Developmental Pilot Awards Program: Request for Applications
The Penn Center for AIDS Research (Penn CFAR) invites Pilot Grant applications. Projects can be in any areas of HIV/AIDS supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health including clinical, basic, behavioral and implementation science research.
PLEASE NOTE: The contact person for application submission has changed. Applications should be submitted to Jennifer Chapman.
Visit the FY28 RFA for details and guidelines.
Next in the CFAR Seminar Series:
Wednesday, October 21st, 2026 | 12:00 pm EDT | CRB Austrian Auditorium
“Teaching the Immune System What to See: Engineering Vaccines to Elicit Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Responses Against HIV and Coronaviruses”
Raiees Andrabi, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Co-sponsored by the Department of Microbiology
Thursday, October 15, 2026 1-2РM PT | 2-3РM MT | 3-4PM CT | 4-5PM ET Virtual Link provided upon registration; click below to register
The NIH has announced the Implementation Science to Advance HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care (RFA-AI-27-018). The link to the announcement is here: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/299bb7ba-7783-4da0-9c7c-12f00919cf0b New Funding Opportunity: Implementation Science to Advance HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care (RFA-AI-27-018) NIH’s Office of AIDS Research, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and participating Institutes, Centers and … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity & WEBINAR: Implementation Science to Advance HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care (RFA-AI-27-018)
Celebrate Red Ribbon Awardees and Support the CFAR CAB! Each year, the CFAR Community Advisory Board (CAB) holds the Red Ribbon Awards ceremony in commemoration of Worlds AIDS Day (December 1st). The Awards honor those in the Philadelphia community who carry on the work of HIV activism, advocacy, care, education, and more. This year’s celebration … Continue reading Announcing the CFAR CAB 2026 Red Ribbon Awardees
Registration is now open for the 2026 Jonathan Lax Award Lecture on December 3rd, 2026. Click or tap below to register.
The Penn Center for AIDS Research (Penn CFAR) invites Pilot Grant applications. Projects can be in any areas of HIV/AIDS supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health including clinical, basic, behavioral and implementation science research. This year, we especially encourage projects focused on: Implementation strategies, including implementation of Long-acting PrEP HIV and Aging (all … Continue reading FY28 CFAR Developmental Pilot Program: Request for Applications
The NIH Office of AIDS Research just released its updated Strategic Plan for HIV research. Priorities have now been organized into broad categories of Foundational Research, Preclinical Research, Intervention Research, and Implementation Research, with Implementation Science as an overarching priority that encompasses all of those areas. We encourage everyone to read the plan, linked below, which … Continue reading FY2027-2030 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research
The Penn Center for AIDS Research (Penn CFAR) is one of 19 NIH-funded CFARs and includes HIV and AIDS investigators at the University of Pennsylvania, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and the Wistar Institute.
Our mission is to support and advance research in all areas of HIV/AIDS on the Penn/CHOP/Wistar campus and in the Philadelphia region by:
- catalyzing innovative collaborative AIDS research through working groups, outreach, partnerships on campus, regionally, and internationally
- providing education through seminars, courses, and workshops
- developing new HIV/AIDS investigators and research programs through pilot funding, mentorship, and partnership programs
- providing cutting-edge research support through innovative shared resource cores that offer unique services, materials, technical education and assistance, and collaborative support
- providing strategic planning on campus with campus, regional, and national HIV/AIDS research leadership
Penn CFAR Cores include the Clinical Core, Virus & Reservoirs Technology Core, Molecular & Translational Immunotechnology Core, Biostatistics & Data Science Core, Community Research & Engagement Core, Implementation Science Core, and International Core.