Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 15 092
Apply for HRSA 15 092
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR P)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.110 Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 13, 2015 and posted on Feb 19, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 21, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applications include any public or private nonprofit entity, including research centers or networks. Faith based and community based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply. Non U.S. entities are not eligible to apply.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) grant opportunity (HRSA-15-092) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement designed to build and operate a national, interdisciplinary, multi-center research network focused on improving the physical health and overall wellbeing of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. Unlike grants that fund a single study, this award is meant to create a durable research forum and infrastructure that supports coordinated, multi-site collaboration, allowing researchers and clinical partners to generate stronger evidence across diverse settings. The network is expected to provide national leadership on identifying what works, translating findings into usable guidance, and making sure that families, providers, and communities can actually access and apply effective physical health interventions.
A central feature of AIR-P is its physical health emphasis, which is intentionally broad. The funded network can address medical issues as well as areas often under-covered in autism intervention research, including dental health, vision care, nutrition, and speech/hearing-related needs. Under Section 399BB of the Autism CARES Act, the network is tasked with determining evidence-based practices for physical health interventions, developing intervention guidelines, and disseminating both research results and practical guidance. In other words, the expectation is not only to study interventions, but also to produce validated tools and clear, actionable guidelines that can shape real-world care.
The opportunity also reflects a specific Congressional and HRSA priority to confront disparities in intervention effectiveness and access to care, especially for underserved minority and rural communities. Applicants are expected to explicitly plan for inclusion of diverse populations across race/ethnicity, culture, language, socioeconomic status, and geography (including rural, urban, and tribal communities). HRSA signals that there is often limited evidence about whether interventions work equally well across these groups, and that access barriers can prevent families from benefiting even when effective approaches exist. Because of this, the network is expected to study disparity-related questions directly and to test innovative care models, including telehealth and other approaches that can extend services into places where specialty care is scarce.
A key structural requirement is partnership with programs that serve vulnerable and underserved populations. The network is expected to collaborate with HRSA-supported or similar service systems that can support recruitment and meaningful participation of these communities in research. Examples mentioned include the Health Center Program and the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program. This is not a minor preference; the funding announcement requires that 50 percent of AIR-P network studies exclusively recruit participants from vulnerable and underserved populations (including HRSA-supported program populations). The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) frames this as part of a broader commitment to culturally and linguistically responsive research and services, family-centered care, accessibility for consumers, and strong representation of historically underrepresented groups.
In terms of work plan and deliverables, the AIR-P Network is expected to field an interdisciplinary team capable of rigorous multi-site research, including randomized controlled trials where appropriate, and to bring clinical and family-centered care expertise into the research design. The network must (1) design and implement multi-site studies to identify evidence-based physical health interventions; (2) design and implement multi-site research protocols specifically examining disparities in interventions, treatment, and access to care, including models tailored for underserved minority and rural communities; (3) recruit participants with real demographic and geographic diversity through formal partnerships with safety-net and underserved-serving programs; (4) develop or update practice guidelines and validate tools related to network-developed interventions; (5) create a research environment that supports mentorship and professional development for emerging investigators; (6) disseminate findings, guidelines, and tools broadly to researchers, health professionals, service providers, communities, families, and the public; (7) build a dissemination plan that goes beyond journal publications to speed adoption in practice settings; and (8) leverage the network infrastructure to compete for additional federal and private funding to expand and sustain research activity.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning HRSA is likely to have substantial programmatic involvement compared to a typical research grant. The program anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with an estimated total funding level of $3,000,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants included public or private nonprofit entities such as research centers or networks, along with faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations. Non-U.S. entities were not eligible to apply. The opportunity was posted February 19, 2015, and closed April 21, 2015 (CFDA 93.110, Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs), and it is now archived.
Overall, AIR-P is best understood as an investment in a national research-and-translation engine for autism-related physical health care: building multi-site capacity, generating high-quality evidence on interventions, producing guidelines and tools that clinicians and systems can use, and deliberately correcting gaps in knowledge and access that affect underserved minority, rural, and other historically underrepresented communities.
FAQs: Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) (HRSA-15-092)
What is the AIR-P grant opportunity (HRSA-15-092)?
AIR-P (Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement intended to build and operate a national, interdisciplinary, multi-center research network focused on improving the physical health and overall wellbeing of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities.
Is AIR-P meant to fund a single research study?
No. This award is designed to create a durable research forum and infrastructure that supports coordinated, multi-site collaboration. The intent is to enable multiple network studies and shared research capacity rather than funding one stand-alone project.
What makes AIR-P different from a typical research grant?
AIR-P uses a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally means HRSA is expected to have substantial programmatic involvement compared to a standard research grant. It also emphasizes building an ongoing national network with dissemination and guideline development responsibilities, not just publishing results.
