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- The National Institutes of Health in the health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Data Sharing for Demographic Research Infrastructure Program (U24)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 21, 2014 and posted on Feb 21, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $630,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) City or township governments State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Independent school districts Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs) 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 Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Data Sharing for Demographic Research Infrastructure Program (U24) (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-HD-14-015) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) cooperative agreement opportunity created to strengthen and expand the reach of research supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), specifically within the scientific scope of the NICHD Population Dynamics Branch (PDB). The central idea behind the program is to fund shared research infrastructure that makes NICHD-funded demographic and population research data easier to find, easier to access appropriately, and more likely to be used for rigorous secondary analyses by researchers beyond the original study teams. In practical terms, the opportunity focuses on building the systems, standards, and support services that turn existing grant-funded datasets into a more usable and discoverable set of community resources, while promoting a culture of responsible data sharing across the relevant research fields.
The FOA is designed around several connected goals that reinforce one another. First, it aims to promote data sharing as a normal and well-supported part of NICHD-funded demographic research, not an afterthought at the end of a project. Second, it emphasizes the development and refinement of procedures and technologies that make data sharing more feasible, efficient, and secure, including the kinds of workflows and tools that help research teams prepare data for sharing and help secondary users understand and analyze those data correctly. Third, it calls for dissemination of best practices, meaning the funded infrastructure is expected to document and spread practical guidance on topics like documentation standards, metadata, de-identification, appropriate use agreements, and reproducible workflows that reduce friction and improve scientific quality. Finally, it seeks to create or support a resource that catalogs NICHD-funded data that are available for secondary analysis, effectively serving as a discovery layer so researchers can identify what datasets exist, what they contain, and how they can be accessed. All of these pieces are meant to increase the scientific return on NICHD’s investments by enabling more researchers to conduct new analyses without having to recreate costly data collection efforts.
This program uses the U24 activity code and is funded as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the NIH expects substantial programmatic involvement during the award compared with a standard research grant. While the source text does not spell out the exact collaboration expectations, the cooperative agreement structure typically signals active coordination with NIH staff on priorities, milestones, and deliverables, especially when the award is intended to produce a shared resource or infrastructure serving a broader community. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary and falls under the broad activity category of Health, Income Security, and Social Services. The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.865, Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research, reflecting NICHD’s role as the administering institute.
The estimated total funding listed for the opportunity is $630,000. No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated, which means applicants are not required to contribute additional non-federal funds as a condition of the award. The funding opportunity was posted and created on February 21, 2014, with an original and current closing date of April 25, 2014, and an archive date of May 26, 2014. These dates indicate the specific competition described in the announcement is historical, but the program description still provides a clear picture of the type of infrastructure and community-facing deliverables NIH was seeking to support through this mechanism.
Eligibility for applicants is broad and intentionally inclusive across multiple sectors that might be positioned to host or operate a national or field-wide data sharing resource. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (including those outside higher education), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. The announcement also lists a wide range of government entities as eligible, including state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts, as well as public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. In addition, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and other tribal organizations are included, alongside regional organizations and various types of minority-serving institutions such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs). Faith-based or community-based organizations and eligible federal agencies are also listed among “other eligible applicants,†and U.S. territories or possessions are included. At the same time, the FOA clearly excludes non-U.S. entities: foreign institutions are not eligible to apply, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement are not allowed. This makes the program explicitly domestic in its applicant base and infrastructure footprint.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as an infrastructure and coordination grant meant to increase the usability and visibility of NICHD-funded demographic datasets and to catalyze more secondary research using those data. Rather than funding a single research study, it supports the enabling environment: shared procedures, technical systems, and community guidance that help data producers share responsibly and help data users find, access, and analyze datasets effectively. The intended outcome is a higher return on prior and ongoing NICHD investments in data collection, achieved by making those datasets more discoverable, better documented, and more routinely used by qualified researchers outside the original grantee teams.
For the full archived announcement and any detailed requirements, the listed additional information link is http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-14-015.html. For access or technical issues with the posting, the contact provided is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Data Sharing for Demographic Research Infrastructure Program (U24)?
It is an NIH cooperative agreement opportunity (U24) intended to strengthen and expand the reach of demographic and population research supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), specifically within the scope of NICHD's Population Dynamics Branch (PDB). The program focuses on funding shared research infrastructure that makes NICHD-funded demographic datasets easier to find, appropriately access, and use for rigorous secondary analyses by researchers beyond the original study teams.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is RFA-HD-14-015.
