National Institutes of Health

Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), issued by the Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), invites applications from entities/institutions in Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible states to participate as the Data Coordinating and Operations Center (DCOC) in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ECHO ISPCTN). This RFA runs in parallel with companion RFA (Clinical Sites RFA-OD-***) that will solicit applications for ECHO ISPCTN Clinical Sites. The ECHO ISPCTN DCOC and Clinical Sites together will form the ECHO ISPCTN. The ECHO ISPCTN is the intervention component of the ECHO Program and supports its overall mission to enhance the health of children for generations to come. The DCOC award budget will fund approximately five multicenter pediatric clinical trials with each trial related to prevention or treatment of one or more of ECHOs five outcome areas of interest: pre-, peri-, and postnatal outcomes; upper and lower airways; obesity; neurodevelopment; and positive health. Overall, the five trials should address at least two of the five areas. The DCOC will support the ECHO ISPCTN Clinical Sites toDevelop, conduct, and disseminate findings from multicenter clinical trials research, assuring the participation of children living in rural or underserved communities in IDeA statesBuild pediatric clinical trial research capacity in IDeA states funded by the ECHO ISPCTNEngage interested parties such as community members, nonprofit organizations, and professional societies to enhance ECHO ISPCTN clinical trial impact, transferability, rigor, and feasibilityThrough the rigorous use of appropriate scientific methodology and by recruiting and retaining the numbers of participants that justify multicenter trials, the ECHO ISPCTN aims to provide valid and generalizable answers to intervention research questions relevant to the health of children from rural

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others

Contact

NIH Grants Information <br/>grantsinfo@nih.gov
grantsinfo@nih.gov