Mentored Career Transition Award (KT1/R00)

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

Mentored Career Transition Award (KT1/R00)

Issuing agency

National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services)

Opportunity number

PA-28-048

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Health

Status

Forecasted

Application deadline

Forecasted · estimated close October 12, 2027 (agency estimate)

Agency estimates

Estimated posting: July 13, 2027. Estimated award date: July 1, 2028. Estimates can change.

Published award range

Not published by the agency

Cost sharing or match required

No

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others (see Additional Information on Eligibility)

Relevant to

Businesses and NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov eligibility includes small businesses or for-profit organizations. Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

93.113

Official source

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Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363569 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 363569 · Funding opportunity number PA-28-048

Posted

August 13, 2026 · Source last updated August 13, 2026

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

92% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: published funding range.

Record confidence

mediumforecast — dates and amounts are agency estimates.

Eligibility details (from the agency)

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.

Description (from the official listing)

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.

Agency contact

Division of Biomedical Research Workforce
NIHTrain@mail.nih.gov