUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$942,771ZRG1
2024Large-scale Genetic Investigation and Drug Discovery to Counteract Down Syndrome Neural Deficits1R01HD115159-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009THYME, SUMMER BUNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER, MA$826,661ZRG1
2024Preventing Fatal Infections in Children with Down Syndrome During Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia1R01CA290539-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009GUIDOS, CYNTHIA J.RABIN, KAREN RRYEOM, SANDRACOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NY$548,211ZRG1
2024Molecular regulators of GABAergic systems that underlie comorbidities in Down syndrome1R01NS137222-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009DIERSSEN, MARAVALERO GARCIA, MANUELYE, BINGUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, MI$458,523ZRG1
2024Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Contributing to Trisomy 21 Preleukemia1R01CA290681-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009WAGENBLAST, ELVINICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$426,919ZRG1
2024Enhancing treatments for myeloid leukemia associated with Down syndrome1R01CA290480-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009GE, YUBINTAUB, JEFFREY WARRENWAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, MI$306,623ZRG1
2023A heterochronic model for birth defects in Down Syndrome1R01HD111938-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009MOSKOWITZ, IVAN PAULUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IL$5,035,031ZRG1
2023Defining the Role of Enteric Nervous System Dysfunction in Gastrointestinal Motor and Sensory Abnormalities in Down Syndrome1RF1NS128738-01A1 · under RFA-OD-22-009BELKIND-GERSON, JAIMEFRANK, DANIEL NSULLIVAN, KELLY D.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$2,837,478ZRG1
2023Investigating and targeting apolipoprotein E4 in Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer's disease1RF1AG078965-01A1 · under RFA-OD-22-009JOHNSON, NOAH RAYUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$2,282,487ZRG1
2023A mosaic Down syndrome model system comparing isogenic trisomic/disomic cells to unmask trisomy-21 related genomic, epigenomic, and senescence changes acquired across the lifespan1R01HD111943-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009JACKSON-COOK, COLLEEN KVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA$2,217,370ZRG1
2023Investigating epigenetic mechanisms in Down syndrome using human cellular models1R01HD111876-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009BARRETT, LINDY ELISEBROAD INSTITUTE, INC., MA$2,034,753ZRG1
2023SIM2 Regulation of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Down Syndrome1R01HD111848-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009PORTER, WESTON WTEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH, TX$1,960,246ZRG1
2023A Physiologically Integrated Approach to Studying Mechanisms of Speech Production and Swallow Function in Down Syndrome1R01DC020622-01A1 · under RFA-OD-22-009WILKINSON, KRISTA MPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE, PA$1,959,062ZRG1
2023Determining cell-specific mechanisms that drive aberrant bone regeneration in Down syndrome1RF1AG081812-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009DAWSON, LINDSAY ATEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH, TX$1,633,451ZRG1
2023Molecular mechanisms of oral deficiencies in Down syndrome1R01DE032846-01 · under RFA-OD-22-009LACRUZ, RODRIGO S.NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NY$1,513,264ZRG1
2023Investigating the Mechanism of Optic Nerve disorders associated with Down Syndrome1R01EY033141-01A1 · under RFA-OD-22-009MUKHERJEE, KONARKVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV, VA$1ZRG1
2022Neurovascular unit dysfunction in Down syndrome revealed by TBI1RF1NS128739-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005HUANG, MINGXIAPOTTER, HUNTINGTONSULLIVAN, KELLY D.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$2,601,812ZRG1
2022Why do Down Syndrome patients have high risk of Hirschsprung disease?1R01DK135089-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005CHAKRAVARTI, ARAVINDACHATTERJEE, SUMANTRADAVOLI, TERESANEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$2,486,641ZRG1
2022Novel computational strategies to deconvolute co-occurring conditions in Down syndrome1R01HD109765-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005COSTELLO, JAMES CHRISTOPHERGREENE, CASEY SUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$2,353,137ZRG1
2022The role of APP in neurogenesis and AD in Down syndrome1RF1AG079002-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005LAZAROV, ORLYUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, IL$2,005,131ZRG1
2022Restoration of proteostasis to address co-occurring conditions in Down Syndrome1RF1AG078969-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005NAIDOO, NIRMALA NIRINJINIUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA$1,856,328ZRG1
