Advancing Research on the Application of Digital Health Technology to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes (R01- Clinical Trail Required)

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting R01 research grant applications to advance scientific understanding of how digital health technologies can be applied to the management of Type 2 Diabetes. A clinical trial is required as part of the research design. The opportunity is posted on Grants.gov under funding opportunity number RFA-DK-26-315 and is issued by NIH (HHS-NIH11). The open period runs from September 17, 2025 through October 6, 2026.

What they want

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Risks & flags

• Clinical trial requirement may narrow eligible applicants significantly to those with existing clinical infrastructure
• Single funding opportunity number (RFA) format can sometimes favor pre-identified research groups with prior NIH programmatic relationships
• Extremely long open window (over 12 months) may indicate a phased or multiple-receipt-date solicitation — full FOA text not provided to confirm