Active Funding Opportunities and Notices for NICHD

NICHD publishes and participates in various notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) and NIH Guide Notices (NOTs) to support research and training activities.

NOTs and Active NOFOs for NICHD

Please note: the following are sorted by date, from most recent to older. Select a table heading to change how to sort the information.

Number Exp. Date Activity Code(s) Title
PAR-25-214 January 8, 2026 R21 Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Down Syndrome Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-148 January 8, 2028 R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)
RFA-NS-25-016 June 18, 2026 R34 BRAIN Initiative: Promoting Health for All Through BRAIN Technology Partnerships (R34 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
PAR-25-217 October 3, 2025 R21 Information and Practice Needs Relevant to Late Talking Children (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-220 October 3, 2025 R21 Leveraging Extant Data to Understand Developmental Trajectories of Late Talking Children (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-124 January 8, 2028 R03 NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-084 January 8, 2028 F99/K00 Advancing Research Careers (ARC) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award to Promote Broad Participation (F99/K00 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-25-126 January 8, 2028 R03 NICHD Small Research Grant Program (R03 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
PA-25-125 January 8, 2028 R03 NICHD Small Research Grant Program (R03 Clinical Trial Required)
PAR-25-113 September 8, 2027 R21 Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-112 September 8, 2027 R01 Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-110 May 8, 2026 R01 Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-111 May 8, 2026 R21 Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-109 November 17, 2025 R03 Small Research Grants for Analyses of Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Data (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-092 November 17, 2025 R03 Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-HD-26-004 November 13, 2025 P50 Contraceptive Development Research Centers (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)
PA-25-168 May 5, 2028 T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)
RFA-MH-26-170 February 9, 2027 R01 BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-CA-25-003 January 8, 2028 R03,R01,R21 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Implementation Science for Climate Change and Health
NOT-MD-25-001 January 1, 2028 Notice of Correction to Key Dates for RFA-MD-24-010, Environmental Health Disparities Centers (P50) Clinical Trial Optional