Deadline: 4-Apr-22
The Health Resources and Services Administration has announced the opportunity to apply for funding under the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Research Network (CYSHCN-RN) program to establish and maintain a national, multi-site, interdisciplinary research network (RN) for scientific collaboration and infrastructure building.
CYSHCN-RN will provide national leadership in research to address critical knowledge gaps related to the implementation and measurement of a comprehensive, coordinated, family-centered system of services for CYSHCN and their families.
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve the lives of CYSHCN and their families, such that CYSHCN enjoy a full life, from childhood through adulthood, and thrive in systems that support their social, health, and emotional needs; and ensure dignity, autonomy, independence and active participation in their communities. The program will accomplish this by establishing and maintaining the infrastructure needed to conduct research on emergent and persistent public health challenges facing CYSHCN and their families. The network will conduct primary and secondary interdisciplinary, health systems research to address the research gaps identified in Health System Research Priorities for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs.
The CYSHCN-RN will:
- Establish and maintain an infrastructure to support a national portfolio of multisite, interdisciplinary research focused on emergent and persistent public health challenges facing CYSHCN and their families.
- Conduct primary and secondary interdisciplinary research, of which 75 percent is expected to align with research gaps identified in Health System Research Priorities for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs.
- Conduct primary and secondary interdisciplinary research in the following areas:
- measures of well-being and quality of life in clinical care and public health settings;
- integration of care and services across sectors (e.g., health, school, early intervention, community, home, etc.); and
- the effect of partnership and engagement of CYSHCN and their families on CYSHCN health and health systems outcomes.
- Train/mentor emerging investigators from traditionally underserved backgrounds through innovative mentorship/research experiences and manuscript development.
Funding Information
- HRSA estimates approximately $1,000,000 to be available annually to fund one recipient. The actual amount available will not be determined until enactment of the final FY 2022 federal appropriation. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $1,000,000 total cost (includes both direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs) per year.
- The period of performance is September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2027 (5 years).
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility is limited to domestic public or non-profit institutions of higher learning and public or private non-profit agencies engaged in research or in programs relating to maternal and child health and/or services for children with special health care needs.
- Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334381
