NIH U54 Grants — Specialized Center — Cooperative Agreement

Recent U54 awards from NIH RePORTER

Examples of funded U54 projects across the last two fiscal years. The matching-award count comes from the full result set; funding totals, averages, rankings, and examples use the first 500 records returned by NIH RePORTER. Figures reflect a snapshot last refreshed on June 9, 2026.

Example U54 projects from the sample

• RARE and Atypical Diabetes Network(RADIANT)

  5U54DK118638-08
  ASHOK BALASUBRAMANYAM · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TX · $2,499,999 · awarded Jun 3, 2026 · NIH

  Diabetes is traditionally classified in two broad categories: autoimmune Type 1 and obesity-related Type 2. Numerous phenotypically and etiologically distinct forms exist and are emerging, collectively termed “atypical diabetes”, that do not fit into either category. We hypothesize that atypical diabetes comprises a spectrum that includes numerous forms,…

• Center for Identification and Study of Individuals with Atypical Diabetes Mellitus

  5U54DK118612-08
  Louis Philipson · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IL · $2,500,000 · awarded Jun 3, 2026 · NIH

  Diabetes is traditionally classified in two broad categories: autoimmune Type 1 and obesity-related Type 2. Numerous phenotypically and etiologically distinct forms exist and are emerging, collectively termed “atypical diabetes”, that do not fit into either category. We hypothesize that atypical diabetes comprises a spectrum that includes numerous forms,…

• Enhancing Maternal and Birthing Outcomes and Reproductive HeAlth through Community Engagement (EMBRACE) Center

  5U54HD113030-03
  Dara Mendez · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA · $1,986,571 · awarded Jun 1, 2026 · NIH

  There are longstanding adverse maternal and reproductive health outcomes in the US that have increased over time. Researchers, community leaders and clinicians are increasingly advocating for and innovating approaches that center and empower the community’s lived experience. The Enhancing Maternal and Birthing outcomes and Reproductive HeAlth through…

• Behavior of HIV in Viral Environments (B-HIVE)

  5U54AI170855-05
  Bruce Torbett · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WA · $5,819,586 · awarded May 28, 2026 · NIH

  ABSTRACT, ADMINISTRATIVE CORE The Administrative Core will be the central hub of the B-HIVE Center and jointly directed by Stefan Sarafianos and Bruce Torbett. The Administrative Core will help to ensure that the Center achieves its full scientific potential by fostering a Center-wide collaborative and expansive environment that will make it greater than…

• HARC: HIV accessory and regulatory complexes

  5U54AI170792-05
  Nevan Krogan · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA · $5,719,529 · awarded May 27, 2026 · NIH

  The mission of the Administrative Core is to support and promote the scientific and collaborative goals of the HARC Center. The Core will provide leadership that ensures strong oversight and representation of all stakeholders in decisions, facilitate the integration of research projects, and connect the HARC Center to the broader NIAID Centers for HIV…

• Multi-sector, multi-level interventions for improving cancer prevention and control addressing persistent poverty

  5U54CA280812-04
  David Wetter · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UT · $1,668,699 · awarded May 27, 2026 · NIH

  The overall, long-term goal of “HOPE & CAIRHE 2gether (HC2)” is to increase the reach of evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions (EBIs) in areas of persistent poverty (PP). (For the purpose of this center grant’s projects and cores, “persistent poverty” is defined as a formal geographic classification developed by the U.S. Dept. of…

• SDSU FUERTE: Faculty United towards Excellence in Research and Transformational Engagement

  5U54CA267789-05
  Maria Zuniga de Nuncio · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CA · $180,600 · awarded May 27, 2026 · NIH

  OVERALL – Project Summary San Diego State University (SDSU) is proposing a new program called SDSU FUERTE or Faculty Unified towards Excellence in Research and Transformational Engagement. The goal of SDSU FUERTE is to recruit a diverse, nine-person cohort of early career of health sciences faculty focused on Latinx health disparities who will join SDSU in…

• Center for Cancer Control in Persistent Poverty Areas (C3P2)

  5U54CA280770-04
  MARIA PISU · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, AL · $1,937,701 · awarded May 26, 2026 · NIH

  OVERALL ABSTRACT Cancer mortality, especially for obesity-related cancers like breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer, is higher in areas of the US affected by Persistent Poverty (PP), i.e., areas with a poverty rate of 20% or higher across four consecutive decennial censuses spanning 30 years (a formal geographic classification developed by the US…

• NeuroTech Harbor - 21719

  3U54EB033664-04SB
  Sridevi Sarma · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD · $106,248 · awarded May 26, 2026 · NIH

  Project Summary / Abstract AUD affects ~28–29 million U.S. adults and drives ~$249–300B in annual costs. Despite this burden, clinicians and researchers lack a discreet, continuous way to quantify alcohol intake in real time. We propose to develop a discreet microneedle-based wearable that continuously measures alcohol in interstitial fluid to provide…

• The RCMI Center for Cancer and Health Disparities Research

  5U54MD007595-19
  Guangdi Wang · XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, LA · $4,630,181 · awarded May 26, 2026 · NIH

  SUMMARY – OVERALL To sustain Xavier’s overall research momentum and advance to the next level of excellence in cancer and health disparities research, the RCMI Cancer and Health Disparities Research Center will implement program activities to support new and early-stage investigators, enhance core facilities to support Xavier researchers, and promote…

• The Upstream Center: Income Interventions to Address the Fundamental Causes of Cancer

  5U54CA280811-04
  David Rehkopf · STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA · $1,946,229 · awarded May 25, 2026 · NIH

  Persistent poverty areas, a formal geographic classification developed by the United States Department of Agriculture and codified by Congress, is defined as an area with a poverty rate of 20% or higher across four consecutive ten-year time periods, spanning 30 years. Cancer rates are higher in these areas, and improving cancer outcomes in these areas…

• Geroscience of sex differences SCORE (GERO SCORE)

  1U54AG099000-01
  EILEEN CRIMMINS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA · $1,499,966 · awarded May 22, 2026 · NIH

  The USC Geroscience Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences in Aging (GeroSCORE) aims to fill important gaps in our understanding of how biological, behavioral, and population level factors contribute to sex differences in aging. While it is well established that women tend to have higher life expectancy than men worldwide, the…

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