Notice Number: NOT-HD-17-018
Key Dates
Release Date: July 28, 2017
PA-17-259
Issued by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Purpose
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) wishes to affirm its continued commitment to supporting high-priority mission-related research projects using the R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant mechanism. This includes projects that meet the NIH definition of clinical trials (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-015.html).
Therefore, effective with the October 16, 2017 application due date, the NICHD R21 Funding Opportunity Announcement (PA-17-259) is changed to indicate that clinical trials will be accepted. All other provisions of PA-17-259 will remain in effect.
Starting January 25, 2018, the NIH policy on clinical trials FOAs goes into effect (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-17-043.html). Potential applicants are encouraged to watch the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (https://grants.nih.gov/funding/about-nih-guide-to-grants-and-contracts.htm) and the NICHD webpage (https://www.nichd.nih.gov/grants-funding/policies-strategies/policies/Pages/default.aspx) for further instructions about submitting applications for research projects that involve clinical trials.
Questions about NICHD high-priority research topics should be directed to the staff contacts listed on PA-17-259 or to the appropriate program staff listed on the NICHD webpage at: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/grants-funding/grants-process/NICHDContactsbyPhase/Pages/default.aspx.
The FOA is modified to delete the sentence " This FOA will not support clinical trials" in Section I FOA currently reads:
Section I
Specific Areas of Research Interest
Areas of research covered by the proposed R21 projects must fall within the scientific missions of the twelve Scientific Branches of the NICHD Division of Extramural Research (DER) or the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR). Details about those scientific missions and program staff contacts may be found on the web pages for the DER scientific branches at: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/der/branches/Pages/index.aspx and the NCMRR at: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/ncmrr/Pages/overview.aspx. Specific research priorities of DER branches and NCMRR are listed as follows.
This FOA will not support clinical trials.
FOA is modified to read:
Section I
Specific Areas of Research Interest
Areas of research covered by the proposed R21 projects must fall within the scientific missions of the twelve Scientific Branches of the NICHD Division of Extramural Research (DER) or the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR). Details about those scientific missions and program staff contacts may be found on the web pages for the DER scientific branches at: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/der/branches/Pages/index.aspx and the NCMRR at: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/ncmrr/Pages/overview.aspx. Specific research priorities of DER branches and NCMRR are listed as follows.
All other aspects of the FOA remain the same.
Inquiries
Please direct all inquiries to:
NICHD Referral Office
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Email: NICHDReferral@mail.nih.gov
and Human Services (HHS)
