health · HHS-NIH11

Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · RFA-DK-27-120

60 days left

Award Range

$0 – $750K

Total Program Funding

$3.6M

Expected Awards

Deadline

October 20, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

NIH is funding 3 Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) — P30 core centers that provide shared infrastructure (metabolic kitchens, body composition labs, biostatistics cores, community engagement cores) to support MULTIPLE nutrition/obesity researchers at an institution. $750K-$3.6M per year. These are NOT individual research grants — they're institutional INFRASTRUCTURE that enables 10-20 investigators to do better research.

Who Should Apply

Major research universities with an existing cluster of NIH-funded nutrition/obesity investigators who would benefit from shared core facilities. Must already have a critical mass of nutrition researchers.

Who Should NOT Apply

Individual investigators seeking research funding (use R01), institutions without an existing nutrition/obesity research portfolio, or anyone proposing a single research project.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must propose shared core facilities (not individual research)
•Must support multiple investigators at the institution
•Must integrate with existing NIH-funded nutrition/obesity research
•Must provide pilot funding for junior investigators
•3 awards, $750K-$3.6M/year each

💡 GrantQuick Tip

P30 centers are about INSTITUTIONAL capacity, not one PI's research. The strongest applications show 10-20 funded investigators who will all use the cores, a plan to recruit junior faculty into nutrition research, and cores that offer something investigators can't get on their own (metabolic ward, doubly-labeled water facility, large biobank, etc.). If your university doesn't already have 5+ R01-funded nutrition researchers, you're not ready for this.

Competitiveness: High — only 3 awards for the nation's premier nutrition research centers. Competing against institutions like Tufts, Harvard, Pennington, UNC, etc.

What This Grant Funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications from institutions/organizations that propose to establish core centers that are part of an integrated and existing program of nutrition and/or obesity research. The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORC) program is designed to support and enhance the national research effort in nutrition and obesity. NORCs support three primary research-related activities: Research Core services, a Pilot and Feasibility (P and F) program, and a Scientific Catalyst program. All activities pursued by Nutrition Obesity Research Centers are designed to enhance the efficiency, productivity, effectiveness, and multidisciplinary nature of research in nutrition and obesity.

Attachments

PDF

RFA-DK-27-120-Full-Announcement.html

Who Can Apply

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organization) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

Eligible Applicant Types

Small BusinessesCity/Township GovernmentsCounty Governments501(c)(3) NonprofitsSpecial District GovernmentsOther Tribal OrganizationsPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesFor-Profit OrganizationsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsPublic And Indian Housing AuthoritiesPublic Colleges & UniversitiesNonprofits without 501(c)(3)State GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)Independent School Districts

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $750K
Total Program Funding: $3.6M
Expected Number of Awards: 3
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: June 30, 2026

Application Deadline: October 20, 2026 (60 days remaining)

Agency Contact

NIDDK Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition NIDDK_DDN@nih.gov

NIDDK_DDN@nih.gov

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