Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 11 071
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- The National Institutes of Health in the education health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Chronic Illness Self Management in Children and Adolescents (R03)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.361 Nursing Research 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 9, 2010 and posted on Dec 9, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 7, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education State governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Independent school districts For profit organizations other than small businesses.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession.
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Opportunity Summary:
The NIH grant opportunity "Chronic Illness Self Management in Children and Adolescents (R03)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA-11-071) is a discretionary, small-grant research program supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Its central aim is to stimulate research that improves both self-management and quality of life for children and adolescents living with chronic physical illnesses. The program is built on the idea that once a child is diagnosed with a long-term condition, the day-to-day work of managing symptoms, treatments, and prevention of complications becomes a lifelong responsibility shared by the young person and their family. As a result, the FOA is looking for practical, research-driven insights into what helps young people consistently manage their health over time, especially as they grow and their developmental needs change.
A key feature of this opportunity is its encouragement of biobehavioral research that looks at children not in isolation, but within the real contexts that shape health behavior: family life, caregiving patterns, and broader community dynamics. Projects can examine how children learn, adapt, and sustain self-management routines and how parents, siblings, schools, and community resources either support or interfere with those routines. The FOA also explicitly welcomes studies that explore a wide range of mechanisms behind successful self-management, including biological factors (such as symptom patterns or physiological markers), technological factors (such as devices or digital tools that support adherence and monitoring), and sociocultural, environmental, and behavioral influences (such as health beliefs, stress, neighborhood barriers, access to care, routines, family communication, and motivation). In practice, this means the announcement is open to many different approaches as long as the project ultimately advances understanding of how to improve ongoing self-management and related quality-of-life outcomes for young people with chronic illness.
The eligible population for study is clearly defined: children and adolescents ages 8 through 21. Applicants are allowed to group participants by developmental stage based on the investigator's judgment, which leaves room for proposals that distinguish, for example, between late childhood, early adolescence, late adolescence, and young adulthood transitions. At the same time, the scope is not unlimited. The FOA states that studies focused on chronic mental illness or serious cognitive disability fall outside the program's intent, so proposals need to stay centered on chronic physical illness self-management rather than primary psychiatric disorders or severe cognitive impairment as the main condition of interest.
As an R03 mechanism, this funding opportunity is generally geared toward small, focused projects such as pilot studies, feasibility work, early-stage intervention development, secondary analyses, or other targeted efforts that can produce meaningful preliminary data and help set up future, larger-scale research. While the provided listing does not spell out dollar limits or project periods, the R03 format traditionally emphasizes tight aims, careful design, and outcomes that can be accomplished on a smaller budget and timeline compared to larger NIH mechanisms.
The announcement is issued as a grant funding instrument under broad activity areas that include education, health, and social services. It is tied to two CFDA numbers: 93.361 (Nursing Research) and 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier for institutions that cannot commit non-federal dollars to the project.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of organizations. Applicants may include public and private institutions of higher education, state and local governments (including county and city/township governments), independent school districts, special district governments, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), small businesses, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The opportunity also explicitly recognizes additional eligible applicants such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities (TCCUs), tribal governments (both federally recognized and other than federally recognized, as specified), regional organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions. This wide eligibility is consistent with the topic area, since research on pediatric self-management can be conducted in clinical settings, schools, community organizations, and multi-site partnerships that reflect how children actually live and receive care.
In terms of timing, the FOA was posted on December 9, 2010, and the original and final closing date listed is January 7, 2014, with an archive date of February 7, 2014. That means the specific announcement itself is no longer active for new submissions under those dates, but it still serves as a useful reference point for the kind of research NIH was soliciting and may have successor announcements with updated deadlines and requirements. The full archived announcement was available through the NIH grants guide at the link provided in the source. For technical access issues, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster (FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV).
FAQs: NIH Chronic Illness Self Management in Children and Adolescents (R03) - PA-11-071
What is the name and funding opportunity number of this grant?
The opportunity is titled "Chronic Illness Self Management in Children and Adolescents (R03)" and the Funding Opportunity Number is PA-11-071.
Which NIH institutes support this funding opportunity?
This program is supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
What is the central aim of this grant opportunity?
The central aim is to stimulate research that improves self-management and quality of life for children and adolescents living with chronic physical illnesses.
