Child Health and Human Development Research Training – Institutional Awards

Program objective

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s 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.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓International Organization
• ✓U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• ✓Tribally Designated Housing Authority
• ✓For-Profit Organization
• ✓Not-for-Profit Organization
• ✓Nonprofit Organization
• ✓Public Housing Authority
• ✓Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
• ✓County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
• ✓Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
• ✓Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• ✓Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government
• ✓U.S. Federal Government
• ✓U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)

Universities, colleges, medical, dental, and nursing schools, schools of public health, laboratories, hospitals, State, and local health departments, other public or private institutions, both nonprofit and for-profit, and individuals. Predoctoral research training grants to institutions are also supported. Proposed study must result in biomedical or behavioral research training in a specified shortage area, and which may offer opportunity to research health scientists, research clinicians, etc., to broaden their scientific background or to extend their potential for research in health-related areas. Applicants must be citizens of the United States or be admitted to the United States for permanent residency; they also must be nominated and sponsored by a public or private institution having staff and facilities suitable to the proposed research training. Domestic nonprofit organizations may apply for the institutional NRS grant. To be eligible for funding, a grant application must be approved for scientific merit and program relevance by a scientific review group, a national advisory council and reflect alignment with Administration Priorities. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organization) are not eligible to apply.

Intended beneficiaries: Not-for-Profit Organization, For-Profit Organization and Nonprofit Organization.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

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