Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #RFA-RM-27-010
NIH Kids First Training and Outreach Core cooperative agreement
Buyer
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Posted
October 29, 2026
Respond By
January 08, 2027
Identifier
RFA-RM-27-010
NAICS
611710, 541720, 541715, 813319
The NIH Common Fund seeks an organization to build and operate the Gabriella Miller Kids First Training and Outreach Core. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Common Fund; Office of Strategic Coordination, with administration by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). - Requested service: Develop and operate the Gabriella Miller Kids First Training and Outreach Core (TOC), supporting the Kids First Pediatric Research Program. - Design, deliver, and evaluate training for researchers using Kids First data resources, including online learning resources and technical training. - Conduct outreach, public education, communication, and community engagement, including patient and family engagement and storytelling. - Coordinate with the Kids First Data Resource Center (DRC), the NIH Kids First Working Group, NIH data initiatives, and research and public communities. - Plan a potential Kids First Fellows Program and provide activity data, dashboards, evaluations, and reports. - Award and funding: NIH anticipates one cooperative agreement. Planned program funding is $1.5 million per year; applications may request up to $900,000 in direct costs per year. - Notable requirements: Clinical trials are not allowed. The work requires collaboration with the Kids First DRC and NIH program partners. No OEMs, commercial vendors, products, or product part numbers are identified.
Description
This funding opportunity solicits applications to develop the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Training and Outreach Core. The Core will collaborate with the Kids First Data Resource Center to provide training, outreach, community engagement, and education that improve use of and participation in Kids First data resources. Activities include educating researchers on using the Data Resource and informing the public about Kids First resources, in collaboration with the NIH Kids First Working Group. The NIH Common Fund intends to commit $1.5 million per year, with an estimated one award; application budgets may not exceed $900,000 in direct costs per year, and the maximum award period is three years.