February 28, 2024
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
The purpose of this notice is to inform potential applicants that the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) will participate, effective as of June 5, 2024, in PAR-24-077, Addressing Health and Health Care Disparities among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)."
The following sections of PAR-24-077 have been modified (changes shown in bold italics) to reflect the participation of NICHD.
Part 1. Overview Information
Components of Participating Organizations
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
All applications to this funding opportunity announcement should fall within the mission of the Institutes/Centers. The following NIH Offices may co-fund applications assigned to those Institutes/Centers.
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO)
Assistance Listing Number(s)
93.307, 93.279, 93.242, 93.273, 93.398, 93.865
Part 2. Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Areas of Research Interest
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
The NICHD mission is to lead research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize abilities for all. The NICHD's broad and diverse research portfolio includes research related to conception and pregnancy; typical and atypical development in childhood; childhood trauma, injury, and critical illness; the transition from adolescence to adulthood; reproductive health; rehabilitation; intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities; and population dynamics across the lifespan.
For this NOSI, NICHD seeks applications aligned with NICHD mission and strategic priorities that utilize a life course approach to investigate disparities between sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth and young adults and their cisgender, heterosexual peers. Specific interests include but are not limited to, studies of SGM disparities in developmental outcomes; adverse childhood experiences, bullying, and violence; access to and utilization of pediatric and trauma-informed care; and sexual, reproductive, and perinatal health and health care. NICHD especially welcomes projects using longitudinal data and/or population representative samples to study health disparities among SGM populations and those that examine the intersectional impact of SGM identities with other identities in NIH-designated health disparities populations, including persons with disabilities.
Applications to NICHD that address the mission and priorities of other institutes that are not participating in this NOFO will not be prioritized for funding by NICHD.
Section VII. Agency Contacts
Scientific/Research Contact(s)
Ronna Popkin, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-827-5121
Email: ronna.popkin@nih.gov
Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)
Margaret Young
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-642-4552
Email: margaret.young@nih.gov
All other aspects of the PAR-24-077 remain the same.
Please direct all inquiries to:
Ronna Popkin, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-827-5121
ronna.popkin@nih.gov