K12TR005441
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Ctsa K12 program at University of California San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute - Project summary/abstract
The overall goal of the University of California San Diego (UCSD) K12 program is to provide a diverse, supportive, and inclusive training environment that fosters new changemakers in clinical and translational science (CTS).
Graduates have been highly successful in sustaining academic research careers and many now serve as mentors for the next generation of scientists, including in our program.
The K12 is tightly integrated with the UCSD Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) CTSA hub, as our K12 MPIs also directing UM1 workforce development and population sciences and community engagement units.
The next phase of the K12 will pursue the following goals based on identified unmet needs:
Goal 1: To increase community input in our program.
Leveraging ACTRI’s community engagement resources, we will include community members in our K12 external advisory committee, pair each K12 scholar with a community mentor, and deliver longitudinal training in community engagement in collaboration with the ACTRI’s population sciences and community engagement unit.
Goal 2: To expand diversity of K12 program by building CTS training capacity of the ACTRI’s partners.
Over 2500 scholars are eligible for the K12 program across UCSD and the ACTRI partners.
Over the past five years, our K12 diversity has increased, as a result of several new workforce development programs to support scholars from under-represented backgrounds that are coordinated with our K program.
We will next apply an implementation science approach to build sustainable grant writing and mentor training programs at ACTRI partner institutions to expand the pool of K12 applicants and to provide equitable access to training in our region.
Goal 3: To enhance our curriculum to build translational scientist as a discipline.
Our CTS training portfolio was founded on NCATS core competencies and includes new curricula that train scholars in the characteristics of a translational scientist.
We will next introduce new courses that address later phases of translation including emerging clinical trial methods and dissemination and implementation science.
These didactics will be integrated with new workshops and experiential learning programs in leadership, commercialization, research ethics, and team science.
Goal 4: To rigorously evaluate the impact of K12 mentors, scholars, and program processes.
With the ACTRI evaluation unit, we have built a robust assessment platform, and we have disseminated program tools and approaches to the CTSA network.
In our next phase, we will broaden our evaluation scope beyond standard metrics (e.g., publications, funding, career advancement) to measure translational impact of didactics, mentoring, and scholar outcomes by applying the translational science benefit model.
By achieving our goals and disseminating results, we will catalyze our K12 program’s impact at local, regional, and national levels.
The overall goal of the University of California San Diego (UCSD) K12 program is to provide a diverse, supportive, and inclusive training environment that fosters new changemakers in clinical and translational science (CTS).
Graduates have been highly successful in sustaining academic research careers and many now serve as mentors for the next generation of scientists, including in our program.
The K12 is tightly integrated with the UCSD Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) CTSA hub, as our K12 MPIs also directing UM1 workforce development and population sciences and community engagement units.
The next phase of the K12 will pursue the following goals based on identified unmet needs:
Goal 1: To increase community input in our program.
Leveraging ACTRI’s community engagement resources, we will include community members in our K12 external advisory committee, pair each K12 scholar with a community mentor, and deliver longitudinal training in community engagement in collaboration with the ACTRI’s population sciences and community engagement unit.
Goal 2: To expand diversity of K12 program by building CTS training capacity of the ACTRI’s partners.
Over 2500 scholars are eligible for the K12 program across UCSD and the ACTRI partners.
Over the past five years, our K12 diversity has increased, as a result of several new workforce development programs to support scholars from under-represented backgrounds that are coordinated with our K program.
We will next apply an implementation science approach to build sustainable grant writing and mentor training programs at ACTRI partner institutions to expand the pool of K12 applicants and to provide equitable access to training in our region.
Goal 3: To enhance our curriculum to build translational scientist as a discipline.
Our CTS training portfolio was founded on NCATS core competencies and includes new curricula that train scholars in the characteristics of a translational scientist.
We will next introduce new courses that address later phases of translation including emerging clinical trial methods and dissemination and implementation science.
These didactics will be integrated with new workshops and experiential learning programs in leadership, commercialization, research ethics, and team science.
Goal 4: To rigorously evaluate the impact of K12 mentors, scholars, and program processes.
With the ACTRI evaluation unit, we have built a robust assessment platform, and we have disseminated program tools and approaches to the CTSA network.
In our next phase, we will broaden our evaluation scope beyond standard metrics (e.g., publications, funding, career advancement) to measure translational impact of didactics, mentoring, and scholar outcomes by applying the translational science benefit model.
By achieving our goals and disseminating results, we will catalyze our K12 program’s impact at local, regional, and national levels.
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
La Jolla,
California
920930664
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 100% from $1,612,278 to $3,224,556.
San Diego University Of California was awarded
UCSD K12 Program: Advancing Clinical Translational Science Training
Project Grant K12TR005441
worth $3,224,556
from National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences in August 2025 with work to be completed primarily in La Jolla California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 93.350 National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Limited Competition: Mentored Research Career Development Program Award in Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (K12 Clinical Trial Optional).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 5/5/26
Period of Performance
8/1/25
Start Date
4/30/30
End Date
Funding Split
$3.2M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to K12TR005441
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
K12TR005441
SAI Number
K12TR005441-796244527
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
75NR00 NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Funding Office
75NR00 NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Awardee UEI
UYTTZT6G9DT1
Awardee CAGE
50854
Performance District
CA-50
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 5/5/26