NIH established the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program in 1993 to enhance biomedical research activities in states that have had historically low NIH grant funding success rates.
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support the development of infrastructure
and other resources required for the conduct of Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) in IDeA-eligible states.
IDeA-CTRs are expected to provide added value to the biomedical research efforts in the participating institutions through support of activities that cannot easily be provided through standard research grant awards.
The proposed activities will provide the infrastructure and resources that will enhance the competitiveness of the investigators to obtain additional funding for clinical and translational research.