Rural Themed Pilots | CTSC

Rural Themed Pilots – Due December 1 (no LOI) 

Project Timeline: April 1, 2026-March 31, 2027; 4 awards up to $50,000

There are four areas of interest in this Pilot Funding Opportunity:

  1. Address challenges to participation in clinical research and broader engagement in clinical trials.
  2. Enhance urban-rural collaborative efforts by strengthening coordination between urban institutional partners and rural community collaborators.
  3. Develop and implement Point-of-Care and mobile technologies that extend the reach and effectiveness of health interventions across a variety of clinical settings.
  4. Address the drivers of chronic disease through preventative and therapeutic lifestyle interventions.

Areas of particular interest:

  • innovative use of Artificial Intelligence (AI),
  • demonstrate attention to dissemination and implementation,
  • mobile technologies,
  • decentralized trial with remote monitoring