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NIH funding notice RFA-TR-25-002

Preclinical Proof of Concept Studies for Rare Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Open. Closes July 2, 2027.

Posted
December 6, 2024
Close date
July 2, 2027
Activity codes
R21
Institutes taking part
NCATS

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

  1. Reissues: RFA-TR-24-023 Preclinical Proof of Concept Studies for Rare Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  2. 2 steps back: RFA-TR-23-016 Preclinical Proof of Concept Studies for Rare Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Who won it before

10 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $3,798,962 in first-year total cost, median $423,384.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZTR1 RD-1 (01)]10

Most frequent institutions

  1. CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA1
  2. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY1
  3. DUKE UNIVERSITY1
  4. MYOGENE BIO, LLC1
  5. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY1
Competing awards under RFA-TR-25-002 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2025RepSox and its analog for prophylactic intervention in RUNX1 haploinsufficiency FPDMM1R21TR005192-01A1 · under RFA-TR-24-023PONCZ, MORTIMERCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA, PA$489,500ZTR1
2025Development of anti-LTBP4 as a biologic to treat Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2C1R21TR005472-01 · under RFA-TR-24-023DEMONBREUN, ALEXIS R.MCNALLY, ELIZABETH MNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, IL$440,000ZTR1
2025Src Homology and Collagen (Shc) inhibition for the treatment of transplant-related pulmonary fibrosis.1R21TR005507-01 · under RFA-TR-24-023HSU, JOE LSTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA$427,392ZTR1
2025Optimization and Preclinical Validation of QTE Therapy for Friedreich's Ataxia1R21TR005475-01 · under RFA-TR-24-023CHANDRAN, VIJAYENDRANUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, FL$419,375ZTR1
2025Optimization of delivery of HEX for treatment of primary amebic encephalitis1R21TR005502-01 · under RFA-TR-24-023CHOUINARD, CHRISTOPHER DONALDMORRIS, JAMES CULVINCLEMSON UNIVERSITY, SC$419,375ZTR1
2025Prevention of heterotopic ossification with localized delivery of arsenic trioxide loaded nanoparticles as a novel treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva1R21TR005159-01A1 · under RFA-TR-24-023JEREMIC, JELENA GVOZDENOVICNOSTOPHARMA, LLC, MD$407,792ZTR1
2024Proof-of-concept for the use of enzyme replacement therapy as a lifesaving treatment for sphingosine phosphate lyase insufficiency syndrome1R21TR005157-01 · under RFA-TR-23-016SABA, JULIE DUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$463,150ZTR1
2024Effective treatment of cystinuria with a novel engineered cyst(e)ine-degrading human enzyme therapy1R21TR005156-01 · under RFA-TR-23-016GEORGIOU, GEORGE GEORGIOUUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, TX$437,761ZTR1
2024Triacetin Treatment for Propionic Acidemia by Rebalancing the Acetyl-CoA/Propionyl-CoA Metabolism1R21TR005163-01 · under RFA-TR-23-016CHEN, XIAOXIN LUKEZHANG, GUOFANGDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$184,617ZTR1
2024Durability of a gene editing therapy that restores dystrophin in a humanized mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy1R21TR005162-01 · under RFA-TR-23-016YOUNG, COURTNEY SMYOGENE BIO, LLC, CA$110,000ZTR1

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