What does "self-management" mean in the context of this FOA?
Self-management refers to the day-to-day work of managing symptoms, treatments, and prevention of complications after a child is diagnosed with a long-term condition. The FOA frames this as a lifelong responsibility shared by the young person and their family, especially as developmental needs change over time.
What types of research approaches does the FOA encourage?
The FOA encourages biobehavioral research that examines children and adolescents within the real-life contexts that shape health behavior, including family life, caregiving patterns, and broader community dynamics.
Does the FOA require projects to focus on family and community context?
It encourages studies that consider context, including how parents, siblings, schools, and community resources support or interfere with self-management routines.
What kinds of mechanisms or influences on self-management are considered in scope?
The FOA welcomes studies examining mechanisms behind successful self-management, including biological factors (such as symptom patterns or physiological markers), technological factors (such as devices or digital tools supporting adherence and monitoring), and sociocultural, environmental, and behavioral influences (such as health beliefs, stress, neighborhood barriers, access to care, routines, family communication, and motivation).
What is the eligible age range for participants in studies under this FOA?
The eligible population includes children and adolescents ages 8 through 21.
Can applicants break the 8-21 age range into developmental stages?
Yes. Applicants may group participants by developmental stage based on the investigator's judgment, allowing distinctions such as late childhood, early adolescence, late adolescence, and transitions into young adulthood.
Are studies on chronic mental illness eligible under this opportunity?
No. The FOA states that studies focused on chronic mental illness fall outside the program's intent.
Are studies focused on serious cognitive disability eligible?
No. The FOA indicates that studies focused on serious cognitive disability fall outside the program's intent, meaning projects should remain centered on self-management of chronic physical illness rather than severe cognitive impairment as the primary condition of interest.
What type of NIH grant mechanism is this?
This opportunity uses the R03 mechanism, which is a discretionary, small-grant research program.
What kinds of projects are a good fit for an R03 under this FOA?
The R03 is generally geared toward small, focused projects such as pilot studies, feasibility work, early-stage intervention development, secondary analyses, or other targeted efforts that can produce meaningful preliminary data and position the work for future, larger-scale research.
Does the provided information list specific dollar limits or project periods?
No. The listing provided does not spell out dollar limits or project periods. It does note that the R03 format traditionally emphasizes tight aims, careful design, and outcomes achievable on a smaller budget and timeline than larger NIH mechanisms.
What activity areas does this grant relate to?
The announcement is issued as a grant funding instrument under broad activity areas that include education, health, and social services.
What CFDA numbers are associated with this opportunity?
Two CFDA numbers are tied to this FOA: 93.361 (Nursing Research) and 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes public and private institutions of higher education, state and local governments (including county and city/township governments), independent school districts, special district governments, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), small businesses, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses.
Are community-based or faith-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based and community-based organizations are explicitly recognized as eligible applicants.
Are minority-serving institutions specifically recognized as eligible applicants?
Yes. The FOA explicitly recognizes eligibility for organizations such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and tribally controlled colleges and universities (TCCUs).
Are tribal governments eligible to apply?
Yes. The opportunity recognizes tribal governments, including federally recognized tribal governments and other than federally recognized tribal governments (as specified in the FOA description).
Are U.S. territories eligible?
Yes. U.S. territories or possessions are listed among eligible applicants.
Are federal agencies eligible to apply?
Yes. Eligible federal agencies are included among the recognized eligible applicants.
Why is eligibility described as broad for this topic?
The description links broad eligibility to the topic area, noting that research on pediatric self-management can be conducted in clinical settings, schools, community organizations, and multi-site partnerships reflecting how children live and receive care.
When was the FOA posted, and what were the listed closing dates?
The FOA was posted on December 9, 2010. The original and final closing date listed is January 7, 2014. The archive date is February 7, 2014.
Is this specific FOA still active?
No. Based on the listed final closing date and archive date, the specific announcement is no longer active for new submissions under those dates.
Does the archived FOA still have any value if it is no longer active?
Yes. The description notes it can serve as a reference for the kinds of research NIH was soliciting and that there may be successor announcements with updated deadlines and requirements.
Where was the full announcement available?
The full archived announcement was available through the NIH grants guide at the link referenced in the source description.
Who is listed as the contact for technical access issues?
For technical access issues, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
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