Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA DK 27 126
This funding opportunity (RFA-DK-27-126) is an NIH/NIDDK cooperative agreement (U24) to create a single national Coordinating Center for KUH-FAMILY, an integrated learning and career-development community spanning kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases. NIDDKs Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (KUH) already supports multiple institutional training programs and individual career development efforts; the point of this award is to bring those existing programs under one coordinated umbrella so they operate more like a connected ecosystem than separate, siloed initiatives. The Coordinating Center is expected to unify and harmonize how these programs recruit, train, support, and retain researchers across career stages, with the broader goal of strengthening and sustaining an active national workforce focused on KUH mission areas.
Because this is a U24 cooperative agreement, the project is meant to be run in close partnership with NIH program staff rather than as a fully independent research grant. In practical terms, the Coordinating Center would function as the organizing hub for the KUH-FAMILY community: facilitating communication and alignment across participating training and career development programs, building shared resources and consistent approaches, and helping create an interactive national network where trainees and investigators can find mentorship, peer connections, and development opportunities as they move from early training through later career milestones. Clinical trials are explicitly not allowed under this NOFO, reinforcing that the focus is coordination, community building, and training/career development infrastructure rather than conducting interventional studies.
The opportunity is open to a broad range of domestic applicant types, reflecting the coordinating and infrastructure nature of the work. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other eligible entities as permitted under NIH policy. Foreign organizations are not eligible to apply, and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible. However, foreign components, as NIH defines them in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed, meaning a U.S.-based awardee may include certain well-justified international elements or collaborations if they meet NIH requirements and are appropriately structured.
Key administrative details are straightforward: the agency is the National Institutes of Health, the activity falls under the health category (CFDA/Assistance Listing 93.847), and the application due date is July 1, 2026. NIH expects to make one award, indicating a single, centralized Coordinating Center model rather than multiple regional hubs. The public summary provided does not specify an award ceiling, so applicants would need to consult the full NOFO for budget expectations, project period, required components, and the specific coordination, reporting, and governance responsibilities NIH will expect the center to carry.Apply for RFA DK 27 126
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases - Fostering the AdvanceMent of an Interactive Learning communitY - Coordinating Center (KUH-FAMILY) (U24- Clinical Trials Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.847.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-05-20.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-07-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.
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FAQs: NIH/NIDDK RFA-DK-27-126 (U24) KUH-FAMILY Coordinating Center
1) What is RFA-DK-27-126 funding?
RFA-DK-27-126 is an NIH/NIDDK funding opportunity to support a single national Coordinating Center for KUH-FAMILY, an integrated learning and career-development community spanning kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases.
2) What does KUH-FAMILY mean in this opportunity?
KUH-FAMILY refers to an integrated learning and career-development community across NIDDK mission areas in kidney, urologic, and hematologic (KUH) diseases. The Coordinating Center is meant to connect and align existing training and career development programs so they function as one coordinated ecosystem rather than separate, siloed initiatives.
3) What is the main purpose of the Coordinating Center?
The purpose is to serve as the national organizing hub for the KUH-FAMILY community by unifying and harmonizing how participating programs recruit, train, support, and retain researchers across career stages, and by strengthening and sustaining a national KUH-focused workforce.
4) What type of NIH award mechanism is this?
This opportunity uses a U24 cooperative agreement mechanism.
5) What does it mean that this is a U24 cooperative agreement?
A U24 cooperative agreement is intended to be run in close partnership with NIH program staff. That generally means the Coordinating Center is not operating fully independently; instead, it works collaboratively with NIH to carry out the coordination, alignment, and community-building activities described in the opportunity.
6) Is this opportunity focused on research projects or infrastructure/coordination?
Based on the public summary, the emphasis is on coordination, community building, and training/career development infrastructure across existing KUH-related programs, rather than operating as an independent research project grant.
7) Are clinical trials allowed under this NOFO?
No. Clinical trials are explicitly not allowed under this funding opportunity.
8) If clinical trials are not allowed, what kinds of activities are emphasized?
The summary emphasizes organizing and coordinating the KUH-FAMILY community, facilitating communication and alignment across training and career development programs, building shared resources and consistent approaches, and supporting mentorship, peer connections, and development opportunities across career stages.
9) Who is the sponsoring NIH Institute/Division?
The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), specifically NIDDK's Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (KUH).
10) What disease or mission areas does this Coordinating Center cover?
The Coordinating Center spans kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, consistent with NIDDK's KUH mission areas.
11) How many awards does NIH expect to make?
NIH expects to make one award, indicating a single national Coordinating Center model.
12) What is the application due date?
The application due date listed in the summary is July 1, 2026.
13) What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number for this opportunity?
The Assistance Listing (CFDA) number provided is 93.847.
14) What category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity is listed under the health category.
15) What kinds of U.S. organizations are eligible to apply?
The summary indicates eligibility is broad and includes (among others):
- State, county, and local governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Other eligible entities as permitted under NIH policy
16) Are foreign organizations eligible to apply?
No. Foreign organizations are not eligible to apply under this opportunity.
17) Are non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations eligible?
No. Non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible, based on the summary provided.
18) Are foreign components allowed in any form?
Yes. The summary states that foreign components (as NIH defines them in the NIH Grants Policy Statement) are allowed. This implies a U.S.-based awardee may include certain justified international elements or collaborations, as long as they meet NIH requirements and are structured appropriately.
19) Does the summary provide an award ceiling or budget cap?
No. The public summary does not specify an award ceiling.
20) Where should applicants look for budget expectations, project period, and required components?
The summary indicates applicants should consult the full NOFO for details such as budget expectations, project period, required components, and the specific coordination, reporting, and governance responsibilities NIH will expect the Coordinating Center to carry.
21) Why is NIDDK creating this Coordinating Center if KUH already supports training and career development programs?
NIDDK KUH already supports multiple institutional training programs and individual career development efforts. The stated goal of this award is to bring those existing programs under one coordinated umbrella so they operate like a connected ecosystem rather than separate initiatives.
22) What role would the Coordinating Center play for trainees and investigators?
Based on the summary, the center would help create an interactive national network where trainees and investigators can find mentorship, peer connections, and development opportunities as they progress from early training through later career milestones.
23) Is the model regional or national?
The described model is national. NIH expects a single award for one centralized Coordinating Center rather than multiple regional hubs.
24) What is the core idea behind "harmonizing" programs?
In this context, harmonizing refers to aligning approaches across participating programs (for example, recruitment, training support, and retention practices) so the overall KUH-FAMILY community operates with shared resources, consistent approaches, and better connectivity across career stages.
25) Does the summary indicate specific reporting or governance requirements?
The summary does not list specific requirements, but it notes that the full NOFO will describe expected coordination, reporting, and governance responsibilities.
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