There are 20 Core Centers including 11 Core Centers that are consortia of 2 or more centers. One consortium is the Pediatric Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Consortium (PTCTC) consisting of 100+ pediatric centers. The National Institute of Health (NIH) awards Core Center grants for a specific grant cycle from among applicants to a Request for Applications (RFA); the current grant cycle ends in June 2024. New Core Centers cannot be added during a grant cycle. The next 7-year grant cycle will start in July 2024 (RFA).
Core Centers may participate in all BMT CTN studies, without a formal application, unless there is a limitation on number of sites. Each Core Center appoints a single voting member to the Steering Committee. Additional information may be found on the BMT CTN Administrative MOP page and Core Clinical Centers page.