New to TB Awards (N2TB)

New to TB Awards

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N2TBs offer assistance to established investigators who are new to TB research. Awardees receive financial support to acquire data to increase their likelihood of completing successfully for future external funding.

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Now accepting Letters of Intent! Deadline  March 27, 2026

 

Important dates

RFA Release
RFA Release
RFA Release
January 26, 2026
REQUIRED: Non-Binding Letter of Intent Form March 27, 2026
RECOMMENDED: N2TB Core Consultation Appointments April 30, 2026
Application Deadline April 30, 2026
Review Date May-June 2026
Estimated Earliest Award Date June 2026

Types of projects

TB-related research is defined broadly and includes basic science, clinical, epidemiological, behavioral, and implementation science research.

budget

$50,000 per year for up to two years of funding. Funds can be used for both salary support and research/experimental costs. Approximately one to two N2TB will be given annually.

Eligibility criteria 

  1. Faculty appointment with MD or PhD or equivalent terminal degree. Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors are eligible to apply.
  2. Have not had a grant as a PI in TB research.  Examples of grants include NIH R01, R21, R03, K08, K23, U or P level grants (including role as core or project leader).  Please contact SEATRAC for questions about specific grants that may fall in this category.
  3. Faculty member at a SEATRAC affiliated institution (UW, Fred Hutch, Seattle Children’s).
  4. Be a SEATRAC member.
  5. Applicants may submit only one application to this program per cycle. We accept applicant resubmissions of prior-year N2TB proposals that have been revised to address previous reviewer critiques.