National Resource Network for the Study of Human Auditory and Vestibular Disorders (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This cooperative agreement funds a national resource network that provides human inner and middle ear tissues and related technical support for basic and clinical studies of auditory and vestibular disorders.
⚑ Clinical trials not allowed. · Supports a collaborative national resource network rather than investigator-initiated research. · Award ceiling listed as $450,000.
This is a biomedical tissue/resource network for auditory and vestibular disorders, centered on clinical/basic otology rather than the team’s social-science work on risk perception, public opinion, hazards, education policy, or policy evaluation. At most it is tangentially public-health related, but it is not something this team would plausibly pursue with a PI from the roster.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-21
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 55 good | technical depth: minor; funds data infrastructure |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; social/behavioral work is none; funds data/survey infrastructure; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
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.
Eligibility
Other Eligible ApplicantsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;Regional Organizations;
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