Collaborative Projects – collaborators must not have previous NIH R01 type funding together; applicants must include at least one HIV investigator. Collaborators must have a faulty appointment at either Brown University/Boston University or their affiliated hospitals.

The goal of the CFAR developmental program is to enable the grantee the opportunity to obtain sufficient original data to achieve NIH research funding in his/her/their area of investigation. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to align their proposals with the NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities, and the NIMH Priorities for behavioral studies. Projects considered a clinical trial by NIH will not be accepted.  Please review guidelines carefully. Collaborative grants between Brown University and Boston University/Boston Medical Center faculty are strongly encouraged and will be prioritized for this cycle.  Grants submitted by investigators from groups underrepresented in biomedical research are always encouraged. Underrepresented populations, as designated by NIH, include “Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders”. Also included in this definition are individuals with disabilities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Please review NOT-OD-20-031 for a full description.  

All applicants must have a full-time appointment of at least an appointment of Instructor/Investigator at Brown University or Boston University to apply. Applications from post-doctoral fellows will not be accepted unless a faculty promotion letter (e.g. a letter confirming the intent of the institution to promote the applicant to an eligible position by the activation of the award) is attached to the application.