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PA-24-184: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
The purpose of the NIH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) is to support the career development of individuals with a clinical doctoral degree who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research.
- NOFO number
- PA-24-184
- Type
- PA
- Activity code
- K23
- Primary institute
- NIH
- Clinical trials
- Required
- Posted
- Apr 9, 2024
- Opens
- May 10, 2024
- Expires
- May 8, 2027
PA-24-184 due dates
No application due dates remain in the listed cycles. Dates marked * are NIH standard due dates. Check the related notices below for changes NIH made after posting.
| Letter of Intent Due Date(s) |
|---|
| Not Applicable |
| June 12, 2024 |
| July 12, 2024 * |
| September 07, 2024 * |
| November 2024 |
| January 2025 |
| April 2025 |
| October 12, 2024 |
| November 12, 2024 * |
| January 07, 2025 * |
| March 2025 |
| May 2025 |
| July 2025 |
| February 12, 2025 |
| March 12, 2025 * |
| May 07, 2025 * |
| July 2025 |
| October 2025 |
| December 2025 |
| June 12, 2025 |
| July 12, 2025 * |
| September 07, 2025 * |
| November 2025 |
| January 2026 |
Projects funded under PA-24-184
NIH RePORTER lists 212 projects funded under PA-24-184 in FY2022–FY2026, with $55.8M in award dollars. Counts include each project's later non-competing years, which keep the original NOFO number.
Projects funded
212
Distinct projects, FY2022–FY2026
New awards
212
Type 1 (new project) award records
NIH funding
$55.8M
Award dollars under PA-24-184, FY2022–FY2026
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Award records | New awards | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| FY2025 | 86 | 84 | $15.1M |
| FY2026 | 214 | 128 | $40.8M |
Institutions with the most funding
- University of Colorado Denver$3.8M · 14 projects
- Massachusetts General Hospital$3.1M · 10 projects
- University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh$3.1M · 13 projects
- University of California, San Francisco$2.5M · 9 projects
- Yale University$1.9M · 7 projects
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor$1.7M · 6 projects
- Indiana University Indianapolis$1.7M · 6 projects
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center$1.7M · 5 projects
Funding institutes
- NHLBI$12.0M · 69
- NIMH$11.9M · 55
- NIDDK$8.4M · 44
- NIA$5.6M · 31
- NICHD$4.4M · 27
- NIDA$3.7M · 21
- NINDS$3.0M · 13
- NIAAA$2.3M · 13
Activity codes funded
- K23300 records
Most recent new awards
- Trauma-Informed Care for Pain (TIC-P): An Acceptability and Preliminary Effectiveness Study of a Provider-Directed Training Intervention (opens NIH RePORTER)
Brigham and Women's Hospital · 1K23AR085164-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$178KK23
- The Role of Circadian Disruption and Disordered Sleep in Heart Failure Risk and Management among Rural Adults (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Alabama at Birmingham · 1K23HL183762-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$179KK23
- Trauma Medical Home 2.0 (opens NIH RePORTER)
Indiana University Indianapolis · 1K23AG100993-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$150KK23
- Developing a personalized behavioral intervention for Latino dementia caregivers (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Rochester · 1K23AG093154-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$124KK23
- Cognitive Outcomes of Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors Among Individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Pennsylvania · 1K23AG095326-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$197KK23
- Evaluation of a novel sustained release formulation of flucytosine for treatment of HIV-related cryptococcal meningitis (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Minnesota · 1K23NS151985-01 · NINDS · Notice Sep 15, 2026
$240KK23
What its predecessor PA-20-206 funded
PA-24-184 reissues PA-20-206. Its funding history is the best guide to who wins under this program: 509 projects and $335.5M in FY2022–FY2026.
