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This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition K12 Clinical Trial Optional grant (PAR-25-196) issued by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) under the Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health. The funding opportunity focuses on institutional research career development programs through Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA).

The grant aims to support programs that prepare promising postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty scholars for independent clinical and translational science research careers. The program falls under CFDA 93.350 and is specifically targeted at public higher education institutions. The purpose is to facilitate career advancement and continued research engagement across various sectors including academia, industry, nonprofit, and government organizations. This opportunity is part of NCATS' broader mission to catalyze innovative methods and technologies for developing diagnostics and therapeutics.