The full application portal is now open. Applicants who submitted a Letter of Intent can start the application below. Full applications are due Monday, November 30, 2026, 11:59 PM PT.
What to prepare
Applications are single-spaced, with 0.5-inch margins, in Arial 11 pt. See the full RFA for complete requirements. You will upload up to three files.
1. One combined PDF (named LastName_Application.pdf), with these documents in this order:
- Cover page: names of the principal investigator and other key personnel, institution (for each), REACH Network partnering Center(s), mailing address, email, and pilot study title.
- Research Strategy (6 pages maximum): Specific Aims (1 page); Significance and Innovation (about 1 page); Approach/Research Plan (about 2–3 pages); Environment (about ½ page); Pathway toward future NIH or other federal funding (about ½ page).
- Literature Cited (not included in the page limit).
- Mentorship Plan.
- Budget Justification.
- REACH Center Letter of Support (1 page), plus any additional letters of support (1 page each, not included in the page limit).
- NIH biosketches for all key personnel (not included in the page limit).
- Foreign Justification, only if the project includes a foreign consultant.
2. The detailed budget spreadsheet (named LastName_Appendix.xlsx), as a separate Excel file. It is not shared with reviewers.
3. Optional: an AI disclosure statement (named LastName_AIStatement.pdf), as a separate PDF. If any AI-generated content was used, disclose it in a brief paragraph, including text, figures, or methodologies produced by AI tools. The statement is not included in the page limit. AI may not be used to write the Specific Aims page.
Key dates
- Letter of Intent due: Thursday, October 15, 2026, 11:59 PM PT
- Full application due: Monday, November 30, 2026, 11:59 PM PT
- Earliest projected start date: April 1, 2027
Questions?
Contact us at reachcenter@health.ucsd.edu.