Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #RFA-DK-26-301
NIH Kidney Precision Medicine Project Recruitment Sites Funding Opportunity
Buyer
National Institutes of Health
Posted
September 10, 2025
Respond By
October 05, 2026
Identifier
RFA-DK-26-301
NAICS
541715
This opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks applications for the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP) Recruitment Sites (RS): - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Project Scope: - Recruitment Sites will enroll participants with acute kidney injury (AKI) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD) into a longitudinal cohort study - Sites will perform protocol-based research kidney biopsies - Collaboration required with Tissue Interrogation Sites (TIS), the Kidney Tissue Atlas Coordinating Center (KTACC), and the Central Hub (CH) - Goals include creating a Kidney Tissue Atlas, defining disease subgroups, and identifying critical cells, pathways, and therapy targets - Funding Details: - Estimated total program funding: $4,000,000 - Up to 7 awards anticipated - Funding instrument: Cooperative agreement - Eligibility: - Open to nonprofit, business, government, educational, and other organizations - No specific OEMs, vendors, products, or part numbers are mentioned - Unique Requirements: - Sites must conduct research kidney biopsies and collaborate closely with other KPMP components - Focus on precision medicine and longitudinal data collection
Description
This Notice of Funding Opportunity requests applications for the Kidney Precision Medicine Project Recruitment Sites to enroll participants with acute kidney injury and/or chronic kidney disease into a longitudinal cohort study and perform protocol-based research kidney biopsies. The Recruitment Sites will collaborate with other project components to obtain and evaluate kidney biopsies, create a Kidney Tissue Atlas, define disease subgroups, and identify critical cells, pathways, and targets for novel therapies. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement with an estimated program funding of $4,000,000 and expected awards of 7. The estimated application due date is October 5, 2026, with a project start date of July 1, 2027.