Applicants must be AHA Professional Partners https://professional.heart.org/en/partners  at the time of application. Join online and/or begin the partner process online well before the deadline.

Please complete the UI Routing Form/process to secure departmental and collegiate approvals at least five business days before the AHA submission deadline.
IMPORTANT:  In section 7, titled “Institution and Personnel,” the PI-applicants must

• select “The University of Iowa” as the institution;
• select “J. Martin Scholtz  email era@uiowa.edu" as the Grants Officer; and
• select “Maria Soliman  email maria-soliman@uiowa.edu" as the Fiscal Officer.

Selecting anything else will cause delays and could mean the application is not submitted prior to the deadline.  
For answers to questions about eligibility and award details, applicants should first review the  AHA 2022 Application Instructions . 
Other questions from University of Iowa applicants may be directed to Mary Blackwood mary-blackwood@uiowa.edu, phone 335-3968, or to Tracy Titus  tracy-titus@uiowa.edu, phone 335-3202, in the UI Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP).

2022 AHA Established Investigator Award
Supports investigators (typically at associate professor level) with unusual promise and established records of accomplishments; candidates have a demonstrated commitment to cardiovascular or cerebrovascular science disciplines that support the AHA’s mission to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, as indicated by prior publication history and scientific accomplishments. 
AHA url  https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/application-information/established-investigator-award?utm_source=researchinsidernov2021&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=research+insider+nov+2021
The required Pre-proposal  must be submitted to your institution’s Grants Officer.
UIowa Completion/Routing deadline:  January 6, 2022.
Required Pre-proposal deadline:   January 13, 2022.

2022 Collaborative Sciences Award
Fosters innovative collaborative approaches to research projects that propose novel pairings of investigators from at least two broadly disparate disciplines. The proposal must focus on the collaborative relationship, such that the scientific objectives could not be achieved without the efforts of at least two co-principal investigators and their respective disciplines.  The combination and integration of studies may be inclusive of basic, clinical, population, behavioral, and/or translational research. Projects must include at least one Co-PI from a field outside cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. This award is also intended to foster collaboration between established and early-career or mid-career investigators.
AHA url  https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/application-information/collaborative-sciences-award
The required Pre-proposal must be submitted to your institution’s Grants Officer.
UIowa Completion/Routing deadline:  January 4, 2022.
Required Pre-proposal deadline:   January 11, 2022.

Upcoming American Heart Association AHA deadlines
from:  https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/application-information?utm_source=researchinsidermay2021&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=research+insider+may+2021