POCTRN Announces Six New Innovation Award Opportunities
 

The Point of Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN) has launched six new funding opportunities to accelerate the development of promising point-of-care technologies.

We are seeking applications from academic and industry innovators advancing solutions in chronic disease, infectious disease, and disease prevention. Priority areas include cancer detection; heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders; sexually transmitted infections (STIs); and emerging infectious diseases in low-resource settings, among others.

Each POCTRN center offers distinct award programs, with funding opportunities of up to $150,000. Selected teams may also receive up to 12 months of in-kind support services designed to help de-risk technologies, strengthen clinical alignment, and move projects closer to real-world implementation.

Explore the opportunities below to learn more and apply.

Timeline

Solicitation Release: March 17, 2026 
Proposals Due: May 1, 2026, 11:59PM ET 
Anticipated Notification to Successful Applicants: July 15, 2026 
JIT Information from Successful Applicants Due: July 30, 2026

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Center for Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer in Global Health at Cornell University

Support the development of Point-of-Care Technologies in Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer for Global Health
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Center for Innovation and Translation of Point of Care Technologies for Expanded Cancer Care

Point-of-Care Tools to Improve Detection of Pre-Cancer and Early Cancer
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Atlanta Center for Microsystems Engineered Point-of-Care Technologies

ACME POCT Call for Proposals for Microsystems-based Point-of-Care Technologies
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Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases

Improvements To Rapid Simple Point-Of-Care Tests For Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Center for Advancing Point of Care in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases

Focused on developing, adapting, or validating point of care technologies that can be rapidly applied to heart, lung, blood, or sleep disorders, with additional interest in projects that incorporate complementary and integrative health approaches. 
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Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases at Northwestern

Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS, Co-morbidities, and Emerging Infectious Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries