Drug Development Tools Research Grants (U01) Clinical Trials Optional
- Posted
- February 12, 2024
- Closed
- May 13, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $500,000
- Award floor
- $500,000
- Program funding
- $6
- Expected awards
- 6
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 93.103
- Category
- Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition
- Archives
- June 12, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.103 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $213M
- FY2026 obligated
- $215.3M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 849
Top recipients: The Critical Path Institute, National Environmental Health Association, Association of Food & Drug Officials, Yale Univ, Food & Agriculture, California Department of
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support research to continue the development of drug development tools that have an accepted or a reviewable Letter of Intent (LOI) within a drug development tool qualification program within either CBER or CDER.
The grants will be used to further the development of tools that, once qualified, will be made publicly available to fill unmet needs in drug development.
Who can apply
- County governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
These grants will be used to provide funding to developers of drug development tools that have an accepted or a reviewable Letter of Intent (LOI) within a CDER/CBER's Drug Development Tool Qualification Program and are working towards their qualification plan (QP) or full qualification package (FQP).If you received DDT research grant support from FDA-CDER/CBER in previous years, you are eligible to apply provided that you have successfully progressed to the next submission milestone (e.g., Accepted LOI to Accepted QP) and are requesting additional funding for new DDT project needs addressing different aspects of the project.
The official record
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