Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR 22 261

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The grant opportunity titled "Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (Funding Opportunity Number PAR-22-261) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant designed to help organizations preserve and prepare existing research data sets so they can be reused by other researchers. The central goal is not to fund new data collection or clinical trials, but to support the work needed to archive, organize, and thoroughly document data that already exist, making those data more findable, understandable, and usable for high-quality secondary analysis by the broader scientific community.

This program sits within the mission space of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). As a result, the highest priority is given to data sets that directly align with NICHD scientific priorities, with the strongest preference for data that were originally collected with NICHD support. In practical terms, the FOA is aimed at preventing valuable child health and human development data from becoming inaccessible over time due to poor documentation, outdated formats, or lack of standardized metadata. By funding data archiving and documentation activities, NIH is trying to increase the long-term impact of past research investments and accelerate new discoveries by enabling researchers to conduct secondary analyses, combine data sources, replicate findings, and explore new hypotheses without needing to start from scratch.

The award mechanism is an R03, which is NIH's small grant program. R03 awards are typically used for focused, discrete projects that can be completed with modest resources, and this FOA applies that model to data stewardship work such as curation, codebook creation, variable harmonization documentation, development of user guides, and preparing data and supporting materials for deposition into appropriate repositories. The "Clinical Trial Not Allowed" designation clarifies that the proposed project cannot include a clinical trial component; the effort should be centered on preparing existing data for reuse rather than testing interventions or enrolling participants.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic U.S. applicants and organizations. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts, as well as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are eligible, along with tribal organizations that are not federally recognized. Nonprofits are eligible whether or not they hold 501(c)(3) status, provided they are not institutions of higher education, and both for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) and small businesses may apply. The FOA also highlights additional eligible applicant types such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs). Faith-based or community-based organizations and eligible federal agencies are also listed, as are U.S. territories or possessions and certain regional organizations.

At the same time, the opportunity places clear limits on non-U.S. participation. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and foreign institutions are not eligible to apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible to apply. However, foreign components are allowed as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, meaning a U.S.-based applicant may include certain foreign involvement when permitted under NIH policy and when appropriately justified, even though foreign organizations themselves cannot serve as the applicant institution.

From the administrative details provided, this is an NIH grant opportunity in the Health, Income Security and Social Services funding activity category, associated with CFDA number 93.865. The original closing date listed is 2024-04-19, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of 2023-01-09. While the excerpt does not specify an award ceiling or expected number of awards, the intent is clearly focused on enabling public scientific benefit through improved access to well-documented NICHD-relevant data sets, especially those generated with NICHD funding, so that the data can support new lines of inquiry through secondary analysis.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 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 2023-01-09.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-19. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: 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 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, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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