The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), as known as T32, is a grant funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) to institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for pre and postdoctoral fellow to be trained in the health-related research needs of the Nation. 

The University of Iowa is the recipient of two NIH T32 grants focusing on pain:

The College of Nursing grant Pain and Associated Symptoms: Nurse Research Training (NR011147) provides pre and post-doctoral research training to prepare a cadre of nurse scholars to conduct pain nursing research. Initially funded in 2010-2015, the focus of the 5-year renewal period (2016-2021) will be to prepare nurses to conduct research on pain and associated symptoms, supported by best practices for use of health information technology (HIT) and translating pain research.

The College of Medicine grant Interdisciplinary Training in Pain Research (NS045549) seeks to increase collaborations among trainers and mentoring pre- and postdoctoral trainees of exemplary quality to independent funding and careers. The College of Medicine implements a Pain Research Program that offers a community of research professionals dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and physicians in the recognition, mechanisms and management of pain.  Training is provided to both predoctoral students as well as postdoctoral fellows by a team of investigators and physician scientists who are experts in the fields of molecular, cellular and systems neurobiology.