Which NIH Institute is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
What part of NICHD is specifically referenced in the program scope?
The program is specifically tied to the scientific scope of NICHD's Population Dynamics Branch (PDB).
What is the main purpose of this program?
The main purpose is to support infrastructure, standards, and services that make existing NICHD-funded demographic and population research data more discoverable, more usable, and more likely to be used in high-quality secondary research. The emphasis is on enabling data sharing and responsible reuse, not on funding a single new research study.
What kinds of activities or deliverables does the program emphasize?
Based on the description provided, the program emphasizes building and supporting: systems and workflows that help prepare datasets for sharing; procedures and technologies that make sharing more feasible, efficient, and secure; documentation and dissemination of best practices (for example, metadata, documentation standards, de-identification approaches, appropriate use agreements, and reproducible workflows); and a resource that catalogs NICHD-funded datasets available for secondary analysis, serving as a discovery layer for researchers.
Does this opportunity fund new primary data collection or a single research project?
The description frames this as an infrastructure and coordination award. It is designed to increase the usability and visibility of existing NICHD-funded datasets and to enable more secondary research. It is not described as funding a single standalone research study.
What is meant by "shared research infrastructure" in this context?
In this context, shared research infrastructure refers to the systems, standards, technologies, workflows, and support services that help research teams share grant-funded datasets responsibly and help other researchers discover, access, and correctly analyze those data for secondary studies.
What is the U24 activity code?
U24 is the activity code used for this opportunity. The program is offered as a cooperative agreement under this activity code.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
It means the award is made under a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally indicates NIH expects substantial programmatic involvement during the award compared with a standard research grant. The provided description notes that, while it does not spell out exact collaboration expectations, this structure typically involves active coordination with NIH staff on priorities, milestones, and deliverables, especially for community-facing infrastructure resources.
What are the program's key goals?
The goals described include: making data sharing a well-supported and normal part of NICHD-funded demographic research; improving procedures and technologies for feasible, efficient, and secure sharing; disseminating best practices (documentation, metadata, de-identification, appropriate use agreements, reproducible workflows); and supporting or creating a catalog/discovery resource for NICHD-funded data available for secondary analysis.
How does the program aim to increase the impact of NICHD-funded research?
By making existing datasets easier to find and access appropriately, improving documentation and usability, and encouraging responsible sharing, the program aims to enable more researchers to conduct new secondary analyses without duplicating expensive data collection. This increases the scientific return on NICHD's investments in data collection.
What is the estimated total funding amount listed for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding listed is $630,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated in the information provided.
When was this funding opportunity posted?
It was posted and created on February 21, 2014.
What were the closing date and archive date?
The closing date (original and current) was April 25, 2014. The archive date was May 26, 2014.
Is this a current open opportunity?
The dates provided indicate the specific competition described is historical and archived (with an archive date of May 26, 2014).
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number listed is 93.865, Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research.
How is this opportunity categorized?
It is categorized as discretionary and falls under the broad activity category of Health, Income Security, and Social Services.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as broad and includes: public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (including those outside higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and various government entities (state, county, city or township, special district, and independent school districts), including public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. It also includes Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and other tribal organizations, regional organizations, and minority-serving institutions such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and AANAPISIs. Faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions are also listed among eligible applicants.
Are foreign institutions eligible to apply?
No. The FOA excludes non-U.S. entities: foreign institutions are not eligible to apply.
Can a U.S. organization apply if the work will be done outside the United States?
The information provided states that non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components (as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement) are not allowed.
What research fields or communities is the infrastructure intended to serve?
The infrastructure is intended to serve the demographic and population research community within the scientific scope of NICHD's Population Dynamics Branch, with a focus on NICHD-funded demographic and population research datasets and their secondary use.
Does the opportunity mention creating a dataset repository or discovery tool?
Yes. It calls for creating or supporting a resource that catalogs NICHD-funded data that are available for secondary analysis, functioning as a discovery layer so researchers can identify what datasets exist, what they contain, and how they can be accessed.
Does the opportunity address data security and responsible access?
Yes. The description emphasizes technologies and procedures that make data sharing more feasible, efficient, and secure, and it highlights best practices such as de-identification and appropriate use agreements.
Where can applicants find the full archived announcement?
The archived announcement is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-14-015.html
Who should be contacted for access or technical issues with the posting?
The contact provided for access or technical issues is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
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