Discovery of the Genetic Basis of Childhood Cancers and of Structural Birth Defects: Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity PAR-23-035 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. As part of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First Program), the NIH invites applications to submit samples from pediatric cohorts for whole genome sequencing at a Kids First Program-supported sequencing center. Applicants are encouraged to propose sequencing of existing pediatric cancer or structural birth defect cohorts to elucidate the genetic contribution (somatic and/or germline) to childhood cancers, to investigate the genetic etiology of structural birth defects, to study the molecular basis of the associati...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 6, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Notice announcing Webinar and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for PAR-23-037 NICHD Multisite Clinical Research: Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Advance Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Individuals, and Persons with Disabilities
Notice NOT-HD-23-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 3, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health Grant Program
Grants to promote the wellness of young children from birth to 8 years by addressing the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of their development to ensure children are thriving in safe, supportive environments, and entering school ready to learn and able to succeed. Projects should work to advance equity for all, and to identify racial, ethnic, sexual and gender minority, and rural populations at highest risk for experiencing behavioral health disparities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (S...
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - January 18, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Pilot Studies to Test the Initiation of a Mental Health Family Navigator Model to Promote Early Access, Engagement and Coordination of Needed Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity PAR-23-104 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research applications to develop and pilot test the effectiveness and implementation of family navigator models designed to promote early access, engagement and coordination of mental health treatment and services for children and adolescents who are experiencing early symptoms of mental health problems. For the purposes of this FOA, NIMH defines a family navigator model as a health care professional or paraprofessional whose role is to deploy a set of strategies designed...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 13, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Limited Competition: Pediatric Heart Network for the Data Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-HL-24-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This limited competition Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)is to support the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for the Pediatric Heart Network (https://www.pediatricheartnetwork.org/). Only the current Pediatric Heart Network (PHN) DCC awardee is eligible to apply in response to this FOA. The DCC and the Clinical Research Centers (CRCs; see companion FOA RFA-HL-24-001)) will support and conduct research to improve the health and quality of life for children and adults with congenital heart disease, and children with acquired heart disease th...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 10, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Pediatric Heart Network Clinical Research Centers (UM1 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-HL-24-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this FOA is to invite applications to participate as a Clinical Research Center (CRC) in the Pediatric Heart Network (https://www.pediatricheartnetwork.org/). CRCs will be expected to support and conduct research to improve the health and quality of life for children and adults with congenital heart disease and children with acquired heart disease through multi-center collaborative clinical research. Collaboration among the CRCs, the Data Coordinating Center (DCC; see companion FOA RFA-HL-24-002, U24 Resource-Related Research P...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 10, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity PAR-22-261 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to invite R03 applications to support archiving and documenting existing data sets in order to enable secondary analysis of these data by the scientific community. The priority of this program is to archive data sets within the scientific mission of the NICHD; highest priority is to archive data collected with NICHD support. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 9, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Initiation of a Mental Health Family Navigator Model to Promote Early Access, Engagement and Coordination of Needed Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity PAR-23-094 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research applications to develop and test the effectiveness and implementation of family navigator models designed to promote early access, engagement and coordination of mental health treatment and services for children and adolescents who are experiencing early symptoms of mental health problems. For the purposes of this FOA, NIMH defines a family navigator model as a health care professional or paraprofessional whose role is to deploy a set of strategies designed to ra...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 6, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Episcopal Health Foundation Grants
Grants for projects in Texas that strengthen systems of health, build health-promoting communities, and invest in early childhood brain development. Geographic coverage: Texas -- Episcopal Health Foundation (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - January 4, 2023 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Iowa Rural Child Care Market Study Grant
Funding for Iowa communities to contract with a third party for market data collection, analysis, and development of strategic goals to address childcare needs in rural areas. Geographic coverage: Iowa -- Iowa Economic Development Authority (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 30, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Small Research Grants for Analyses of Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Data (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity PAR-23-075 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The NIH Common Fund has established the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First) to develop a pediatric research data resource populated by genome sequence and phenotypic data that will be of high value for the communities of investigators who study the genetics of childhood cancers and/or structural birth defects. Kids First has established and continues to develop a Data Resource including a collection of curated genomic and phenotypic data from childhood cancer and structural birth defects cohorts and a central port...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 23, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Substance Use Prevention Effectiveness Research Among Youth and Families in the Child Welfare System (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity RFA-DA-24-012 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this FOA is to support effectiveness research to test interventions or services that prevent opioid misuse or opioid use disorder specifically among youth, caregivers (including foster parents), and families served by the child welfare system. The goal of this research is to grow the body of evidence-based prevention programs effective for use within or through referrals from the child welfare system, ultimately reducing immediate and multigenerational risk for substance misuse among families. In this initiative, involvement wi...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 16, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Substance Use Prevention Effectiveness Research Among Youth and Families in the Child Welfare System (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity RFA-DA-24-011 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this FOA is to support effectiveness research to test interventions or services that prevent opioid misuse or opioid use disorder specifically among youth, caregivers (including foster parents), and families served by the child welfare system. The goal of this research is to grow the body of evidence-based prevention programs effective for use within or through referrals from the child welfare system, ultimately reducing immediate and multigenerational risk for substance misuse among families. In this initiative, involvement wi...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 16, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: funding

School-Based Interventions to Promote Equity and Improve Health, Academic Achievement, and Well-Being of Students
Funding to protect and improve the health and well-being of school-age children and adolescents in underserved and disproportionately affected communities. Projects should increase physical activity, healthy dietary behaviors, and self-management of chronic health conditions among students and implement strategies and activities at the school level that promote student and staff health. Projects should also address social determinants of health and reach populations such as racial/ethnic minority students, students receiving free and reduced lunch, students of lower socioeconomic status, and those who live in rural/sparse...
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 14, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Native American Child Health Advocacy Award
Honorary award to recognize an individual (physician or non-physician) who has made a major contribution to promoting Native American child health. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- American Academy of Pediatrics (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - December 6, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: funding