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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2010 Feb 23;121(7):929–933. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.917948

Table 1.

Summary of NHLBI Translational Research Programs

Title Funding Announcement
Web Link
Number of Awards and Budget
Cardiac Translational Research Implementation Program (C-TRIP) (P20) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-10-001.html NHLBI expects to commit $9M/year to support up to 12 two year Stage 1 grants and four subsequent Stage 2 grants.
NHLBI Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium (U01) http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-09-003.html NHLBI expects to commit $25.4 M over six years. A total of 5 awards were funded.
Pediatric Heart Network http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-05-010.htm NHLBI committed $30M for a five year period. A total of 9 awards were funded.
NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium Research Hubs (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-09-004.html NHLBI committed $70M for a six year period. A total of 17 awards were funded.
Cardiovascular Cell Therapy Research Network http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-06-001.html NHLBI committed $29.9M for 5 years to fund five clinical centers and one Data Coordinating Center.
Science Moving Towards Research Translation and Therapy (SMARTT) https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=eb9754c73b37ace85b11054a8e31b033&tab=core&_cview=1:

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=77f7424b4cd0d2f51d193a8779f7d731&tab=core&_cview=1

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=b7cf90a712babadb5a05697ea302b8a0&tab=core&_cview=1

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=687024bf044895f86c532dfe97ecab04&tab=core&_cview=1
NHLBI expects to commit $32 M for 6 years to fund 1 coordinating center and 3 production facilities.
Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions to Reduce Obesity: Centers for Behavioral Intervention Development (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-013.html NHLBI committed $25 M for a five year period. A total of 5 awards were funded.
Demonstration and Education Research Grants (R18) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/policies/d&eguide.htm Program renewed upon advice of NHBLI Council in 2009
Interventions to Improve Hypertension Control in African Americans (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-hl-04-007.html NHLBI committed $17.5M for a five year period. A total of 5 awards were funded.
NHLBI Centers for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-hl-10-008.html and
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-10-018.html
NHLBI has committed $19.8M to fund 3 outcomes centers and one coordinating center
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-10-018.html
Cardiovascular Research Network (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-07-011.html and

http://www.cvrn.org
NHLBI has committed $7.5M for a five year period. A total of 1 award was funded. Over $14 million for 7 ancillary grants have been awarded.

Key websites:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/index.html - NHLBI Diseases and Conditions Index

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/recovery/index.htm - NHLBI Recovery Act Website

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm - NHLBI Public Website

http://report.nih.gov/index.aspx - Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT)