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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 "School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors, and Weight Outcomes (R21)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.399 Cancer Control 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 1, 2013 and posted on Feb 1, 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.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education County governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Small businesses City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) State governments.
- 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) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors, and Weight Outcomes (R21) funding opportunity (PA-13-098) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant program designed to support early-stage, exploratory studies on how school-related policies shape childrens and adolescents nutrition, physical activity, and weight outcomes. It was sponsored by multiple NIH components, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR). The overall focus is on policy-relevant research that connects what governments and school systems require or encourage, what schools actually do in practice, and how those choices affect health-related behaviors and body weight.
At the core of this opportunity is an emphasis on multidisciplinary research that can evaluate the effects of policies operating at different levels, including federal, state, and school district policies. The FOA seeks projects that examine how these policies influence the school environment for nutrition and physical activity, such as what foods are available or promoted at school, what physical education and activity opportunities students receive, and how the broader school setting may encourage or discourage healthy behaviors. A key goal is to link policy and environment changes to obesogenic behaviors, meaning behavior patterns that increase the likelihood of unhealthy weight gain, such as low physical activity, poor diet quality, and other related routines. Projects are also expected to connect these behavioral pathways to measurable weight outcomes, helping clarify not just whether policies matter, but how and under what conditions they translate into differences in student health.
A second major theme is implementation: understanding how schools adopt, interpret, and carry out nutrition and physical activity policies, and why implementation varies. The FOA encourages research that looks across multiple levels of influence, recognizing that policy does not automatically translate into practice. Studies could focus on barriers and facilitators at the federal, state, district, and school levels, including administrative capacity, funding constraints, competing priorities, accountability systems, staff training, local politics, community norms, and differences in resources between districts and schools. This part of the opportunity is aimed at generating evidence that can explain gaps between written policy and real-world conditions in cafeterias, classrooms, physical education programs, and extracurricular settings.
A third priority area is understanding how school policies interact with the home and community environment. The FOA highlights that school nutrition and physical activity policies can have synergistic effects (reinforcing healthier behaviors beyond school) or counteractive effects (being undermined by influences outside school, or potentially producing unintended consequences). For example, a stronger school meal standard might improve diet during the school day but could be offset by limited access to healthy foods at home or in the neighborhood, aggressive marketing of unhealthy foods, or community safety issues that restrict outdoor play and active transportation. Conversely, well-aligned school and community efforts might amplify benefits. The intent is to move beyond isolated school-based analyses and instead examine how policy-driven changes at school relate to broader systems that shape child and adolescent weight trajectories.
This FOA uses the NIH R21 mechanism, which is typically intended for exploratory and developmental research. The listed award ceiling is $200,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was categorized as a discretionary grant and aligned with program areas that include education, health, and social services. The CFDA listings associated with the opportunity reflect its cross-cutting health relevance, including cancer control (93.399), cardiovascular diseases research (93.837), and child health and human development extramural research (93.865), consistent with the long-term links between childhood obesity, chronic disease risk, and population health.
Eligibility was broad and included many types of organizations that could credibly conduct or partner on policy and school health research. Eligible applicants included public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status), small businesses, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), independent school districts, and multiple levels of government (city/township, county, state, special district). The opportunity also explicitly included tribal governments and tribal organizations, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, faith-based and community-based organizations, and a range of minority-serving institutions such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, AANAPISIs, TCCUs, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. Notably, non-U.S. entities were eligible as well, including foreign organizations and foreign institutions, and foreign components were allowed under NIH policy, signaling openness to international perspectives or comparative policy research when relevant.
In terms of timing, the FOA was posted and created on February 1, 2013, with an original and current closing date of May 7, 2016, and an archive date of June 7, 2016. While it is archived and no longer accepting applications, the scope and priorities remain a useful template for understanding the kinds of research questions NIH has sought in the area of school policy, implementation science, behavioral pathways, and obesity-related outcomes.
The full announcement was hosted by NIH and linked through the NIH grants guide (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-098.html). The contact information provided in the source materials directs technical access and linking issues to the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster (FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV), indicating the point of contact was primarily for announcement access rather than scientific program consultation in the excerpt provided.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors, and Weight Outcomes (R21) opportunity?
