Stimulating Urology Interdisciplinary Team Opportunity Research (SUITOR) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAS 22 074

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The Stimulating Urology Interdisciplinary Team Opportunity Research (SUITOR) program is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity administered through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). It uses the R01 research project grant mechanism and is listed as "clinical trial optional," meaning applicants may propose projects that do or do not include a clinical trial, as long as the work fits the scientific goals and NIH requirements for the chosen study type. The central aim is to spur innovative, high-quality, interdisciplinary research that advances NIDDKs mission in urologic health, with an emphasis on benign (non-cancer) urologic conditions where the field is positioned for timely progress.

A defining feature of SUITOR is that it is not a permanently fixed-topic program. Instead, NIDDK intends to refresh and redirect the specific topic areas over time to capitalize on new scientific opportunities, emerging technologies, or urgent clinical needs. In the current iteration described here, the program is shifting away from the previously supported focus area of urinary incontinence and transitioning toward neurourology. In practical terms, that signals NIDDKs interest in research on bladder and lower urinary tract function as it relates to the nervous system, including mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment strategies that benefit from collaboration across disciplines such as urology, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, neuroscience, bioengineering, imaging, data science, and related translational and clinical fields.

The solicitation invites investigator-initiated proposals, which typically means applicants are expected to bring forward their own ideas and hypotheses rather than responding to a single narrowly prescriptive research question. Projects may be basic, translational, or clinical, as long as they are relevant to the specific benign urologic topic area highlighted by SUITOR at the time of submission. Because SUITOR is explicitly framed around interdisciplinary team science, competitive applications will generally reflect meaningful integration of expertise across fields, not just parallel contributions. That can include shared aims, coordinated methods, and a team structure that is essential to answering the research questions being proposed.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations and governmental entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), excluding those that are institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and small businesses. It also includes Native American tribal governments that are federally recognized, as well as Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized. The opportunity also 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.

On the international side, the rules are more specific. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and non-U.S. institutions are not eligible to apply as the primary applicant organization. However, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations may participate, and foreign components are allowed when they meet the definition and policy requirements in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. In other words, the applicant organization must be eligible and U.S.-based, but certain project elements can be carried out internationally if appropriately justified and structured under NIH policy.

Administrative details included with the source data identify the opportunity as PAS-22-074, categorized as a discretionary grant under an NIH funding instrument, with an activity category aligned with health (and listed under CFDA 93.847). The original closing date provided is May 7, 2025. The provided excerpt does not specify an award ceiling or expected number of awards, so applicants typically need to consult the full announcement in the NIH/Grants.gov listing for the most current budget guidance, application due dates (NIH often uses multiple standard receipt dates), and any topic-specific requirements or review considerations tied to the SUITOR focus area at the time they apply.

Overall, SUITOR is best understood as an NIDDK effort to concentrate R01-level support on high-impact, team-based urology research in selected benign conditions, with the current emphasis moving toward neurourology. The opportunity is designed for applicants who can pair strong scientific ideas with truly interdisciplinary execution, whether the work is mechanistic lab science, translational development, or patient-oriented clinical research.

• 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 2021-12-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-05-07. (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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