Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #RFA-OD-27-008
NIH ECHO Program Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant Opportunity
Buyer
National Institutes of Health
Posted
October 04, 2023
Respond By
December 02, 2026
Identifier
RFA-OD-27-008
NAICS
541715
This opportunity is a research fellowship grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the ECHO Program, focused on advancing child health research using a large, federally maintained dataset. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Office of the Director, Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) - OEMs and Vendors: - No OEMs or commercial vendors are specified, as this is a research grant opportunity - Products/Services Requested: - No products or services are being procured; the opportunity funds postdoctoral research fellowships - Research will utilize the ECHO Cohort dataset (over 71,000 maternal and child participants) housed in the NICHD Data and Specimen Hub (DASH) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Supports postdoctoral fellows in child health research, focusing on early environmental exposures - Eligible applicants include government, business, nonprofit, and educational institutions - Aims to facilitate entry of new investigators into child health research using ECHO data - Place of Performance: - NIH federal office; research may be conducted at applicant institutions, but the dataset is housed at NIH - No product or service line items are listed, as this is a fellowship grant, not a procurement of goods or services.
Description
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to advance research and training in child health by encouraging postdoctoral fellows to utilize the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort data. The fellowship supports studies on child health outcomes through analysis of ECHO's extensive longitudinal datasets housed in the NICHD Data and Specimen Hub (DASH). The data includes prenatal and child exposure information across physical, social, behavioral, and biological factors, focusing on five primary pediatric outcome areas: pre-, peri-, and postnatal outcomes, airway health, obesity, neurodevelopment, and positive health.