Limited Competition for the HEAL Initiative: HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study – Coordinating Administrative Core and Data Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Assistance Listings: 93.279 -- Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs
Last Updated: May 9, 2025
Description
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), with other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) including the NIH HEAL Initiative intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the Coordinating Administrative Core (HCAC) and the Data Coordinating Center (HDCC) for the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study. HBCD is a large cohort of pregnant women and their children (~N = 7,200 dyads) recruited during their 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy and followed longitudinally into childhood. This is a renewal that will continue the funding for the second 5-year period. The HBCD cohort includes babies exposed pre- or perinatally to prescription and illicit opioids, marijuana, stimulants, alcohol and/or nicotine, and the study protocol includes assessments that span multiple domains of child and caregiver outcomes, including measures of growth, medical and family history, activity and sleep levels, biospecimens, social, emotional, and cognitive function, socioenvironmental and cultural factors, and brain indices using MRI and EEG. The HDCC coordinates, standardizes, and integrates all core data collection, processing, storage, and analytic activities of the consortium, and facilitates data sharing to the broader scientific community to enable broad use of HBCD data. The HCAC is responsible for leadership and management of the HBCD consortium; including, budget, performance metrics, protocol standardization, policies, outreach and dissemination plans across the consortium Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. This limited competition NOFO will utilize the U24 activity code.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Government
- State governments
- County governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
janani.prabhakar@nih.gov
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Forecasted
Estimated Post Date:
July 18, 2025
Estimated Application Due Date:
October 17, 2025
Estimated Due Date Description:
Not available
Estimated Award Date:
July 1, 2026
Estimated Project Start Date:
July 1, 2026
Fiscal Year:
2026
Award
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Program Funding
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Expected awards
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Award Floor
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Award Ceiling
Funding opportunity number:
FOR-DA-26-003
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Health
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History
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1
Posted date:
May 9, 2025
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