National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences - Clinical and Translational Science Awards

Under NCATS’ leadership, the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program supports a national network of medical institutions that speeds the translation of research discoveries into improved care. Currently, more than 60 leading medical institutions across the nation receive CTSA Program funding. The institutions offer expertise, resources and partnerships at the national and local levels to improve the health of individuals and communities. The CTSA Program also nurtures the field of translational science through education, training and career support at all levels. The CTSA Program Goals are to: - Advance clinical and translational science: develop, demonstrate and disseminate scientific and operational innovations that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical translation from identification to first-in-human studies to medical practice implementation to community health dissemination. - Promote partnerships and collaborations to facilitate and accelerate translational research projects locally, regionally and nationally. - Create, provide, and disseminate innovative research programs and partnerships across institutions and communities to address health needs of their populations and deliver the benefits of translational science to all. - Create and implement scientific and operational innovations that increase the quality, safety, efficiency, effectiveness and informativeness of clinical research. - Provide a national resource for the rapid response to urgent public health needs. - Create, provide and disseminate clinical and translational science training programs for clinical research professionals of all disciplines on the research team. - Create, provide and disseminate clinical and translational science training and career support programs for translational scientists. - Foster the development of the emerging field of translational science.