This funding opportunity supports the establishment of Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers that bring together basic and clinical investigators focused on digestive and liver diseases within the NIDDK mission. Centers must be organized around a central research theme and provide shared resources to foster productivity and collaboration. Applicants must have a strong research base with at least $3 million per year in direct costs, including significant NIDDK funding, and meet specific eligibility criteria excluding foreign entities.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of U.S.-based institutions such as private and public higher education institutions, governments, nonprofits, small businesses, and tribal organizations. Applicants must have a strong research base in digestive or liver diseases with at least $3 million per y