Stimulating Urology Interdisciplinary Team Opportunity Research (SUITOR) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAS 19 241

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The Stimulating Urology Interdisciplinary Team Opportunity Research (SUITOR) program is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity led by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to drive innovative, high-quality interdisciplinary research in urology. It uses the R01 research project grant mechanism, meaning proposals are expected to be investigator-initiated projects with well-developed aims, a strong scientific premise, and a clear plan for generating impactful results. The notice is labeled "Clinical Trial Optional," so applicants may propose studies that include a clinical trial, but they are not required to do so; basic and translational approaches are also within scope as long as they align with NIDDK priorities.

The central focus of SUITOR is progress in benign urologic conditions and diseases, particularly in areas where the field is considered ready for meaningful advances. The program is intentionally interdisciplinary, encouraging teams that combine expertise across domains such as urology, nephrology, epidemiology, imaging, engineering, data science, physiology, microbiology, immunology, behavioral science, and implementation science, depending on the problem being addressed. Projects can span basic, translational, and clinical research, and the overall expectation is that the work will be creative and collaborative rather than siloed within a single discipline.

A defining feature of SUITOR is that the specific scientific topic areas it supports are not static. NIDDK updates the targeted research topics annually through the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts, reflecting emerging needs and opportunities in benign urology. In practice, this means applicants need to pay close attention to the most current SUITOR topic list and shape their application to clearly fit within those timely areas, rather than assuming that last year’s priorities remain unchanged.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic U.S. organizations and governmental entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education when categorized that way); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) as well as tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments. The opportunity also explicitly highlights additional eligible applicant categories such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), along with faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions.

Foreign eligibility is limited in a way that is typical for many NIH opportunities. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and foreign institutions are not eligible to apply as the applicant organization. However, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations may participate, and foreign components are allowed as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement. In other words, the prime applicant must be an eligible domestic entity, but certain international elements can be included in the project when scientifically justified and structured according to NIH policy.

In the source details provided, the funding opportunity title is "Stimulating Urology Interdisciplinary Team Opportunity Research (SUITOR) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)" and the funding opportunity number is PAS-19-241. The sponsoring agency is NIH, and the activity category is health-related (listed under food and nutrition/health in the provided categorization, with CFDA number 93.847). The opportunity is described as discretionary grant funding. The listing shows an original closing date of 2021-12-02 and a creation date of 2019-04-05; no award ceiling or expected number of awards is specified in the excerpt provided, which often means applicants must consult the full announcement and NIH budgeting policies for constraints and expectations.

Overall, SUITOR is best understood as an NIDDK effort to catalyze team-based, cross-disciplinary R01 projects that tackle high-priority questions in benign urology, with flexibility to propose anything from mechanistic laboratory work to translational studies and clinical research, including (but not limited to) clinical trials. Applicants are expected to align closely with the annually updated topic areas and to build a project team and approach that credibly matches the interdisciplinary spirit of the program.

• The National Institutes of Health in the food and nutrition, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Stimulating Urology Interdisciplinary Team Opportunity Research (SUITOR) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.847.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2019-04-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-12-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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