This NICHD grant establishes Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence to generate innovative approaches addressing preventable maternal mortality, decreasing severe maternal morbidity, and promoting maternal health equity. It prioritizes communities most affected, including various racial/ethnic groups, sexual/gender minorities, and socioeconomically disadvantaged or rural populations. The initiative employs an integrated multi-level approach, encompassing social and biobehavioral research strategies, to tackle factors like comorbid conditions, social determinants of health, structural racism, and healthcare system issues. The goal is for trans-disciplinary researchers to conduct novel research—interventional or observational—with the potential to drastically reduce pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity. Centers will collaborate with other NICHD networks, ensuring a comprehensive effort towards improving maternal health outcomes.
Opportunity ID: 343090
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-HD-23-035 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Environment Food and Nutrition Health Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.113 — Environmental Health |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 11, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 11, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 05, 2022 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 05, 2022 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $17,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Independent school districts Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Special district governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) City or township governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to participate as a Research Center as part of the Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to generate innovative approaches to address preventable maternal mortality, decrease severe maternal morbidity, and promote maternal health equity in partnership with communities that are most affected (i.e., Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, sexual and gender minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations). This initiative will use an integrated multi-level approach encompassing social and biobehavioral research strategies to address the multiple contributing factors that lead to adverse maternal health outcomes and health disparities. Significant contributing factors include comorbid conditions (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, mental illness, and substance use disorders) and social determinants of health, which include structural racism and health care system factors. The goal of this initiative is for trans-disciplinary researchers to conduct multi-layered novel research approaches that will have the potential to drastically reduce pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated maternal deaths and decrease severe maternal morbidity. Studies may be interventional (including effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, optimization, or dissemination and implementation studies), or observational (including health services studies, natural experiments, policy analyses) and may assess both short-term and long-term maternal health outcomes. The Research Centers will be uniquely poised to collaborate on studies and projects with other networks and initiatives such as the NICHD Neonatal Research Network and the NICHD Maternal and Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics (MPRINT) initiative. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-23-035.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIH Grants Information
grantsinfo@nih.gov Email:grantsinfo@nih.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 343090 Full Announcement-RFA-HD-23-035 -> RFA-HD-23-035-Full-Announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIH Grants Information grantsinfo@nih.gov Email: grantsinfo@nih.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMS-G | Use for due dates on or before January 24, 2023 | PKG00276415 | Nov 02, 2022 | Jan 24, 2023 | View | |
| FORMS-H | Use for due dates on or after January 25, 2023 | PKG00277519 | Nov 02, 2022 | Dec 05, 2022 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
343090 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf
343090 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement_5_0-5.0.pdf
343090 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf
343090 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
343090 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf
343090 PHS398_ResearchPlan_4_0-4.0.pdf
343090 PHSHumanSubjectsAndClinicalTrialsInfo_3_0-3.0.pdf
Optional forms
343090 PHS_Additional_IndirectCosts_2_0-2.0.pdf
343090 PHS_AssignmentRequestForm_3_0-3.0.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
343090 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf
343090 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement_5_0-5.0.pdf
343090 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf
343090 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
343090 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf
343090 PHS398_ResearchPlan_5_0-5.0.pdf
343090 PHSHumanSubjectsAndClinicalTrialsInfo_3_0-3.0.pdf
Optional forms
343090 PHS_Additional_IndirectCosts_2_0-2.0.pdf
343090 PHS_AssignmentRequestForm_3_0-3.0.pdf
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