Maternal and Child Health Research Consortium (MCH RC)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-25-020
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- State Governments
- Independent School Districts
- City/Township Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- County Governments
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking applicants for the Maternal and Child Health Research Consortium (MCH RC) program, which aims to establish research centers to address evidence gaps in pregnancy, postpartum, and childhood populations. The program will fund up to three cooperative agreements, with recipients required to conduct intervention studies, mentor early career investigators, publish at least two peer-reviewed publications annually, and participate in a Research Coordinating Center. Eligible applicants include public or nonprofit institutions of higher learning and agencies engaged in maternal and child health research. The Principal Investigator must dedicate a minimum of 20% effort to the project. Applications are due by April 23, 2025, with an expected award date of August 1, 2025 and project start date of September 1, 2025.
The program will provide up to $600,000 in year one and up to $800,000 in years two and three, for a total period of performance from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. The awards will fund research on MCHB priorities in either pregnancy/postpartum or pediatric care, with 1-2 awards planned in each category. Key research areas include stillbirth prevention, maternal mental health, pediatric preventive care, and coordinating systems of care.
Synopsis
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau Research Consortium Program (MCHB RCP) creates a national group of researchers to study maternal and child health (MCH). In the past, MCHB funded research networks, single investigator innovation studies, and field-initiated research studies. The MCHB RCP merges these programs into one. In FY 2025, this NOFO replaces the Research Network Program; including the Pregnancy-Related Care Research Network (PRCRN) and Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS). MCH RC recipients will develop research-practice partnerships[4] with community organizations, people and families with lived experience,[5] and MCHB programs such as Healthy Start, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV), and Title V programs. Through these partnerships, you will identify best practices for maximizing the impact of your research. You are expected to focus on one of the following categories. You can focus on one or more of the priority topics listed within each category:
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| MCHB-HRSA-25-020-(U0A)-MCH-RC-final.pdf | ||
| MCHB-HRSA-25-020-(U0A)-MCH-RC-final.pdf |
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