What is the main focus area of the AIR-P Network?
The network is specifically focused on physical health interventions for children and adolescents with ASD and other developmental disabilities, with the goal of improving physical health outcomes and overall wellbeing.
How broad is the definition of "physical health" under AIR-P?
The physical health emphasis is intentionally broad. In addition to medical issues, it can include areas often under-covered in autism intervention research such as dental health, vision care, nutrition, and speech/hearing-related needs.
What does the Autism CARES Act require AIR-P to do?
Under Section 399BB of the Autism CARES Act, the network is tasked with determining evidence-based practices for physical health interventions, developing intervention guidelines, and disseminating both research results and practical guidance.
What are the core expectations and deliverables for the AIR-P Network?
The network is expected to: (1) design and implement multi-site studies to identify evidence-based physical health interventions; (2) design and implement multi-site research protocols examining disparities in interventions, treatment, and access to care; (3) recruit participants with demographic and geographic diversity through formal partnerships with safety-net and underserved-serving programs; (4) develop or update practice guidelines and validate tools related to network-developed interventions; (5) support mentorship and professional development for emerging investigators; (6) disseminate findings, guidelines, and tools broadly; (7) implement a dissemination plan that goes beyond journal publications to speed adoption in practice settings; and (8) leverage the network infrastructure to compete for additional federal and private funding to expand and sustain research activity.
Is AIR-P expected to run multi-site research studies?
Yes. A central purpose of the network is to conduct coordinated, multi-site studies across diverse settings so findings are stronger and more generalizable than single-site work.
Are randomized controlled trials (RCTs expected or allowed?
The work plan is expected to include rigorous multi-site research methods, including randomized controlled trials where appropriate.
Why does AIR-P emphasize disparities and underserved communities?
The opportunity reflects Congressional and HRSA priorities to confront disparities in both intervention effectiveness and access to care. HRSA highlights that evidence may be limited on whether interventions work equally well across diverse groups and that access barriers can prevent families from benefiting even when effective approaches exist.
Which populations are emphasized for inclusion and disparity-focused research?
Applicants are expected to plan for inclusion across race/ethnicity, culture, language, socioeconomic status, and geography, including rural, urban, and tribal communities, with strong representation of historically underrepresented groups.
Is there a specific recruitment requirement related to underserved populations?
Yes. The funding announcement requires that 50 percent of AIR-P network studies exclusively recruit participants from vulnerable and underserved populations, including populations served by HRSA-supported programs.
What kinds of partnerships are required or strongly emphasized?
The network is expected to partner with programs that serve vulnerable and underserved populations and can support recruitment and meaningful participation in research. Examples mentioned include the Health Center Program and the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program.
Does the opportunity mention telehealth or innovative care models?
Yes. The network is expected to test innovative care models, including telehealth and other approaches that can extend services into communities where specialty care is scarce.
Who are the intended beneficiaries of the network's work?
The network is focused on improving the physical health and overall wellbeing of children and adolescents with ASD and other developmental disabilities, while also producing guidance and tools intended to be usable by families, providers, and communities.
What is expected in terms of translating research into practice?
AIR-P is expected not only to study interventions but also to produce validated tools and clear, actionable guidelines, and to disseminate results and practical guidance broadly. The dissemination plan is expected to go beyond journal publications to speed adoption in real-world care settings.
Who is expected to receive the dissemination outputs?
Dissemination is expected to reach researchers, health professionals, service providers, communities, families, and the public.
Is mentorship and investigator development part of the network requirements?
Yes. The network is expected to create a research environment that supports mentorship and professional development for emerging investigators.
Is the AIR-P Network expected to seek additional funding beyond this award?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly expects the network to leverage its infrastructure to compete for additional federal and private funding to expand and sustain research activity.
How many awards were anticipated under this opportunity?
The program anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1).
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding level was $3,000,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What type of applicants were eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included public or private nonprofit entities such as research centers or networks, as well as faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations.
Are non-U.S. entities eligible to apply?
No. Non-U.S. entities were not eligible to apply.
What agency administered the opportunity?
The opportunity was administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), within the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) context referenced in the announcement.
What was the posting and closing date for HRSA-15-092?
The opportunity was posted on February 19, 2015, and closed on April 21, 2015.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. It is now archived.
What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided was 93.110 (Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs).
What is the overall purpose of AIR-P in plain terms?
AIR-P is an investment in a national research-and-translation engine for autism-related physical health care: building multi-site research capacity, generating higher-quality evidence on interventions, producing guidelines and tools that clinicians and systems can use, and deliberately addressing gaps in knowledge and access affecting underserved minority, rural, and other historically underrepresented communities.
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