Description
This NIH U24 cooperative‑agreement funds up to five laboratories to join the NIDCD National Human Ear Resource Network. Awardees will develop, process, and distribute high‑quality human inner‑ and middle‑ear tissues, improve preservation techniques, digitize temporal‑bone images for public databases, and provide technical training to the broader research community. The effort supports basic and translational studies of auditory and vestibular disorders, fostering collaboration across institutions and ensuring wide access to human ear specimens and data.
• Cooperative‑agreement (U24) – up to 5 awards, each ≤ $450,000
• Project start expected ≈ August 2027; award period likely 1–3 years
• Activities: tissue procurement, processing, sectioning, distribution, method development, image digitization, data sharing, training workshops, network meetings
• Required: Data Management & Sharing Plan, annual RPPRs, compliance with NIH policies
• Eligible applicants: wide range of public, nonprofit, tribal, and for‑profit entities (see eligibility list)
• No clinical trial component (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)