Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA HD 21 017
The Child Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA) Program is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutional career development grant that uses the K12 mechanism to help pediatric subspecialists make the jump from newly trained clinicians to independent physician-scientists. The opportunity is designed for organizations that can run a structured, mentored research career development program for junior faculty who have recently finished postgraduate clinical training in a pediatric subspecialty and are committed to building a long-term research career. In plain terms, the grant supports an institution in creating (or sustaining) a pipeline that gives early-career pediatric faculty protected time, supervision, and research training so they can become competitive for independent research funding and establish productive research programs.
This FOA is titled "Child Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA) Program (K12 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is identified as Funding Opportunity Number RFA HD 21 017 under CFDA 93.865. It is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the NIH. The "Clinical Trial Not Allowed" label indicates the program is not intended to support clinical trials as part of the award-supported activities, steering the training and research experiences toward other forms of biomedical, translational, or related research that do not meet NIH's definition of a clinical trial.
The primary goal of the program is workforce development in child health research: developing junior pediatric faculty into independent investigators by providing supervised biomedical research training and mentorship. Rather than funding a single investigator directly, the K12 structure funds the institution to recruit and support multiple scholars (junior faculty participants) within a coordinated career development environment. The emphasis is on mentored development, meaning scholars are expected to work under experienced investigators who can guide research skills development, publication strategy, grant writing, and the overall transition to research independence.
Eligibility to apply is broad across the kinds of institutions and organizations that can support a rigorous training and mentorship environment. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as specified), and certain Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations. The listing also includes an "Others" category with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, which typically clarifies any special cases or requirements for applicant organizations.
From a funding standpoint, the award is categorized as a discretionary grant in the Health, Income Security and Social Services activity area. The posted award ceiling is $425,000, and the expected number of awards is four, indicating a competitive national program with a limited number of funded institutional sites. The original timeline shows a creation date of April 1, 2020, with an original closing date of July 30, 2020, which situates the announcement historically and signals that the specific competition referenced by this posting had a defined submission window.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as support for an institutional, mentored career development track in pediatric subspecialty research. It aims to create the conditions junior faculty need to develop as physician-scientists: intensive mentorship, structured research training, and a supported transition period that improves their ability to produce impactful research and compete successfully for independent funding later on.Apply for RFA HD 21 017
- The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health in the health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Child Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA) Program (K12 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.865.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 01, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2020. (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 $425,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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