2022Down Syndrome: a potential treatment XISTs1R01HD109794-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005SHEEN, VOLNEY LBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, MA$1,693,316ZRG1
2022Generation and analysis of new mouse models to determine novel therapeutic targets for Down syndrome-associated cognitive deficits1R01HD109750-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005YU, EUGENEROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP, NY$475,839ZRG1
2021Human cortical development and neural plasticity altered by trisomy 211R01HD106197-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005BHATTACHARYYA, ANITAZHANG, SU-CHUNUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WI$7,005,920ZRG1
2021Precision Medicine for Inflammatory Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease in Down Syndrome1RF1AG073979-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005RAFII, MICHAEL SRISSMAN, ROBERTUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$2,328,791ZRG1
2021Emulating Immune Dysregulation by Trisomy 21 in a Multi-Organ-on-a-Chip System1R01HL159494-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005HAJIPOURAN BENAM, KAMBEZUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA$2,101,852ZRG1
2021A Human iPSC-Based Chimeric Mouse Model of Alzheimers Disease in Down Syndrome1R01AG073779-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005JIANG, PENGRUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J., NJ$2,008,397ZRG1
2021Defining the Role of DNA Rereplication of Chromosome 21 in the Development and Pathophysiology of Down Syndrome1R01AI155918-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005BLACK, JOSHUA CRANSTONSULLIVAN, KELLY D.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$1,918,500ZRG1
2021Molecular mechanism of dysregulated airway antiviral responses in children with Trisomy 211R01HL159595-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005JAISWAL, JYOTI KNINO, GUSTAVOCHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE, DC$1,643,687ZRG1
2021New Down syndrome brain organization revealed by single-cell genomics1R56AG073965-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005CHUN, JEROLDSANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE, CA$1,395,349ZRG1
2021Targeting protein synthesis dysregulation in Down syndrome-associated cognitive impairment with aging1R01AG073823-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005MA, TAOWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NC$1,142,664ZRG1
2020Multiplexed Single Nucleus RNA and ATAC-seq Sequencing and Cortical Organoids: Transformative Insights into Down Syndrome1R01AG070154-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005MOBLEY, WILLIAM CROSENFELD, MICHAEL GUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$5,047,008ZRG1
2020Characterizing Innate Immune Dysregulation in Tonsils of Individuals with Down Syndrome1R01HL155691-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005VERNERIS, MICHAEL R.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$3,038,439ZRG1
2020Down Syndrome as a systemic autophagy deficiency disorder1R01HD103828-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005DEGREGORI, JAMES VTHORBURN, ANDREW MUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$2,594,673ZRG1
2020Strategies for treatment of Down syndrome: Identifying age- and sex-specific developmental windows using inducible genetic reduction of Dyrk1a1R01AR078663-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005GOODLETT, CHARLES R.ROPER, RANDALL JINDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS, IN$1,919,804ZRG1
2020Noradrenergic dysfunction in Down Syndrome1RF1AG070153-01 · under RFA-OD-20-005LEDREUX, AURÉLIEUNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY), CO$264,005ZRG1
2019Molecular Causes of Down Syndrome Associated Congenital Heart Disease and Other Phenotypes1R01HL151257-01 · under RFA-OD-19-016SEIDMAN, JONATHAN GHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, MA$3,724,305ZRG1
2019Understanding the complexity of gene dosage imbalance in Down syndrome1R01HL151260-01 · under RFA-OD-19-016CHOU, STELLA TCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA, PA$3,352,210ZRG1
2019Type I Interferon Dysregulation in Down Syndrome1R01AI150300-01 · under RFA-OD-19-016BOGUNOVIC, DUSANICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$3,207,900ZRG1
2019Understanding Down Syndrome as an Interferonopathy1R01AI150305-01 · under RFA-OD-19-016ESPINOSA, JOAQUIN M.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$2,830,725ZRG1
2019Trisomy 21 and RNA polymerase II function1R01HD100935-01 · under RFA-OD-19-016BENTLEY, DAVID LUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$2,828,221ZRG1
2019Elevated mitochondrial fusion and function in Down syndrome1R01HD101006-01 · under RFA-OD-19-016ROTHERMEL, BEVERLY AUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, TX$2,021,900ZRG1

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