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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 "Safe and Effective Instruments and Devices for Use in Neonatal and Pediatric Care Settings (R41/R42)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research 93.838 Lung Diseases Research 93.839 Blood Diseases and Resources Research 93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 23, 2013 and posted on Jan 23, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 7, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses.
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Opportunity Summary:
The funding opportunity titled "Safe and Effective Instruments and Devices for Use in Neonatal and Pediatric Care Settings (R41/R42)" (Funding Opportunity Number PAR-13-091) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant program sponsored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Its main purpose is to stimulate research and development efforts led by small business concerns that, working in formal collaboration with a nonprofit research institution, aim to create new medical instruments and devices or significantly improve existing ones for use with newborn infants and young children. The emphasis is on technologies that can monitor and treat pediatric and neonatal patients in ways that are both safe and effective, recognizing that infants and small children have unique clinical needs and design constraints that are often not adequately addressed by devices originally built for adults.
This announcement uses the STTR mechanism under the R41/R42 activity codes, which generally correspond to a phased approach to product-oriented research and development. In practical terms, applicants are expected to propose early-stage feasibility work (typically aligned with Phase I, R41) and, if successful, more advanced development, refinement, and validation activities (typically aligned with Phase II, R42). While the detailed requirements for each phase are governed by NIH STTR rules, the overall intent is straightforward: support innovation that can realistically move from proof of concept to a more mature prototype or pre-commercial stage, with a clear line of sight to real-world use in neonatal and pediatric care environments.
Only small businesses are eligible to apply, consistent with STTR program rules, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity. The program sits within NIHs broader health research mission and is cataloged under multiple CFDA numbers spanning several biomedical areas, including child health and human development (93.865) as well as research areas that can overlap with pediatric device development such as cardiovascular, lung, blood, neurological, and mental health-related research programs. This range signals that NICHD is open to a wide variety of device and instrument concepts, as long as the core focus remains on improving the monitoring and treatment of neonates and young children and addressing the safety, performance, and usability needs of those settings.
From a topic standpoint, the opportunity is geared toward instruments and devices that improve clinical care in places like neonatal intensive care units, pediatric intensive care units, and other hospital or outpatient environments where small children receive treatment. The announcement language highlights both monitoring and therapeutic applications. That can include technologies that help clinicians better track physiologic signals, detect deterioration earlier, reduce complications, improve dosing or delivery of therapies, or make procedures less invasive and less risky. A key theme is that pediatric and neonatal patients are not simply smaller adults; devices need to account for size, fragility, developmental physiology, and the realities of workflow in pediatric care, which can affect everything from sensor design and adhesives to calibration, alarms, materials, sterility, and human factors.
Administratively, this was a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the NIH, posted and created on January 23, 2013. The original and final closing date listed is May 7, 2016, with an archive date of June 7, 2016, meaning the announcement is no longer active for new submissions under that specific posting. The official details were hosted through the NIH grants guide page provided in the additional information link (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-091.html). For access or technical issues related to the electronic announcement, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV, including support for problems accessing the announcement or linking to it.
Overall, PAR-13-091 reflects NICHDs interest in advancing practical, clinically relevant pediatric and neonatal device innovation by leveraging the STTR model, which is designed to bring together small business development capabilities and research institution expertise. The program is aimed at helping promising concepts become safer, more effective tools that can actually be used in real care settings for newborns and young children.
FAQs: Safe and Effective Instruments and Devices for Use in Neonatal and Pediatric Care Settings (R41/R42) - PAR-13-091
What is the title and funding opportunity number for this program?
The opportunity is titled "Safe and Effective Instruments and Devices for Use in Neonatal and Pediatric Care Settings (R41/R42)" and the Funding Opportunity Number is PAR-13-091.
Which agency and institute sponsor this opportunity?
This is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant opportunity sponsored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The purpose is to stimulate research and development led by small business concerns, in formal collaboration with a nonprofit research institution, to create new medical instruments and devices or significantly improve existing ones for use with newborn infants and young children. The focus is on technologies that can monitor and treat pediatric and neonatal patients safely and effectively.
What kinds of projects are a good fit?
Projects that develop or significantly improve instruments and devices intended for neonatal and pediatric care settings, especially those addressing the unique clinical needs and design constraints of infants and small children. The emphasis is on practical technologies that can be used in real clinical environments.
What patient populations are targeted?
The program targets neonatal and pediatric patients, specifically newborn infants and young children.
What types of clinical settings are mentioned?
Examples include neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), and other hospital or outpatient environments where small children receive treatment.
Does the opportunity focus on monitoring devices, therapeutic devices, or both?
Both. The announcement highlights monitoring and therapeutic applications, including tools that help clinicians track physiologic signals, detect deterioration earlier, reduce complications, improve dosing or delivery of therapies, or make procedures less invasive and less risky.
Why does the announcement emphasize that children are not just "smaller adults"?
Because infants and young children have unique needs and constraints that adult-designed devices may not address. The announcement points to factors like size, fragility, developmental physiology, and pediatric workflow realities that affect design and use.
What design and usability considerations are specifically called out?
The description highlights that pediatric and neonatal needs can impact sensor design, adhesives, calibration, alarms, materials, sterility, and human factors, among other practical considerations in clinical workflows.
What grant mechanism does this program use?
This opportunity uses the NIH Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) mechanism under the R41/R42 activity codes.
What do R41 and R42 typically mean in this context?
They generally reflect a phased approach to product-oriented R&D: early-stage feasibility work (typically Phase I, R41) followed, if successful, by more advanced development, refinement, and validation activities (typically Phase II, R42).
What is the expected trajectory of supported work?
The intent is to support innovation that can realistically move from proof of concept toward a more mature prototype or pre-commercial stage, with a clear line of sight to real-world use in neonatal and pediatric care environments.
Who is eligible to apply?
Only small businesses are eligible to apply, consistent with STTR program rules. The program also requires formal collaboration with a nonprofit research institution.
Is a nonprofit research institution required as a partner?
Yes. The opportunity is framed around the STTR model, which involves small businesses working in formal collaboration with a nonprofit research institution.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated for this opportunity.
Is this a discretionary grant opportunity?
Yes. The description identifies it as a discretionary grant opportunity offered by NIH.
When was this funding opportunity posted?
It was posted and created on January 23, 2013.
What were the closing dates for the announcement?
The original and final closing date listed is May 7, 2016.
Is the opportunity still active?
No. The archive date is June 7, 2016, and the announcement is no longer active for new submissions under that specific posting.
Where can the official NIH posting be found?
The official details were hosted on the NIH Grants Guide page at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-091.html
What should someone do if they have trouble accessing the electronic announcement or linking to it?
For access or technical issues related to the electronic announcement, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
Which broader NIH mission area does this fall under?
It sits within NIH's broader health research mission, with a focus on advancing clinically relevant pediatric and neonatal device innovation.
Are there CFDA numbers associated with this opportunity?
Yes. The description notes multiple CFDA numbers across biomedical areas, including child health and human development (93.865), and other areas that may overlap with pediatric device development such as cardiovascular, lung, blood, neurological, and mental health-related research programs.
Does NICHD appear open to different device and instrument concepts?
Yes. The range of referenced CFDA areas signals openness to a wide variety of device and instrument concepts, as long as the core focus remains improving monitoring and treatment for neonates and young children with appropriate attention to safety, performance, and usability.
What is the overall goal of using the STTR model here?
The overall goal is to advance practical, clinically relevant pediatric and neonatal device innovation by combining small business development capabilities with research institution expertise, helping promising concepts become safer and more effective tools for real care settings.
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