Project Grant R21HD119389
- The Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Loyola University of Chicago Health Sciences Campus $1,025,913 on September 10, 2025, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to conduct a randomized controlled trial of multisensory early oral administration of human milk for very preterm infants, with the goal of enhancing stress regulation, neurodevelopment, and oral feeding skills. The...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Cincinnati University's Sponsored Research Services Division $461,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The award funds PREEMIE PROGRESS 3.0, a family management program designed to meet parents of very preterm infants' needs through comprehensive intervention teaching complex infant care, offering psychosocial support, and providing resources to...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Boston College $654,483 under Project Grant R01HD117959 on September 15, 2025, through the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). Boston College will analyze Health Care Cost Institute patient claims data to quantify how state reproductive health policies before and after June 2022 affect maternal health outcomes and disparities. The research examines five outcomes: contraceptive use,...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia $795,088 on June 15, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating doula support and healthcare navigation for mothers of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units. The study, titled Postpartum Care in the NICU (PELICAN), addresses maternal postpartum mortality risk among...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Seattle Children's Hospital $380,774 on June 1, 2026, to develop and pilot a parent-facing tool designed to improve neonatal clinical trial recruitment and readiness among NICU parents. The project develops a web-based, mobile-accessible tool using multimedia and interactive features to prepare parents in neonatal intensive care units for discussions with clinical researchers about research enrollment. Development follows...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded the University of Houston System $597,736 on June 9, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to conduct a randomized controlled trial of a scalable web-based parenting program designed to support brain development, autonomic regulation, and socio-emotional development in preterm infants. The study targets parents of preterm infants—those born before 37 weeks of...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center $165,240 on June 1, 2026, under CFDA 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to investigate the effects of bioactive components in donor milk on preterm infant growth, addressing suboptimal postnatal growth in very low birth weight premature infants. The project runs through May 31, 2030, with performance in Cincinnati, Ohio. The award is classified as a...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Smith College $527,648 on March 18, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to investigate how parental engagement styles shape the neurodevelopmental basis of executive function in children through simultaneous brain recording of caregiver-child dyads. The research employs functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) hyperscanning—a non-invasive neuroimaging technique...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Rush University Medical Center $1,218,725 on September 10, 2025, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to investigate neurodevelopmental, health, and economic outcomes at preschool age in former very preterm infants randomized to an economic intervention supporting mother's own milk. The award funds a Project Grant (R01HD119178) with performance in Chicago, Illinois, and a period...
- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded the University of South Carolina $1,751,704 on September 16, 2025, for a clustered-randomized effectiveness study testing bundled early childhood development interventions in Liberia under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The study, titled the BUNDLE Study, will compare cognitive, language, socio-emotional, and motor development outcomes across 2,240 children ages 6 to 30...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded Boston College $459,704 on September 5, 2026, under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to conduct a pilot study adapting a parent-facilitated early oral-sensory feeding intervention for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units. The award funds development and evaluation of the Parent-Facilitated Early Oral-Sensory Experience (PEOE) Program, which trains parents using a structured coaching model to deliver early sensory feeding experiences—such as administering small oral droplets of human milk prior to gavage feeding—to preterm infants. The intervention addresses delayed oral feeding skill development, a major driver of prolonged hospitalization and neurodevelopmental risk in preterm infants, while simultaneously reducing parental stress and enhancing parent-infant bonding through increased involvement in NICU care. The pilot will employ a quasi-experimental sequential cohort design to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, participation rates, parent satisfaction, study procedures (eligibility screening, recruitment, enrollment, and retention), and preliminary effects on infant and parent outcomes. The research will explore infant and parent characteristics that influence intervention delivery. The project period runs from September 5, 2026, through September 4, 2028, with performance at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. This is a Project Grant, which is an assistance type funding direct research and training activities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $459.7k | 9/3/26 |