Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA HD 22 009
The NIH funding opportunity RFA-HD-22-009, titled "Impact of Technology and Digital Media (TDM) Exposure/Usage on Child and Adolescent Development (P01 Clinical Trial Optional)," solicits Program Project (P01) grant applications that bring together multiple, tightly coordinated research projects under one integrated program. The central purpose is to support large, collaborative research efforts that can explain how technology and digital media exposure and use shape developmental pathways and health outcomes across two key developmental windows: early childhood (birth to age 8) and adolescence (ages 9 to 17). The emphasis is not simply on describing whether TDM is "good" or "bad," but on mapping the pathways and mechanisms by which different kinds of exposure and usage may influence development over time, including variability by age, context, and other factors.
This FOA is designed for multi-project, interdisciplinary teams that can address complex questions that are difficult to answer with a single study. A P01 program typically includes several interrelated projects that share common themes, measures, populations, or infrastructure, allowing investigators to study TDM impacts from multiple angles (for example, behavioral, cognitive, social, emotional, and health-related outcomes) while coordinating methods and data so findings can be integrated. The "Clinical Trial Optional" designation indicates that applications may include clinical trials if appropriate, but they are not required; the research can be clinical trial-based or non-trial, depending on the questions and design.
Eligible applicants are broad and include many types of U.S.-based entities such as state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and tribal organizations other than federally recognized governments. Higher education institutions are eligible, including public and state-controlled institutions, private institutions, and designated institutional categories such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs). The FOA also allows participation by faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions. In addition, nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status) are eligible, as are for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) and small businesses.
At the same time, the FOA sets clear limits on foreign involvement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply as the applicant organization. However, foreign components, as defined under the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed, meaning parts of the work may be conducted outside the U.S. under certain NIH rules as long as the overall applicant organization is eligible and domestic.
The opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant in the Health, Income Security and Social Services activity area, with CFDA number 93.865, and is administered by the National Institutes of Health. The FOA was created on August 25, 2021, and the original closing date listed is November 29, 2021. The provided source information does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards, suggesting those details are either not included in the excerpt or were to be determined/announced elsewhere in the full announcement. Overall, the FOA targets rigorous, program-level research that can clarify how children and adolescents interact with rapidly evolving digital environments and how those interactions may alter developmental trajectories and health across childhood and the teen years.Apply for RFA HD 22 009
- The National Institutes of Health in the health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Impact of Technology and Digital Media (TDM) Exposure/Usage on Child and Adolescent Development (P01 Clinical Trial Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.865.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-08-25.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-11-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the official title and number of this NIH funding opportunity?
The opportunity is NIH RFA-HD-22-009, titled "Impact of Technology and Digital Media (TDM) Exposure/Usage on Child and Adolescent Development (P01 Clinical Trial Optional)."
2. What type of grant mechanism is being solicited?
This funding opportunity solicits Program Project (P01) grant applications.
3. What is the main purpose of this FOA?
The central purpose is to support large, collaborative, multi-project research programs that can explain how technology and digital media (TDM) exposure and use shape developmental pathways and health outcomes in children and adolescents over time.
4. Which age groups and developmental windows are emphasized?
The FOA focuses on two key developmental windows: early childhood (birth to age 8) and adolescence (ages 9 to 17).
5. Is the goal to determine whether technology and digital media are "good" or "bad" for youth?
No. The emphasis is not simply on labeling TDM as "good" or "bad," but on mapping pathways and mechanisms by which different kinds of exposure and usage influence development over time, including how effects may vary by age, context, and other factors.
6. What kinds of research questions is this FOA designed to support?
It is designed to support complex questions that are difficult to answer with a single study, including mechanistic and pathway-focused questions about how TDM exposure and use may influence developmental trajectories and health outcomes.
7. What does it mean that this is a "Program Project (P01)" opportunity?
A P01 program typically includes several interrelated, tightly coordinated research projects under one integrated program. Projects often share common themes, measures, populations, or infrastructure so findings can be coordinated and integrated across studies.
8. Does a P01 application need to include multiple projects that are coordinated?
Yes. The FOA describes P01 applications as bringing together multiple, tightly coordinated research projects under one integrated program, enabling investigators to study TDM impacts from multiple angles while coordinating methods and data for integrated conclusions.
9. What kinds of outcomes or domains might be examined under this FOA?
The FOA notes that TDM impacts can be studied from multiple angles, including (for example) behavioral, cognitive, social, emotional, and health-related outcomes.
10. Are clinical trials required?
No. The FOA is labeled "Clinical Trial Optional," which means applications may include clinical trials if appropriate, but clinical trials are not required.
11. If a study includes a clinical trial, is that allowed under this FOA?
Yes. Clinical trials may be included if they fit the research questions and design, but they are not mandatory.
12. What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include many U.S.-based entities such as state, county, city, or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and tribal organizations other than federally recognized governments. Eligibility also includes U.S. higher education institutions (public and private) and a range of designated institutional categories.
13. Are higher education institutions eligible, including minority-serving institutions?
Yes. The FOA includes public and state-controlled institutions and private institutions of higher education, and it specifically includes categories such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs).
14. Can nonprofit organizations apply?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations are eligible, including those with and without 501(c)(3) status.
15. Can for-profit organizations apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations (other than small businesses) are eligible, and small businesses are also eligible.
16. Are faith-based or community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The FOA allows participation by faith-based or community-based organizations, as long as they meet eligibility requirements.
17. Are federal agencies eligible to apply?
Yes. The FOA indicates that eligible federal agencies may participate.
18. Are U.S. territories or possessions eligible to apply?
Yes. The FOA allows participation by U.S. territories or possessions.
19. Can non-U.S. (foreign) organizations apply as the main applicant?
No. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities are not eligible to apply as the applicant organization.
20. Can a U.S. organization apply if it plans to conduct part of the work outside the United States?
Potentially, yes. While non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply as the applicant, the FOA states that foreign components (as defined under the NIH Grants Policy Statement) are allowed under NIH rules, meaning parts of the work may be conducted outside the U.S. if the overall applicant organization is eligible and domestic.
21. Are non-domestic components of U.S. organizations eligible to apply as the applicant?
No. The FOA states that non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply as the applicant organization.
22. Who administers this grant opportunity?
This funding opportunity is administered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
23. How is this opportunity categorized in terms of assistance type and activity area?
It is categorized as a discretionary grant in the Health, Income Security and Social Services activity area.
24. What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.865.
25. When was this FOA created and what is the listed closing date?
The FOA was created on August 25, 2021, and the original closing date listed is November 29, 2021.
26. Does the provided information specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards?
No. The provided source information does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards, suggesting those details are not included in the excerpt and may have been available elsewhere in the full announcement.
27. What kind of team or collaboration model does NIH appear to be seeking here?
The FOA is designed for multi-project, interdisciplinary teams conducting large, collaborative research efforts, with projects that are interrelated and coordinated so that data, methods, and findings can be integrated across the overall program.
28. What is the overall research theme or topic area?
The overall theme is understanding how children and adolescents interact with rapidly evolving digital environments and how technology and digital media exposure and use may alter developmental trajectories and health outcomes across childhood and the teen years.
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