It is an NIH research funding opportunity (PA-13-098) that supported early-stage, exploratory studies examining how school-related policies shape childrens and adolescents nutrition, physical activity, and weight outcomes.
What type of grant mechanism does this opportunity use?
This funding opportunity uses the NIH R21 mechanism, which is intended for exploratory and developmental research.
What is the main purpose or focus of this FOA?
The focus is policy-relevant research that links (1) what governments and school systems require or encourage, (2) what schools implement in practice, and (3) how those choices affect health-related behaviors and body weight.
Which NIH organizations sponsored this FOA?
It was sponsored by multiple NIH components: the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR).
What levels of policy are projects expected to examine?
The FOA emphasizes policies operating at multiple levels, including federal, state, and school district policies.
What kinds of school environment factors are within scope?
Projects could examine how policies influence the school environment for nutrition and physical activity, such as foods available or promoted at school, physical education and activity opportunities provided to students, and broader school conditions that encourage or discourage healthy behaviors.
What does the FOA mean by "obesogenic behaviors"?
In this FOA, obesogenic behaviors are behavior patterns that increase the likelihood of unhealthy weight gain, such as low physical activity, poor diet quality, and related routines.
Do proposed studies need to connect policy changes to weight outcomes?
Yes. The FOA expects projects to link policy and environment changes to obesogenic behaviors and also connect those behavioral pathways to measurable weight outcomes, to clarify whether, how, and under what conditions policies translate into differences in student health.
Is implementation research part of the FOA?
Yes. A major theme is understanding how schools adopt, interpret, and carry out nutrition and physical activity policies, and why implementation varies.
What factors does the FOA identify as potentially affecting policy implementation?
The FOA highlights multi-level barriers and facilitators including administrative capacity, funding constraints, competing priorities, accountability systems, staff training, local politics, community norms, and differences in resources between districts and schools.
Does the FOA encourage studying gaps between written policy and real-world practice?
Yes. The opportunity is aimed at generating evidence that explains gaps between written policy and real-world conditions in cafeterias, classrooms, physical education programs, and extracurricular settings.
Does the FOA consider interactions between school policies and home/community environments?
Yes. A third priority area is understanding how school policies interact with the home and community environment, including synergistic effects (reinforcing healthier behaviors beyond school) and counteractive effects (outside influences undermining school efforts or causing unintended consequences).
What are examples of counteractive or offsetting influences mentioned in the FOA description?
Examples include limited access to healthy foods at home or in the neighborhood, aggressive marketing of unhealthy foods, and community safety issues that restrict outdoor play and active transportation.
What is the maximum award amount listed for this FOA?
The listed award ceiling is $200,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How was this opportunity categorized?
It was categorized as a discretionary grant and aligned with program areas that include education, health, and social services.
Which CFDA program listings are associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA listings include cancer control (93.399), cardiovascular diseases research (93.837), and child health and human development extramural research (93.865).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included: public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (with and without 501(c)(3) status); small businesses; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); independent school districts; and multiple levels of government (city/township, county, state, special district).
Were tribal entities eligible?
Yes. The FOA explicitly included tribal governments and tribal organizations.
Were community-based and faith-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based and community-based organizations were explicitly included in the eligibility list.
Were public housing authorities eligible?
Yes. Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities were listed as eligible applicants.
Were minority-serving institutions eligible?
Yes. The FOA included a range of minority-serving institutions such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, AANAPISIs, TCCUs, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.
Were non-U.S. organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. The FOA states that non-U.S. entities were eligible, including foreign organizations and foreign institutions, and that foreign components were allowed under NIH policy.
Is this funding opportunity still accepting applications?
No. It is archived and no longer accepting applications.
What were the key dates for this FOA?
The FOA was posted/created on February 1, 2013. The original and current closing date was May 7, 2016. The archive date was June 7, 2016.
Where can the full NIH announcement be found?
The full announcement was hosted by NIH in the NIH grants guide at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-098.html
Who is listed as the contact in the provided information, and what is it for?
The provided contact directs technical access and linking issues to the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV, indicating the point of contact in the excerpt is for announcement access rather than scientific program consultation.
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