Mentored Career Transition Award (KT1/R00)
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- Posted
- August 13, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 93.113
- Category
- Health
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.113 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $444M
- FY2026 obligated
- $438.7M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 1,850
Top recipients: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Emory University, New York University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Johns Hopkins University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The biphasic award will provide up to 5 years of support in two phases. The initial, mentored career development phase will provide 1-2 years of support for needed career development to facilitate a timely transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from their mentored postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent research-intensive faculty positions. The second phase will provide up to 3 years of independent research support, contingent on satisfactory progress during the first phase and an approved, independent, tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty position.
Who can apply
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Small businesses
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Other Eligible ApplicantsNative American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
How to apply
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