October 23, 2013 | The National Institutes of Health have announced $79 million in fiscal year 2013 funding to support 15 Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA). Led by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), the CTSA program catalyzes improvements across the entire spectrum of translational research through efforts to broadly develop, demonstrate and disseminate health interventions, according to NIH. It serves as a connector to engage key partners including other NIH institutes and centers, patient groups, communities, health care providers, industry, and regulatory organizations. Government Health IT