Adherence Studies in Adolescents with Chronic Kidney or Urologic Diseases (R01) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Adherence Studies in Adolescents with Chronic Kidney or Urologic Diseases (R01)" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-DK-15-017) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding announcement focused on a specific and persistent problem in pediatric chronic disease care: adolescents often struggle to follow demanding treatment plans, and in kidney and urologic conditions the consequences of missed medications, inconsistent device use, or failure to follow dietary and behavioral guidance can be severe. The FOA is built around the idea that adherence is not a minor quality-of-life issue but a major driver of morbidity and mortality, especially when treatment regimens are complex, long-term, and feel inflexible to young people trying to manage school, social life, and a growing push toward independence.

A central motivation of the announcement is that adolescence is a uniquely high-risk period for nonadherence. Developmentally, teens are balancing autonomy, identity formation, shifting family roles, and changing executive function skills, all while responsibilities for medical self-management often increase. For adolescents with chronic kidney disease or urologic disorders, adherence demands can include multiple daily medications, dietary restrictions, fluid management, catheterization or other device-related care, clinic attendance, and behavior changes that are hard to maintain consistently. The FOA emphasizes that while adherence has been studied more extensively in pediatric HIV, there are comparatively few rigorous pediatric adherence studies in other chronic illnesses, leaving real gaps in evidence about what drives nonadherence and what interventions actually work for kidney and urologic populations.

The purpose of the FOA is to support research that improves adherence in adolescents with chronic kidney or urologic diseases. It invites applications from both new and established investigators and points to three broad, connected research needs: first, better understanding of the factors that influence adherence in this group (which can include patient-level, family-level, health system, and social or environmental drivers); second, development and validation of appropriate adherence measures (because adherence is often hard to measure accurately, and different regimens require different measurement approaches); and third, testing innovative strategies designed to enhance adherence in this vulnerable population. In practical terms, this encourages projects that move beyond simply documenting that nonadherence exists and instead build toward measurable, testable solutions, including interventions that can be evaluated for effectiveness.

In terms of award structure, this is an R01 mechanism, meaning it supports substantial, hypothesis-driven research projects. The announcement anticipated about three awards, with an estimated total funding amount of approximately $1,330,000. The award ceiling listed is $450,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which lowers barriers for applicants that might otherwise struggle to provide institutional matching funds.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic and non-domestic organizations. Eligible applicants span public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), small businesses and other for-profit organizations (other than small businesses are explicitly listed as eligible), independent school districts, and multiple levels of government (state, county, city/township, special district). The FOA also specifies additional eligible entities such as historically underrepresented and mission-focused institutions and organizations, including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, AANAPISIs, federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations, faith-based or community-based organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, regional organizations, federal agencies, and foreign organizations (non-U.S. entities). This wide eligibility reflects the reality that adherence research and intervention testing can be conducted in many settings, including academic medical centers, community-based clinics, school-linked health programs, and multi-site collaborations.

Key dates show that the opportunity was posted and created on June 5, 2015, with an original and current closing date of November 2, 2015, and an archive date of December 3, 2015. While that indicates the specific FOA is no longer active, the content still provides a clear snapshot of NIH priorities at the time: improving real-world health outcomes for adolescents with kidney or urologic disease by funding research that clarifies why adherence breaks down, how to measure it properly, and how to design interventions that fit adolescent development and daily life rather than expecting adolescents to fit rigid care plans without support.

The sponsoring agency is NIH, and the associated CFDA number listed is 93.847 (Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research), aligning the program with the NIH institute portfolio that covers kidney-related research. For full details, the FOA provided an official link through the NIH Grants Guide (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-15-017.html). For technical access issues, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV, which is intended for problems accessing or linking to the announcement rather than scientific program questions.

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