Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research
Department Of Health And Human Services, National Institutes Of Health
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s mission is to lead research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize abilities for all.
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Helps researchers study child health and development issues. Provides funding for projects that improve health outcomes for children and families.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Financial assistance (grants and contracts) to stimulate and support research and training activities at eligible entities, including funding for multisite clinical research projects. Also offers training and career development opportunities and access to existing research networks and resources.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small
Industries: research, medical rehabilitation research, child abuse and neglect research, population research, dissemination and implementation research in health, clinical research
Other Criteria: universities and other academic institutions, qualified investigators, for clinical research networks: Investigators conducting multisite clinical research on unique populations such as pregnant and lactating women, children, and people with disabilities, leveraging NICHD networks, for K01 applications: Researchers in Rehabilitation Research, Child Abuse and Neglect, and Population Research, projects must align with NICHD research interests and priorities
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Step 1: Researcher sends a letter of inquiry at least 4 to 8 months prior to application receipt date
- Step 2: Researcher prepares and submits a concept proposal
- Step 3: NICHD and the network(s) review the concept proposal
- Step 4: Researcher, network(s), others develop the application (for approved concept proposals only)
- Step 5: Researcher and network(s) submit the jointly developed application
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.nichd.nih.gov/grants-contracts/funding-opps-and-notices/about
- 📤Submission Method
- 📅Key Dates
- March 14Grant Application Receipt Datepreferably before July 15 and no later than November 14Letter of inquiry receipt dateno later than December 14Concept proposal approval dateno later than February 14Final budgets are dueJuly 15Grant Application Receipt Datepreferably before November 15 and no later than March 15Letter of inquiry receipt dateno later than April 15Concept proposal approval dateno later than June 15Final budgets are dueNovember 14Grant Application Receipt Datepreferably before March 14 and no later than July 14Letter of inquiry receipt dateno later than August 14Concept Proposal Approval dateno later than October 14Final budgets are due
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letter of inquiry required at least 4 to 8 months prior to application receipt date.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Direct costs to conduct the research
- Capitation dollars
- 📏Expense Caps
- Application budgets are limited to direct costs of $6,250,000 for the entire project period (both phases).
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- final budget submission
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This program is available to small businesses in research, medical rehabilitation research, child abuse and neglect research industries across the US.
This program offers funding up to $6,250,000.
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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