Deadline: 16 January 2016
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages exploratory/developmental research grant applications to investigate the incidence, course, and outcomes of pregnancy among women with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to include women with disabilities and members of the community in the design and conduct of their research.
Women with disabilities are at increased risk for mood and anxiety disorders, chronic stress, domestic violence, and substance use. The extent to which these risks affect, or affected by, pregnancy has not been studied.
Research Areas
Projects of interest for this FOA include, but are not limited to:
- Epidemiologic studies to estimate the incidence/prevalence of pregnancy among women with physical, sensory, and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Investigation into women with disabilities’ desires for pregnancy, the factors that encourage them to or discourage them from attempting pregnancy, and development of appropriate decision making tools to assist women with disabilities considering pregnancy.
- Strategies for preconception care of women with physical and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities to optimize pregnancy outcomes.
- Development of intellectually and developmentally appropriate education about pregnancy, labor and delivery, and infant care.
- Identification of specific risk factors predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with physical and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Mechanisms of adverse pregnancy outcomes related to physical disabilities and the translation of such data to relevant prevention strategies.
- Studies of nutrition, diet, prepregnancy weight, and gestational weight gain in women with disabilities and their impact on outcomes.
- Investigations to identify optimal composition of prenatal care delivery systems for women with physical and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities and their impact on pregnancy outcomes.
- Assessment of mental health disorders, substance use, incidence of domestic violence and other forms of abuse, and stress among pregnant women with physical and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Studies of barriers specific to prenatal care experienced by women with physical and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities and approaches to overcome these barriers. Barriers of interest include those in physical access, communication, cognitive, attitudinal and social, health services organization and delivery, and legal realms.
- Design and testing of adaptive equipment and technologies and support systems to assist women with disabilities toward greater independence in parenting.
- Applicants are encouraged to include women with disabilities and members of the community in the design and conduct of their research.
Grants Available & Duration
- The combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year.
- The maximum project period is 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Organizations include-
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
- Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- S. Territory or Possession
- Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions)
- Foreign Institutions
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.
- Higher Education Institutions
- Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
- Applicants must have an active DUNS number and SAM registration in order to complete the Grants.gov registration.
How to Apply
Applicants must download the SF424 (R&R) application package associated with this funding opportunity using the “Apply for Grant Electronically” button in this FOA or following the directions provided at Grants.gov.
For more information, please visit Department of Health NIH.
