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RFA-DC-28-001: National Resource Network for the Study of Human Auditory and Vestibular Disorders (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 26, 2026Editorial standards
The objective of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to continue to support laboratories that constitute a collaborative network, the NIDCD National Human Ear Resource Network, to serve as a national technological resource for auditory and vestibular researchers to use human inner and middle ear tissues for a range of basic and clinical studies to advance knowledge and treatment of auditory and vestibular disorders.
- NOFO number
- RFA-DC-28-001
- Type
- RFA
- Activity code
- U24
- Primary institute
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Clinical trials
- Not Allowed
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Opens
- Feb 5, 2027
- Expires
- Nov 2, 2027
RFA-DC-28-001 due dates
2 application due dates remain before the NOFO expires. Dates marked * are NIH standard due dates. Check the related notices below for changes NIH made after posting.
| New | Renewal / Resubmission / Revision (as allowed) | AIDS - New/Renewal/Resubmission/Revision, as allowed | Scientific Merit Review | Advisory Council Review | Earliest Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 05, 2027 | March 05, 2027 | Not Applicable | July 2027 | October 2027 | December 2027 |
| November 01, 2027 | November 01, 2027 | Not Applicable | March 2028 | May 2028 | July 2028 |
What its predecessor RFA-DC-23-002 funded
RFA-DC-28-001 reissues RFA-DC-23-002. Until awards appear under the new number, its funding history is the best guide to who wins under this program: 5 projects and $17.6M in FY2022–FY2026.
Projects funded
5
Distinct projects, FY2022–FY2026
New awards
5
Type 1 (new project) award records
NIH funding
$17.6M
Award dollars under RFA-DC-23-002, FY2022–FY2026
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Award records | New awards | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 4 | 4 | $3.2M |
| FY2023 | 5 | 1 | $3.6M |
| FY2024 | 6 | 0 | $3.7M |
| FY2025 | 5 | 0 | $3.6M |
| FY2026 | 5 | 0 | $3.5M |
Institutions with the most funding
- University of Minnesota$4.5M · 1 project
- Johns Hopkins University$4.0M · 1 project
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary$3.2M · 1 project
- Stanford University$3.2M · 1 project
- University of California Los Angeles$2.7M · 1 project
Funding institutes
- NIDCD$17.6M · 25
Activity codes funded
- U2425 records
Most recent new awards
- Modern Cellular and Molecular Techniques to Study the Human Temporal Bone (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California Los Angeles · 1U24DC020855-01 · NIDCD · Notice Dec 19, 2022
$667KU24
- Human Ear Cellular Atlas (opens NIH RePORTER)
Stanford University · 1U24DC020857-01 · NIDCD · Notice Sep 16, 2022
$803KU24
- Resource Center for Human Temporal Bone Research, Innovation, and Education (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Minnesota · 1U24DC020851-01 · NIDCD · Notice Sep 16, 2022
$766KU24
- Johns Hopkins Human Temporal Bone Resource (opens NIH RePORTER)
Johns Hopkins University · 1U24DC020850-01 · NIDCD · Notice Sep 16, 2022
$826KU24
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear/ Harvard Initiative for the NIDCD National Human Ear Resource Network (opens NIH RePORTER)
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · 1U24DC020849-01 · NIDCD · Notice Sep 16, 2022
$830KU24
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
2 NIH institutes and offices take applications under RFA-DC-28-001. Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your research before applying.
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- none
Related notices
NIH lists no related notices for RFA-DC-28-001 yet.
Award terms
- Application types allowed
- New Renewal Resubmission Revision The OER Glossary and the How to Apply - Application Guide provide details on these application types. Only those application types listed here are allowed for this NOFO.
- Award budget
- Applications are limited to no more than 450,000 direct costs per year and must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.Applications that include a subaward to an additional lab that is directly processing human temporal bones/fresh human ear tissue as a part of this application may request an additional 150,000 direct costs per year for the subaward only. Only one such processing lab…
- Project period
- The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years. NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made from this NOFO.
- Funds available and number of awards
- NIDCD intends to commit 3.6M in FY 2028 to fund up to 6 awards.
Summarized from the NOFO text; the full NOFO governs eligibility, budget, and review.
Related NOFOs
- Reissue of RFA-DC-23-002.
- Companion NOFOs: RFA-DC-28-002.
Other open NOFOs for U24
- RFA-DC-28-002Coordinating Center for National Resource Network for the Study of Human Auditory and Vestibular Disorders (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIDCD · next due Mar 5, 2027
- RFA-NS-27-001BRAIN Initiative: Research Resource Grants for Technology Integration and Dissemination (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NINDS · next due Jun 10, 2027
- RFA-MH-26-120BRAIN Initiative: Reagent Resources for Brain Cell Type-Specific Access to Broaden Distribution of Enabling Technologies for Neuroscience (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIMH · next due Jun 15, 2027
- RFA-AG-27-010Data Coordinating Center for the Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Brain Atlas (AD-MBA) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NIA · next due Nov 10, 2026
- RFA-HG-27-008IGVF Data and Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical trials Not Allowed)NHGRI · next due Dec 14, 2026
- PAR-28-057Pancreatic Cancer Detection Consortium: Management and Data Coordination Unit (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)NCI · next due Jan 25, 2027
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. NIH Guide data refreshed October 26, 2026, RePORTER funding October 16, 2026; the NIH Guide is the authoritative source. See our data methodology.