Department of Health and Human Services Maternal and Child Health Research Network Program – CSHCN-RN

Foreign entities are not eligible for HRSA awards, unless the authorizing legislation specifically authorizes awards to foreign entities or the award is for research. This exception does not extend to research training awards or construction of research facilities.

This cooperative agreement opportunity will establish and maintain an interdisciplinary, multi-site, collaborative Research Network (hereafter referred to as “the Network”). The Network will lead, promote, and coordinate national research activities to advance and strengthen the evidence base related to key components of a comprehensive, high quality system of care for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). The Network will extend and refine evidence utilized to establish the national Standards for Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Need2 (http://www.amchp.org/AboutTitleV/Resources/Documents/Standards%20Charts%20FINAL.pdf). The network infrastructure will support the design of a portfolio of multi-site, interdisciplinary research that focuses on fostering the implementation of multi-site research studies, translation of research to policy and practice, and provision of mentoring environment to train a new generation of clinical and non-clinical pediatric researchers.