Purpose: The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program supports Re-entry Supplements to active and eligible UL1 grants through PA-20-272 - Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional).
Re-entry supplements provide opportunity (salary, fringe benefits, travel and limited supplies) to support individuals with high potential to re-enter an active research career after an interruption for family responsibilities or other qualifying circumstances. The proposed research experience must be within the scope of the approved, ongoing research of the parent UL1 award. Candidates interested in this opportunity must work with the CTSA Program hub Principal Investigator to develop an application.
- Each CTSA Program hub can submit up to two re-entry supplement applications per year.
- The re-entry research supplement is designed for individuals with a duration of career interruption of at least one year and no more than eight years. Examples of qualifying interruptions would include a complete or partial hiatus from research activities for child rearing; an incapacitating illness or injury of the candidate, spouse, partner or a member of the immediate family; relocation to accommodate a spouse, partner or other close family member; pursuit of non-research endeavors that would permit earlier retirement of debt incurred in obtaining a doctoral degree; and military service.
- Supplement candidates must not have effort on other Public Health Service funded grants.
- Proposed research cannot involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study or an ancillary clinical trial. Applicants can propose a research experience in a clinical trial led by their mentor or co-mentor.
More details about CTSA Program-Specific Guidance for Re-entry supplements can be found at https://ncats.nih.gov/ctsa/funding/pa-2016-guidance. See also NOT-OD-21-134 (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-134.html).
Funding Amount/Project Period: up to $100,000/year for salary, plus fringe benefits and not to
exceed $150,000 direct costs including funds for travel and limited supplies.
Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement
Institutional Limit: (2)
Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process, please upload the following, assembled into a single PDF file, to the CCTS WebCAMP Submission Portal with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by September 20, 2021:
- Statement of eligibility
- 2-page research plan
- 1-page mentoring plan
- CTSA resource utilization plan
- Biosketch of all key personnel
A committee will be convened to review the material and make recommendations.
For questions, email Joel Thompson (Joel.Thompson@uky.edu) or call (859) 323-7939.
Agency Deadline: November 1, 2021