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).

American Heart Assn. 2022 Transformational Project Award
AHA url   https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/application-information/transformational-project-award?utm_source=fallwinterdeadlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email+fall+winter+deadlines

UIowa Completion/Routing deadline:  February 8, 2022.
AHA proposal deadline:  February 16, 2022.

The AHA Transformational Project Award funds highly innovative, high-impact projects that build on work in progress that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the AHA’s mission. Research deemed innovative may be built around an emerging paradigm, approaching an existing problem from a new perspective, or exhibit other uniquely creative qualities. Successful proposals are likely to be building on strong preliminary data supportive of the hypothesis. 

Eligibility: The candidate must hold a post-baccalaureate Ph.D. degree or equivalent, or a doctoral-level clinical degree, such as M.D., D.O., D.V.M., Pharm.D., or Ph.D. in nursing, public health, or other clinical health science.  This program places no limit on eligibility based on career stage, academic rank, or discipline. It requires only evidence of a faculty/staff position, above the rank of trainee/postdoctoral fellow, at a qualified institution.