The Institutional Development Award program is building Maine’s research capacity by supporting biomedical research and training in laboratories and academic institutions across the state. The program focuses on states like Maine that historically have had low levels of NIH funding, supporting:
- Basic, clinical, and translational biomedical research
- Faculty and student training and development
- Improvements to laboratories and science facilities
- Science education in rural and medically underserved areas
With this funding from the National Institutes of Health, Maine scientists are increasing our understanding of heart disease, cancer, chronic pain, aging, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, and regeneration. Scientists are hiring and training new members of the skilled Maine workforce while their work attracts new funding into the state.
Stats:
- $118 Million in IDeA research funding awarded in Maine since 2001
- $89 Million in additional funding secured to date as a result of IDeA-funded research
- More than 205 New Jobs created in Maine by the IDeA program
- 4 Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence conducting cutting-edge research with human health impacts