NOA TRACKER
Track NIGMS Institutional Development Award Funding.
IDeA programs — COBRE, INBRE, CTR, I-RED — boost research capacity and competitiveness nationwide. Access NOA data here.
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Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence
INBRE Statewide Networks (and Puerto Rico)
Trainees, junior investigators, and research faculty benefitted
Institutional Development Award
This NIGMS program expands biomedical research capacity and infrastructure in states and regions historically underfunded by NIH, enabling broad participation in cutting-edge health science innovation and training the next generation of researchers.
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Track FY25 distributions across the IDeA Program.
Explore Notice of Award (NOA) release timelines with valuable added context, including application and program type, organizational traits, state or region, and historical funding data for each center.
Strategic Planning & Benchmarking
Compare your center's funding timeline against those at peer institutions to establish realistic expectations and recognize potential delays early on. Filter by application type, geographic region, or funding amount to identify patterns that may affect programs like yours.
Historical Context
See past funding totals to understand how policy changes, budget cycles, and external factors affect cancer research funding over time. Compare current delays to historical norms to determine whether challenges are temporary disruptions or systemic issues requiring sustained advocacy.
Advocacy & Communication
Use concrete data to strengthen conversations with institutional leadership, legislators, and funding agencies. When you can show that similar centers have received NOAs in a particular timeline but yours is still experiencing a lengthy delay, you have evidence to support requests for bridge funding or policy changes.
Strategic Applications
How research administrators can use this data
Frequently asked questions
Currently, we track the NIGMS IDeA COBRE (Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence), INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence), CTR (Clinical and Translational Research), and I-RED (IDeA Research Infrastructure for Clinical and Translational Research) awards. These represent the premier research capacity building programs in IDeA-eligible states and receive the most significant federal funding for institutional development. While there are excellent capacity building programs at other institutions, the IDeA programs have a unique funding structure and reporting requirements that make them particularly suitable for this type of tracking.
We primarily track P20 and P30 COBRE centers, P20 INBRE network awards, U54 CTR grants, and other IDeA mechanism awards since these are the core funding mechanisms for institutional development. We don’t track every individual R01 or small grant at the moment. Our focus is on significant center-level funding when it’s substantial enough to impact operations and strategic, center-level decision making.
Our primary source is the NIH RePORTER database, which we access weekly. We also monitor NIGMS announcements, institutional press releases, and official NOA documents when they’re publicly available. We don’t rely on rumors, social media, or unofficial sources. If we can’t verify information through official channels, we mark it as pending internally until we can confirm the details. This conservative approach keeps our data reliable.
We update our IDeA program funding data every Saturday after the NIH RePORTER database refreshes. Unlike automated feeds that can miss nuances or contain errors, we manually verify each NOA release and cross-reference it with official sources. This means you get reliable, human-checked intelligence rather than raw data dumps. Our weekly schedule also ensures you’re never more than a few days behind the latest funding announcements.
Yes, that is our intent for providing the NOA Tracker. We have provided buttons within each page that enable CSV downloads of the complete dataset, updated weekly. The download includes all the fields you see in the tracker plus some additional metadata that might be useful for analysis. You’re free to use this data for internal planning, presentations to leadership, or advocacy efforts. We just ask that you credit the source if you share the data publicly or use it in publications.
In the event that an error is found, we request that you reach out to us immediately through our contact form. We take data accuracy seriously and want to correct any errors quickly. When you contact us, please include the specific grant number, the error you’ve identified, and any supporting documentation you can provide. We typically investigate and respond to error reports within 48 hours. Your feedback helps us maintain the quality that makes this tracker valuable for the entire community.
No, the NOA Tracker is completely free to access and use. We believe funding transparency benefits the entire research capacity building community, so we don’t gate the data behind paywalls or registration requirements. You can bookmark the page, download the data, and share it with colleagues without any restrictions. Our goal is to support research excellence in underserved states, not to create barriers to information access.
Research capacity building requires long-term planning and significant infrastructure investment to develop competitive research programs in underserved states. When funding is delayed or uncertain, it impacts everything from hiring decisions to equipment purchases to trainee support. By tracking funding patterns, IDeA program administrators can plan more effectively, benchmark against peers, and advocate for predictable funding cycles. This transparency also helps the broader research community understand funding trends and challenges in capacity building efforts.
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