2023 CTSA Program Spring Group Meetings

Washington Hilton

1919 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, District of Columbia, 20009

Phone: 202-483-3000

The 2023 CTSA Program Spring Steering Committee will be held at the Washington Hilton hotel on Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 1:30-6pm. A beautiful historic hotel within blocks of Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan and is less than 2 miles from the White House and National Mall.

Capital Hilton

1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

Phone: 202-393-1000

The 2023 CTSA Program Spring Group Meetings will be hosted at the Capital Hilton on Friday, April 21, 2023. This historic hotel is less than a mile from McPherson Square metro station and the National Mall, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum are within two miles.

The UL1 PI meeting will be held at the Capitol Hilton on Thursday, April 20th, 2023. This meeting will be from 11am-noon ET.

To make a hotel reservation, please reach out directly to either hotel (links above) to reserve a room. (Please note: there is no room block for this meeting). Additional hotel opens are listed below.

Alternate Hotels Options:
The Normandy Hotel at Dupont Circle 2118 Wyoming Avenue NW (1.3 mi from Capital Hilton)
The Churchill Hotel near Embassy Row 1914 Connecticut Avenue NW (1.3 mi from Capital Hilton)
Courtyard by Marriott Dupont Circle 1733 N Street NW (.5 mi from the Capital Hilton)
Sojourn at DuPont Place 1905 19th Street NW (1.3 mi from the Capital Hilton)
Embassy Suites by Hilton Georgetown 1250 22nd Street NW (1.0 mi from the Capital Hilton)

Effective Monday, February 28, 2022 – public health order 2021-2 has been REPEALED. Proof of full vaccination and required wearing of masks during our meeting is no longer in effect.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is not required to attend the 2023 CTSA Program Spring Group Meetings; however, all attendees are encouraged to complete their COVID-19 vaccination series and boosters (if eligible) before attending the meeting.

Precautions according to the information below should be followed depending on community COVID-19 levels. 

COMMUNITY LEVEL
(NIH Main Campus) LOW MEDIUM HIGH
Facial Coverings Recommended Recommended Required
Physical Distancing Recommended Recommended Virtual meeting likely

Washington, DC Travel Advisory
The most up-to-date community level information may be found within the County Check by selecting “District of Columbia” in the “State” and “County” fields within on this page: CDC COVID-19 by County.

Have questions about the 2023 CTSA Program In-Person Spring Group Meetings? Check the FAQs.

Personnel from CTSA Program hubs that have active grants are encouraged to attend the CTSA Program Spring meetings. A CTSA Program hub is defined as a UL1 award with a linked KL2 award and an optional TL1 award. CTSA Program hubs can consist of a single institution, plus the possibility of one or more participating partner institutions. Hubs in no-cost extension are eligible to attend. Participation in the CTSA Program meetings by personnel from partnering institutions is encouraged. Refer to the NCATS CTSA Program Funding Table and/or the Notice of Grant Award to determine eligibility. Prior approval through NCATS is required for attendance of participants outside of an eligible CTSA Program hub. Please contact: NCATS_CTSA_Program@mail.nih.gov

Participation can be in-person or virtual. Virtual participation of meeting presentations will be facilitated by Zoom webinar; the interactive components of the meeting will not be available.

UL1 PI Meeting:
UL1 Principal Investigators with active grants may attend the networking meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

For any questions, free to reach out to kate.fetherston@icf.com for assistance.

Please note that presentations will be streamed via Zoom, and we will support questions in the chat during / after presentations. However, group discussion / breakout sessions will not be streamed.