Innovative Research for Enhanced Diabetes Prevention and Care in Primary Care Settings (RFA)

Innovative Research for Enhanced Diabetes Prevention and Care in Primary Care Settings (RFA) is sponsored by American Diabetes Association. This Request for Applications aims to attract researchers interested in improving diabetes care within primary health care settings.

Primary Care RFA (2025) | ADA Innovative Research for Enhanced Diabetes Prevention and Care in Primary Care Settings: Call for Applications This call for applications aims to attract outstanding researchers interested in improving diabetes care within the primary health care setting.

The ADA seeks to support studies that will develop, implement, and evaluate new strategies, tools, and models of care that can be readily adopted by primary care providers (PCPs).

Proposed projects should focus on practical solutions that address the barriers faced by PCPs and the primary diabetes care team, leverage the strengths of the primary health care system, and build on existing ADA initiatives to enhance diabetes management and patient engagement.

For more information on this funding opportunity, please refer to the Innovative Research for Enhanced Diabetes Prevention and Care in Primary Care Settings: Call for Applications document.

Launch Date Letter of Intent Submission Deadline Full Proposal Submission Deadline Award Notification Date Earliest Award Start Date Wednesday October 1 st , 2025 Thursday December 4 th , 2025 Thursday February 19 th , 2026 Thursday June 18 th , 2026 September 1 st , 2026 Junior Faculty Development Award Grant Mechanism Description: Junior Faculty Development awards are designed to support early investigators of outstanding promise as they establish independent, productive careers in diabetes research.

Award Term: Up to 3 Years Funding Support: The proposed project budget should not exceed $138,000 USD per year for a maximum total budget up to $414,000 USD over three (3) years. During the award’s duration, the Principal Investigator is eligible to receive repayment of the principal on student loans for a doctoral degree (MD, PhD, DPM, PharmD or DO) of up to $10,000 USD per year.

These funds are in addition to the $138,000 USD per year cost for salary and research support. Indirect Costs: Up to 10% of direct costs Principal Investigator Percent Effort Required: The Principal Investigator must agree to devote at least 75% of their total time and overall effort towards research during the period of Association funding.

This percentage includes time dedicated to the Association-funded grant in addition to grants supported by other funding agencies. Applicant Eligibility: Applicants must hold a full-time independent faculty position up to and including Assistant Professor at a university, university-affiliated research institution or other non-profit research institution in the United States.

If an appointment is less than full-time, this must be noted within the application’s budget justification. Applications from investigators with less than a full-time appointment will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The applicant should have no more than ten (10) years of research experience following receipt of their terminal degree.

However, applicants who have taken temporary leave from research (i.e. all clinical training, parenting of a child, childbirth, long-term care of a parent/spouse/child/dependent, personal health issues), or experienced a delay in their training due to COVID shutdowns; are encouraged to contact ADA Research Programs staff regarding their eligibility ahead of their application submission.

The Association aims to be flexible and adjust these eligibility timeframes, if necessary and appropriate. Applicants cannot currently hold or have previously received independent NIH project support as Principal Investigator (e.g., NIH R00, R01, U01 or the equivalent).

During the duration of this award, if an R01, U01 or the equivalent is obtained then the applicant may hold both awards concurrently, provided there is no scientific or budgetary overlap. Applicants may not hold an ADA Junior Faculty Development Award concurrently with other awards of similar intent (i.e., NIH K award series, including K99; other foundation/non-profit development awards).

However, the applicant may have completed previous career development funding. Citizenship: There are no citizen requirements for this award. However, individuals must have permission to work within the United States.

, either as U.S. citizens or permanent residents, or with appropriate work visas and permits. Institutional confirmation of permission to work within the United States will be required at the time of application submission.

To Open a New Junior Faculty Development Award Application: CLICK HERE Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Award Grant Mechanism Description: These awards support research with novel and innovative hypotheses performed in human subjects, or research approaches to accelerate the transition of scientific discoveries into clinical application.

Studies supported with these awards must directly involve human subjects, human samples and/or data, and offer considerable promise for advancing the cure, prevention, or treatment of diabetes. Award Term: Up to 3 Years Funding Support: The proposed project budget should not exceed $200,000 USD per year for a maximum total budget up to $600,000 USD over three (3) years.

Indirect Costs: Up to 10% of direct costs Applicant Eligibility: Applicants must hold a full-time independent faculty position or the equivalent at a university, university-affiliated research institution or other non-profit research institution in the United States. If an appointment is less than full-time, this must be noted within the application’s budget justification.

Applications from investigators with less than a full-time appointment will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants from non-university research institutions must provide a letter from the proper institutional official explaining how the position of the applicant compares to a faculty position in a traditional academic institution. Any ambiguity about the Principal Investigator’s position can negatively impact the application.

Citizenship: There are no citizen requirements for this award. However, individuals must have permission to work within the United States. , either as U.S. citizens or permanent residents, or with appropriate work visas and permits.

Institutional confirmation of permission to work within the United States will be required at the time of application submission. To Open a New Junior Faculty Development Award Application: CLICK HERE In May 2025, the ADA launched their new grant management system, SmartSimple. If you have previously applied for a grant or participated in a peer review, you may already have an account in our system.

To access your SmartSimple account, please enter your email address as the username and click 'Forgot Password' . If you do not have an account, please follow the instructions in the SmartSimple Pre-Award FAQ document to create a new one. This document can be found within the Primary Care RFA: Application Materials section of the ADA website.

RFA Application Materials Primary Care RFA Call for Applications ORCiD iD required, register online at www. orcid.

org Data and Resource Sharing Approved Repositories Data and Resource Sharing Waiver Form Grant Application Withdrawal Form Other Sources of Support Form Sample Letter of Collaboration Letter of Intent Materials Junior Faculty Development Awards JFD: LOI Application Instructions JFD: LOI Table of Contents Template Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Awards ICTS: LOI Application Instructions ICTS: LOI Table of Contents Template Junior Faculty Development Awards JFD: Full Proposal Application Instructions JFD: Full Proposal Table of Contents Template Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Awards ICTS: Full Proposal Application Instructions ICTS: Full Proposal Table of Contents Template Please contact Research Programs staff at [email protected] .