Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 20 056
The Maternal and Child Health Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies (FIRST) Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), offered through the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). It funds R40 projects focused on improving the health and well-being of maternal and child health (MCH) populations by supporting innovative, applied, and translational intervention research on high-priority issues that affect mothers, infants, children, adolescents, and families. A central expectation is that the results will not only matter locally but will be generalizable to the broader U.S. population and carry regional or national significance, meaning the work should produce lessons, tools, or evidence that can be used beyond a single clinic, community, or state.
The program is designed to build practical evidence that can strengthen public health and health care approaches for MCH populations. Applicants are encouraged to frame their studies using holistic perspectives such as life course health development (LCHD) and/or social determinants of health (SDoH), so proposals look beyond clinical care alone and consider how social, economic, environmental, and systemic factors shape outcomes over time. Research supported through FIRST is expected to align with and strengthen topics tied to the MCH Block Grant National Performance Domains, connecting proposed interventions and outcomes to the priorities that state Title V programs track and report. In addition, projects should speak to MCHB Strategic Research Issues such as improving public health systems and infrastructure, reducing health inequities, expanding access to care, improving quality of care, and promoting overall MCH health.
HRSA also signals specific clinical priority areas it wants the funded projects to address, including mental health, opioid misuse, childhood obesity, maternal mortality, and telehealth. Studies that build the evidence base in these areas are especially responsive because they contribute directly to current national needs and ongoing policy and practice conversations. Beyond those topics, the program welcomes proposals on emerging research issues of regional and national importance, particularly those that introduce new data, new strategies, or new evidence to reduce disease burden and improve outcomes for MCH populations.
Award recipients are expected to carry out rigorous intervention research with strong scientific methods, emphasizing applied or translational work that can realistically be adopted in real-world settings. Another core requirement is meaningful inclusion of diverse participants and transparent reporting of who is reached and retained in the study. HRSA specifically calls for recruitment, tracking, and reporting that reflects diversity across race and ethnicity, gender and sex, disability status, geography, and socioeconomic status, reinforcing the program's focus on equity and relevance across different communities. Finally, each project must include a dissemination plan that describes how findings and products will be shared with multiple audiences, not just academic peers. Dissemination can include peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations, but also more practice- and community-facing formats such as newsletters, webcasts, fact sheets, infographics, policy briefs, websites, and social media content, as appropriate, to ensure the work has a clear pathway to real-world impact.
Key administrative details from the notice include the funding opportunity number HRSA-20-056 and CFDA number 93.110. It is offered as a grant mechanism within the health activity category. The expected number of awards listed is three, with an award ceiling of $300,000. The original posting date in the notice is August 12, 2019, with an original application closing date of November 12, 2019. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with clarification provided in the full eligibility section of the announcement, so applicants typically need to consult the complete notice language to confirm whether their organization type qualifies.Apply for HRSA 20 056
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Maternal and Child Health Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies (FIRST) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.110.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 12, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 12, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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