Limited Competition: Renewal of Existing NINDS-Supported Clinical Trial Cooperative Agreement Awards (U01 - Clinical Trials Required)

Summary

This is a limited competition opportunity issued by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under NIH for the renewal of existing NINDS-supported clinical trial cooperative agreement awards (U01 mechanism). Only organizations currently holding qualifying NINDS U01 clinical trial cooperative agreement awards are eligible to apply. The opportunity requires clinical trials as a core component of the proposed work. The program is administered through NIH's Grants.gov portal under announcement PAR-25-149.

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Risks & flags

• Limited competition — eligibility restricted to existing NINDS U01 cooperative agreement holders, effectively wiring the award to incumbents and excluding new entrants
• No dollar values or award sizes disclosed, limiting competitive transparency
• Rolling/long submission window (over 3 years) may obscure individual award cycles and limit external scrutiny