Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA HD 09 010
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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 "Limited Competition Addressing Health Disparities in Maternal and Child Health through Community Based Participatory Research (R03)" 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 Oct 28, 2009 and posted on Jul 24, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 30, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $350,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) .
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Opportunity Summary:
Limited Competition Addressing Health Disparities in Maternal and Child Health through Community Based Participatory Research (R03) is a National Institutes of Health funding opportunity (RFA-HD-09-010) issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The main goal is to support small, developmental research projects that use community based participatory research (CBPR) to address persistent health disparities affecting maternal and child health. This program is structured as a limited competition, meaning it is not open to all applicants; it is specifically intended for groups that previously received Phase I Academic Community Partnerships Conference Series awards under PAR-08-106 and RFA-HD-06-019. In practice, the FOA is designed to move partnerships from planning and relationship-building in Phase I into early implementation and testing of translational research activities in Phase II.
The emphasis is on translating research into community-relevant action by ensuring that community members and other stakeholders who are directly affected by inequities are not just consulted but treated as full participants throughout the research process. That includes shaping the research questions, contributing to study design, helping guide recruitment and outreach, participating in data collection approaches that make sense locally, assisting with analysis and interpretation, and helping communicate results back to the community in useful ways. The overarching expectation is that these projects will either develop innovative interventions or adapt existing evidence-based approaches so they can be implemented effectively in real-world community settings, particularly within racial and ethnic minority communities where disparities are pronounced.
A core part of what NICHD is funding here goes beyond the intervention itself and includes capacity building that makes community-engaged research possible and sustainable. The FOA explicitly calls out practical infrastructure needs such as improving data collection and data management systems, strengthening recruitment strategies, expanding outreach mechanisms, and building the operational ability of community-academic partnerships to carry out developmental translational research. In other words, awards are meant to help partnerships establish the tools, processes, and local know-how required to implement the projects that were designed during Phase I, rather than starting from scratch.
The announcement identifies several areas of emphasis where developmental CBPR projects may focus, reflecting key maternal and child health disparity priorities. These include infant mortality and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), fibroid tumors, childhood, adolescent, and/or adult obesity, literacy techniques for outreach and information dissemination, pediatric and maternal HIV/AIDS prevention, and violence prevention. While these topic areas are diverse, they share a common thread: they are conditions or public health challenges that often show unequal burdens across populations and where culturally grounded, community-driven approaches can meaningfully improve prevention, early detection, care engagement, and outcomes.
Culture and health literacy are treated as non-negotiable design requirements rather than add-ons. NICHD expects applicants to build interventions with a strong understanding of cultural context and to communicate information in ways that match the literacy levels, language preferences, and lived experiences of the intended communities. Whether the project involves adapting an existing evidence-based intervention or creating a new one, the FOA signals that the strategy needs to be realistic for community implementation and dissemination, not just effective under ideal academic conditions.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this is an NIH discretionary grant using the R03 mechanism, which typically supports short, small-scale, developmental studies. The total estimated funding listed for the opportunity is $350,000, with an award ceiling of $75,000, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research). Key dates in the listing include a posted date of July 24, 2009, an original closing date of October 28, 2009, and a current closing date of November 30, 2009, with the opportunity later archived on December 30, 2009.
Eligible applicants include private and public institutions of higher education, including state-controlled institutions, with additional eligibility extending to institutions that serve populations historically underrepresented in biomedical research and disproportionately affected by health disparities. The FOA specifically notes Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs). Overall, the opportunity is positioned to reinforce long-term community-academic partnerships and to generate practical, culturally responsive interventions that can reduce disparities in maternal and child health outcomes through authentic community participation and early-stage translational research implementation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is the NIH funding announcement titled "Limited Competition Addressing Health Disparities in Maternal and Child Health through Community Based Participatory Research (R03)" (RFA-HD-09-010), issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
What is the main purpose of RFA-HD-09-010?
The goal is to support small, developmental research projects that use community based participatory research (CBPR) to address persistent health disparities affecting maternal and child health. The intent is to move established partnerships from Phase I planning into Phase II early implementation and testing of translational research activities.
What does "limited competition" mean for this FOA?
"Limited competition" means the opportunity is not open to all applicants. It is specifically intended for groups that previously received Phase I Academic Community Partnerships Conference Series awards under PAR-08-106 and RFA-HD-06-019.
Who is this program specifically intended for?
