Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 16 046
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- The HHS-NIH11 in the environment, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition: Exposure Analysis Services for the Environmental Influences on Children's Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program (Admin Supp)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.310,.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 07, 2015 and posted on Dec 07, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 15, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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:
The grant opportunity titled "Limited Competition: Exposure Analysis Services for the Environmental Influences on Children's Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program (Admin Supp)" (Funding Opportunity Number PA 16-046) is a discretionary NIH grant mechanism that provides administrative supplements to expand existing national exposure assessment services in support of the ECHO Program. In practical terms, this announcement is about increasing the capacity of already-funded CHEAR infrastructure so it can deliver more, and potentially broader, exposure analysis services that ECHO researchers need to study how environmental factors affect childrens health and development.
The central purpose is to strengthen the Childrens Health Exposure Analysis Resource (CHEAR) so it can better meet the analytical demands of ECHO, a large NIH initiative focused on understanding how a wide range of environmental influences shape child health outcomes. Rather than creating a brand-new program from scratch, NIH is using administrative supplements to rapidly scale up capabilities that are already in place under CHEAR. That typically means supplement funds would be used to add staff time, laboratory throughput, analytical chemistry or biomonitoring capacity, data processing and harmonization support, quality assurance enhancements, or other service expansions directly tied to delivering exposure analysis for ECHO-associated studies.
This is a limited competition announcement, meaning eligibility is restricted to a specific set of existing awardees. Only grantees funded under the CHEAR National Exposure Assessment Laboratory Network (RFA-ES-15-009), the CHEAR Data Repository, Analysis and Science Center (RFA-ES-15-010), and the CHEAR Coordinating Center (RFA-ES-15-011) are allowed to apply. Even though the general federal eligibility list in the source data includes many organization types (state and local governments, tribes, nonprofits, universities, for-profits, and small businesses), the controlling requirement here is the limited competition restriction: the applicant must already be a CHEAR grantee under those specific funding initiatives. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is listed as Environment and Health, aligning with exposure science and pediatric environmental health research support.
This FOA is designed to run in parallel with several companion ECHO-related announcements that fund other pieces of the overall ECHO enterprise, including awards for extant cohorts, a coordinating center, a data analysis center, and a patient/person-reported outcomes core, plus related opportunities tied to the IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network. The parallel structure signals that NIH intended these components to come online together: cohorts and clinical networks generating data and biospecimens, coordinating and analysis centers organizing and interpreting data, and CHEAR providing specialized exposure measurements and related analytical services that are often expensive and technically complex for individual studies to stand up on their own.
Key administrative details from the posting include the sponsoring agency listed as HHS-NIH, with CFDA numbers 93.113 and 93.310. The opportunity was posted on December 7, 2015, with an application closing date of April 15, 2016 (original and current closing date are the same in the record). The listing does not specify an award ceiling or an expected number of awards in the provided fields, which is common in supplement announcements where amounts depend on justified needs, available funds, and the scope of expansion being proposed.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted boost to an existing national laboratory and data support network (CHEAR) so it can deliver the exposure analysis services needed for ECHO at the scale and consistency required for large, multi-site childrens health research. It prioritizes speed, coordination, and leveraging proven infrastructure by restricting applications to current CHEAR awardees and aligning timing with the broader set of ECHO program awards.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled "Limited Competition: Exposure Analysis Services for the Environmental Influences on Children's Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program (Admin Supp)" and the Funding Opportunity Number is PA 16-046.
What kind of NIH funding mechanism is this?
This is a discretionary NIH grant mechanism that provides administrative supplements to expand existing services. It is not described as a stand-alone, new program award in the information provided.
What is the purpose of this administrative supplement opportunity?
The central purpose is to strengthen and expand the capacity of the Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource (CHEAR) so it can provide more (and potentially broader) national exposure assessment and analysis services needed by the ECHO Program.
What does this opportunity support in practical terms?
In practical terms, it supports scaling up already-funded CHEAR infrastructure so it can deliver increased exposure analysis services for ECHO-associated research. Examples listed in the posting include adding staff time, increasing laboratory throughput, expanding analytical chemistry or biomonitoring capacity, improving data processing and harmonization support, and enhancing quality assurance, as long as the expansions are directly tied to delivering exposure analysis for ECHO studies.
Is this funding intended to create a brand-new program or capability?
No. The opportunity is described as leveraging proven infrastructure already in place under CHEAR and using administrative supplements to rapidly scale existing capabilities rather than creating a new program from scratch.
Who is eligible to apply?
This is a limited competition announcement. Only current grantees funded under the following CHEAR initiatives are allowed to apply: the CHEAR National Exposure Assessment Laboratory Network (RFA-ES-15-009), the CHEAR Data Repository, Analysis and Science Center (RFA-ES-15-010), and the CHEAR Coordinating Center (RFA-ES-15-011).
Does the general federal list of eligible organization types apply here?
Even though general federal eligibility lists may include many organization types (such as governments, tribes, nonprofits, universities, for-profits, and small businesses), the controlling requirement stated here is the limited competition restriction. Applicants must already be CHEAR grantees under the specified RFAs.
What is being strengthened: ECHO or CHEAR?
The supplement is specifically aimed at strengthening CHEAR so it can meet the analytical demands of ECHO. CHEAR is described as providing specialized exposure measurements and related services that support ECHO research.
How does this opportunity relate to the ECHO Program?
The opportunity supports ECHO by expanding CHEAR's ability to provide exposure analysis services that ECHO researchers need to study how environmental factors affect children's health and development, at the scale and consistency required for large, multi-site research.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is listed as Environment and Health, consistent with exposure science and pediatric environmental health research support.
Which agency is sponsoring this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is listed as HHS-NIH.
What CFDA numbers are associated with this opportunity?
The posting lists CFDA numbers 93.113 and 93.310.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on December 7, 2015.
What is the application closing date?
The application closing date is April 15, 2016. The record indicates the original and current closing dates are the same.
Is an award ceiling (maximum award amount) provided?
No award ceiling is specified in the provided fields. The posting notes this can be common for administrative supplement announcements where amounts depend on justified needs, available funds, and the scope of the proposed expansion.
Is the expected number of awards listed?
No. The provided fields do not specify an expected number of awards.
What types of expansions are explicitly mentioned as typical uses of supplement funds?
The information provided lists examples such as staff time increases, higher laboratory throughput, expanded analytical chemistry or biomonitoring capacity, improved data processing and harmonization, and enhanced quality assurance, all tied to delivering exposure analysis services for ECHO-associated studies.
Why is this described as a "limited competition" opportunity?
It is described as limited competition because eligibility is restricted to a specific set of existing awardees (the CHEAR awardees under the specified RFAs), rather than being open to all applicant organizations.
How does this announcement fit with other ECHO-related funding announcements?
The opportunity is described as running in parallel with companion ECHO-related announcements that fund other parts of the ECHO enterprise, including extant cohorts, a coordinating center, a data analysis center, and a patient/person-reported outcomes core, plus related opportunities tied to the IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network.
What does the "parallel structure" imply about NIH's intent?
The parallel structure is presented as a signal that NIH intended these components to come online together: cohorts and clinical networks generating data and biospecimens, coordinating and analysis centers organizing and interpreting data, and CHEAR providing specialized exposure measurements and analytical services.
What is the overall takeaway about what NIH is trying to accomplish with this supplement?
The overall takeaway is that NIH is providing a targeted boost to an existing national laboratory and data support network (CHEAR) so it can deliver the exposure analysis services needed for ECHO quickly, in a coordinated way, and by leveraging infrastructure that is already operating.
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