Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research Projects

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's mission is to lead research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize a

Research Project Grant (RPG) An award made to an institution/organization to support discrete, specified, circumscribed projects to be performed by named investigators in areas representing their specific interest and competencies. Research Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements include the following activity codes: R00, R01, R03, R15, R16, R21, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R50, R56, R61, RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4, RF1, RL1, RL2, RL9, P01, P42, PM1, PN1, RM1, UA5, UC1, UC2, UC3, UC4, UC7, UF1, UG3, UH2, UH3, UH5, UM1, UM2, U01, U19, U34, U3R, DP1, DP2, DP3, DP4, DP5. NIH's most commonly used grant program is the Research Project Grant Program (R01).

Universities, colleges, medical, dental and nursing schools, schools of public health, laboratories, hospitals, State and local health departments, other public or private institutions, both nonprofit and for-profit, and individuals. To be eligible for funding, a grant application must be approved for scientific merit and program relevance by a scientific review group, a national advisory council and reflect alignment with Administration Priorities.

Individual/Family, Private nonprofit institution/organization, Student/Trainee, Scientist/Researchers, State, U.S. Citizen, Local, Public nonprofit institution/organization. Any nonprofit or for-profit organization, company, or institution engaged in biomedical or biobehavioral research.

Health/Medical, Higher Education (includes Research) Grantee agrees to administer the grant in accordance with the regulations and policies governing the research grant programs of the Public Health Service as stated in the terms and conditions on the application for the grant.

Please note specific restrictions which may be listed within their unique Funding Opportunities & Notices: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/grants-contracts/funding-opps-and-notices

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

The major elements in evaluating proposals include assessments of the significance of the proposed research; approach; innovation; investigators; and environment; alignment with Administration Priorities.

Each application receives a dual scientific review by non-NIH scientists. Awards are issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines.

six to nine months.

Renewal applications are accepted, as described in the relevant Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) found at: https://grants.nih.gov/funding/explore-nih-opportunities

A principal investigator (P.I.) may question the substantive or procedural aspects of the review of his/her application by communicating with the staff of the Institute. A description of the NIH Peer Review Appeal procedures is available on the NIH web site at: http://public.csr.nih.gov/ApplicantResources/InitialReviewResultsAppeals/Pages/