Projects funded
509
Distinct projects, FY2022–FY2026
New awards
416
Type 1 (new project) award records
NIH funding
$335.5M
Award dollars under PA-20-206, FY2022–FY2026
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Award records | New awards | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 235 | 145 | $41.0M |
| FY2023 | 354 | 116 | $62.4M |
| FY2024 | 470 | 127 | $82.1M |
| FY2025 | 481 | 28 | $84.8M |
| FY2026 | 379 | 0 | $65.2M |
Institutions with the most funding
- Massachusetts General Hospital$23.2M · 38 projects
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor$17.2M · 24 projects
- University of California, San Francisco$15.0M · 22 projects
- Johns Hopkins University$13.1M · 20 projects
- University of Washington$10.0M · 15 projects
- University of Alabama at Birmingham$9.8M · 17 projects
- Brigham and Women's Hospital$8.5M · 12 projects
- University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh$7.5M · 11 projects
Funding institutes
- NHLBI$69.8M · 396
- NIDDK$64.2M · 351
- NIMH$51.6M · 286
- NIDA$31.2M · 171
- NIA$27.5M · 156
- NICHD$24.6M · 157
- NIMHD$11.5M · 75
- NINDS$11.1M · 55
Activity codes funded
- K231,919 records
Most recent new awards
- Targeting the Gut Mycobiome in Ulcerative Colitis (opens NIH RePORTER)
Tufts Medical Center · 1K23DK138288-01A1 · NIDDK · Notice Sep 11, 2025
$192KK23
- Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Co-occurring Lived Experience Stress: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (opens NIH RePORTER)
Boston University Medical Campus · 1K23MH133986-01A1 · NIMH · Notice Sep 8, 2025
$192KK23
- Testing a Strategy to Improve Diagnostic and Treatment Pathways for Children with Sleep-Disordered Breathing: the REPOSE Navigation Intervention (opens NIH RePORTER)
Medical University of South Carolina · 1K23HL171952-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 4, 2025
$210KK23
- The Role of Diet in COPD Rehospitalization (opens NIH RePORTER)
Johns Hopkins University · 1K23HL166766-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Jul 29, 2025
$199KK23
- AMP-C: A Digital Therapeutic for Reward Dysfunction in Co-Occurring Depression and Cannabis Use (opens NIH RePORTER)
Massachusetts General Hospital · 1K23DA062034-01 · NIDA · Notice Jun 27, 2025
$198KK23
- Harnessing the Power of Social Connection to Improve the Quality of Life of Older Adults with Multimorbidity (opens NIH RePORTER)
Johns Hopkins University · 1K23MD020133-01 · NIMHD · Notice Jun 27, 2025
$160KK23
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
Participating institutes
20 NIH institutes and offices take applications under PA-24-184. Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your research before applying.
- NIH
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- NIA · National Institute on Aging
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse
- NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- NINR · National Institute of Nursing Research
- NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- NCCIH · National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
- NEI · National Eye Institute
- ORWH
- ODSS
Related notices
Jan 22, 2026 · NOT-NS-26-030
Notice of Early Expiration of NIH HEAL Initiative PainCare Clinician Training Program PCTP): Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards K08/K23).
Mar 31, 2025
This funding opportunity was updated to align with agency priorities. Carefully reread the full funding opportunity and make any needed adjustments to your application prior to submission.
Apr 4, 2024 · NOT-OD-24-084
Overview of Grant Application and Review Changes for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2025.
Nov 12, 2024 · NOT-DK-25-002
Updated NIDDK Guidance for NIDDKs Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award K08) and Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award K23): Percent Effort of Surgeon-Scientists; PA-24-182; PA-24-184; PA-24-185.
Sep 4, 2024 · NOT-OD-24-168
Notice of Correction to the Eligible Individuals PD/PI) Section for the NIHsParent Mentored Patient-Oriented ResearchCareer Development Award Parent K23s) and the Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research ParentK24s).
Jun 6, 2024 · NOT-DE-24-023
Notice of NIDCR Withdrawal of Participation from Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award, PA-24-184 Parent K23-Independent Clinical Trial Required) and PA-24-186 Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required).
Jun 6, 2024 · NOT-EY-24-009
NEI Notice of Participation in PA-24-184, Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required).
Jun 4, 2024 · NOT-MD-24-017
Guidance Regarding Reduction of Effort for NIMHD Individual Mentored K Awards.
May 2, 2024
Notice to Extend the
Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs)
NIH has attached 27 NOSIs to PA-24-184; none are active now. A NOSI flags a topic an institute wants to fund through this NOFO.
Award terms
- Application types allowed
- NewResubmissionRevision The OER Glossary and the How to Apply - Application Guide provides details on these application types.
- Award budget
- Information
- Project period
- The total project period may not exceed 5 years. Other
- Funds available and number of awards
- The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Summarized from the NOFO text; the full NOFO governs eligibility, budget, and review.
Related NOFOs
- Reissue of PA-20-206.
- Companion NOFOs: PA-24-185, PA-24-186.
Other open NOFOs for K23
About this page
GotGrant gathers the NOFO, its participation and change notices, and its NOSIs from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, and counts funded projects from NIH RePORTER by the opportunity number each award was made under. Data refreshed October 16, 2026; the NIH Guide is the authoritative source. See our data methodology.