It is intended for partnerships that already completed Phase I relationship-building and planning through the referenced Academic Community Partnerships Conference Series awards, and are ready to begin early implementation and testing activities in Phase II.
What grant mechanism is being used?
This is an NIH discretionary grant using the R03 mechanism, which typically supports short, small-scale, developmental studies.
How much funding is available under this opportunity?
The total estimated funding listed is $350,000, and the award ceiling is $75,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research).
What types of projects does NICHD want to fund?
NICHD is funding developmental translational research projects that are community-driven and focused on reducing maternal and child health disparities. Projects are expected to either develop innovative interventions or adapt existing evidence-based approaches so they can work effectively in real-world community settings, particularly within racial and ethnic minority communities where disparities are pronounced.
What is community based participatory research (CBPR) expected to look like in this program?
CBPR is expected to treat community members and other directly affected stakeholders as full participants throughout the research process. This includes shaping the research questions, contributing to study design, guiding recruitment and outreach, participating in locally appropriate data collection approaches, assisting with analysis and interpretation, and helping communicate results back to the community in useful ways.
What does the FOA mean by "translational" research in this context?
In this context, "translational" emphasizes moving research into community-relevant action. The expectation is that the work will be realistic for community implementation and dissemination, not only effective under ideal academic conditions.
Is this opportunity focused more on planning or implementation?
It is designed to move partnerships beyond planning. The FOA is intended to support early implementation and testing of the translational research activities that were developed during Phase I, rather than starting from scratch.
What topic areas are explicitly emphasized in the announcement?
The announcement lists several areas of emphasis for developmental CBPR projects, including:
- Infant mortality and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Fibroid tumors
- Childhood, adolescent, and/or adult obesity
- Literacy techniques for outreach and information dissemination
- Pediatric and maternal HIV/AIDS prevention
- Violence prevention
Do projects have to focus on one of the listed emphasis areas?
The FOA identifies these as areas of emphasis. Based on the information provided, these are the highlighted priority topics for developmental CBPR projects under this opportunity.
What populations are the projects expected to benefit?
The program is focused on maternal and child health disparities and places particular emphasis on racial and ethnic minority communities where disparities are pronounced, and on communities directly affected by inequities.
What role do culture and health literacy play in project design?
Culture and health literacy are described as non-negotiable design requirements. NICHD expects interventions to be built with a strong understanding of cultural context and to communicate in ways that match literacy levels, language preferences, and lived experiences of the intended communities.
Does NICHD expect new interventions or can applicants adapt existing ones?
Either approach is supported. Projects may develop innovative interventions or adapt existing evidence-based approaches, with the expectation that the resulting strategy is realistic for community implementation and dissemination.
Besides the intervention, what else is NICHD trying to support?
A key focus is capacity building to make community-engaged research feasible and sustainable. The FOA explicitly calls out infrastructure and operational needs such as improving data collection and data management systems, strengthening recruitment strategies, expanding outreach mechanisms, and building the operational ability of community-academic partnerships to carry out developmental translational research.
What kinds of partnership "infrastructure" improvements are mentioned?
Examples specifically mentioned include improved data collection and data management systems, stronger recruitment strategies, expanded outreach mechanisms, and increased operational capability of community-academic partnerships to implement developmental translational research.
Who is eligible to apply (organizationally)?
Eligible applicants include private and public institutions of higher education, including state-controlled institutions. The FOA also extends eligibility to institutions that serve populations historically underrepresented in biomedical research and disproportionately affected by health disparities.
Which underrepresented-serving institution types are explicitly named?
The FOA specifically notes:
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Hispanic Serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
Which NIH Institute issued this opportunity?
The funding opportunity was issued by NICHD (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development), part of the National Institutes of Health.
What are the key dates listed for this opportunity?
The listing includes a posted date of July 24, 2009; an original closing date of October 28, 2009; a current closing date of November 30, 2009; and an archive date of December 30, 2009.
Is this opportunity still open?
The information provided indicates the opportunity was archived on December 30, 2009, and lists closing dates in 2009. Based on that, it is not currently open.
What is the overall expected outcome of funded projects?
The opportunity is positioned to reinforce long-term community-academic partnerships and to generate practical, culturally responsive interventions that can reduce disparities in maternal and child health outcomes through authentic community participation and early-stage translational research implementation.
How should results be shared according to the CBPR expectations described?
The CBPR expectations described include helping communicate results back to the community in useful ways, with community stakeholders participating in how findings are interpreted and shared.
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