Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA OD 16 013
Apply for RFA OD 16 013
- The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health in the education, health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (K12)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.313, 93.398, 93.865.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 14, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 06, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) (K12) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutional career development grant opportunity run through the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) in partnership with participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The purpose of the program is to help institutions build and sustain structured, mentored research career development pathways for early-career investigators working in women's health and sex-differences research. Rather than funding an individual applicant directly, the K12 mechanism supports a program at an eligible organization that then recruits and supports junior faculty "Scholars" under a formal mentoring and career development framework.
The central goal is to accelerate the transition of junior faculty into productive, independent research careers by providing protected time, research support, and high-quality mentorship in a deliberately interdisciplinary environment. Supported research can span basic, translational, behavioral, clinical, and health services research, as long as it is relevant to women's health. A key emphasis is on rigorously addressing sex as a biological variable when appropriate, including the use of both sexes in research designs to improve understanding of how sex influences health and disease. In practice, that means the program is meant to strengthen both the women's health research workforce and the quality and relevance of biomedical evidence by ensuring research questions, methods, and analyses consider sex-based influences where scientifically justified.
Who benefits most directly are the BIRCWH Scholars: junior faculty members who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowship training and are at a career stage where structured mentorship and protected research time can make the difference between remaining research-active versus being pulled fully into clinical or teaching demands. The expectation is that Scholars will work with multidisciplinary mentoring teams and develop research programs that position them to compete successfully for independent NIH or comparable research funding. Institutions applying for the award are essentially proposing how they will identify strong candidates, match them with appropriate mentors across disciplines, create training and professional development activities, and provide an environment that actively supports career progression in women's health research.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary federal grant offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through NIH. It falls under the broad activity category of Education, Health, Income Security and Social Services, and it is associated with CFDA numbers 93.313, 93.398, and 93.865. The funding opportunity number is RFA-OD-16-013, with a creation date of July 14, 2016, and an original closing date of October 6, 2016. The anticipated scale of the competition was about 10 awards, with an award ceiling listed at $500,000, indicating moderate-sized program-level budgets designed to support a cohort of mentored Scholars along with the infrastructure needed to run the career development program.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that can host a structured research training and mentoring program. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, certain housing authorities, nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small businesses, along with other entities as described in NIH eligibility language. In practical terms, the best fit is typically a research-intensive institution with a demonstrated capacity for mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and women's health research strength, since the K12 model depends heavily on institutional commitment, mentor availability, and a clear plan for Scholar selection, oversight, and outcomes.
Overall, the BIRCWH K12 opportunity is designed to build durable institutional programs that produce the next generation of independent investigators in women's health by combining mentored research experiences, interdisciplinary training, and explicit attention to sex-based biological and health differences, with the long-term payoff being a stronger workforce and more informative, generalizable science.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) (K12)
What is the BIRCWH (K12) grant opportunity?
BIRCWH (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health) is an NIH institutional career development grant opportunity that uses the K12 mechanism. It is run through the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) in partnership with participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The program is designed to help eligible institutions build and sustain a structured, mentored research career development pathway focused on women's health and sex-differences research.
Is this grant awarded to an individual or to an organization?
This opportunity funds an institutional program, not an individual applicant. Under the K12 mechanism, the award supports a career development program at an eligible organization. That organization then recruits and supports junior faculty members (called "Scholars") through a formal mentoring and career development framework.
Who runs or sponsors the BIRCWH program at the federal level?
The program is offered through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) via the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is administered through the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH), working in partnership with participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
What is the main purpose of the BIRCWH K12 program?
The central goal is to accelerate the transition of early-career investigators (junior faculty) into productive, independent research careers in women's health and sex-differences research. The program aims to do this by providing protected research time, research support, and high-quality mentorship within a deliberately interdisciplinary environment.
Who benefits most directly from a BIRCWH K12 award?
The most direct beneficiaries are the BIRCWH Scholars: junior faculty members who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowship training. They are at a career stage where structured mentorship and protected time can help them remain research-active rather than being pulled entirely into clinical or teaching responsibilities.
What kinds of research does BIRCWH support?
Supported research may span basic, translational, behavioral, clinical, and health services research, as long as the work is relevant to women's health. The program is also designed to strengthen research that considers sex-based influences on health and disease where scientifically justified.
How does the program address sex differences in research?
A key emphasis is rigorously addressing sex as a biological variable when appropriate. This includes, where scientifically justified, the use of both sexes in research designs to improve understanding of how sex influences health and disease, and to improve the quality and relevance of biomedical evidence.
What is meant by an "interdisciplinary" environment in BIRCWH?
The program is intended to be deliberately interdisciplinary, meaning Scholars are expected to work with multidisciplinary mentoring teams and to develop research and career development plans that draw on expertise across disciplines.
What is the expected outcome for BIRCWH Scholars?
The program expects Scholars to develop research programs that position them to compete successfully for independent NIH funding or comparable research funding. In other words, the aim is to help Scholars move toward independence as investigators.
What is the institution expected to propose in its application?
Institutions applying for the award are essentially proposing how they will build and run the K12 program. This includes how they will identify strong Scholar candidates, match Scholars with appropriate mentors across disciplines, create training and professional development activities, and provide an environment that actively supports career progression in women's health research.
What type of federal grant is this?
This is described as a discretionary federal grant offered by HHS through NIH.
What activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity is associated with the broad activity category of Education, Health, Income Security and Social Services.
What are the CFDA numbers associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA numbers 93.313, 93.398, and 93.865.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is RFA-OD-16-013.
When was this opportunity created and when did it originally close?
The creation date is July 14, 2016, and the original closing date is October 6, 2016.
How many awards were anticipated?
The anticipated scale of the competition was about 10 awards.
What is the award ceiling listed for this opportunity?
The award ceiling is listed at $500,000, indicating moderate-sized program-level budgets intended to support a cohort of mentored Scholars as well as the infrastructure needed to operate the career development program.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, certain housing authorities, nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and small businesses, along with other entities as described in NIH eligibility language.
What types of institutions are typically the best fit for a BIRCWH K12 program?
In practical terms, the strongest fit is typically a research-intensive institution with demonstrated capacity for mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and strength in women's health research. Because the K12 model relies heavily on institutional commitment, institutions generally need strong mentor availability and a clear plan for Scholar selection, oversight, and measurable outcomes.
Does the program require a formal mentoring structure?
Yes. The program is described as structured and mentored, with a formal mentoring and career development framework. Scholars are expected to work with multidisciplinary mentoring teams as part of that structure.
What is the long-term impact the program is designed to achieve?
The opportunity is designed to build durable institutional programs that produce the next generation of independent investigators in women's health. The long-term payoff described is a stronger research workforce and more informative, generalizable science that appropriately considers sex-based biological and health differences.
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