# Simpler Grants.gov #RFA-DC-28-001

NIDCD National Human Ear Resource Network research opportunity

**Buyer:** National Institutes of Health
**Posted:** October 20, 2026
**Respond By:** November 01, 2027
**Identifier:** RFA-DC-28-001
**NAICS:** 541715

The National Institutes of Health is seeking applicants to continue a national research resource for human ear tissues.
- **Government buyer:** National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
- **Purpose:** Continue the NIDCD National Human Ear Resource Network, a collaborative resource supporting auditory and vestibular researchers studying disorders and advancing research.
- **Research resource:** Human inner and middle ear tissues for basic and clinical studies.
- **Requirements:** Clinical trials are not allowed. The latest notice does not specify the award instrument, funding amount, or expected number of awards; figures included in the earlier release are not stated in the latest notice.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None named. No commercial products or vendor services are requested.

### Description

The opportunity supports laboratories in a collaborative network, the NIDCD National Human Ear Resource Network. The network will serve as a national technological resource for auditory and vestibular researchers to use human inner and middle ear tissues in basic and clinical studies. The stated objective is to advance knowledge and treatment of auditory and vestibular disorders.

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