# Federal Register #2026-19944

HRSA Supplemental Award for Maternal and Child Health Data Linkage Validation

**Buyer:** National Institutes of Health
**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-19944
**NAICS:** 541720

The provided materials describe two distinct government actions: an NIH grant-review meeting and an HRSA supplemental research award.
- **Initial notice — NIH:** The Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review, announced a closed virtual Special Emphasis Panel meeting to review grant applications on assay development and screening for chemical probes, drugs, or immunomodulators.
  - This is a grant-review event, not a request to buy products or services. No vendors or OEMs are identified in the initial notice.
- **Attachment — HRSA award:** The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Office of Epidemiology and Research, provided a **$400,000 noncompetitive supplement to Morgan State University**, the existing grant recipient.
  - The work will test and validate data linkage, dataset usability, and data-sharing processes for a longitudinal mother-child dataset connecting the **Boston Birth Cohort**, the **Pregnancy to Early Life Longitudinal Data System**, and community-level health databases.
  - The described project spans five years; data-linkage activities take place during years three and four.
- **Products and OEMs:** No products, part numbers, or product quantities are specified. No OEMs are identified; Morgan State University is the named award recipient and service provider.

### Description

The National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review will hold a virtual meeting of its Special Emphasis Panel on October 23, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The panel will review and evaluate grant applications concerning assay development and screening for discovery of chemical probes, drugs, or immunomodulators. The meeting is closed to the public because discussions may disclose confidential commercial information and personal information.

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