HEAL Initiative: Limited Competition for the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study – Consortium Administrative Core and Data Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This cooperative agreement renews the single consortium Administrative Core and Data Coordinating Center for the HEALthy Brain and Child Development longitudinal study, for previously funded eligible organizations only.
RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION · FOREIGN ENTITIES
⚑ Limited competition: only organizations (or subcontractors) previously funded under RFA-DA-21-022 (HCAC) or RFA-DA-21-023 (HDCC) are eligible for the respective core. · Single central HCAC and single central HDCC are being renewed. · Cooperative agreement with substantial NIH scientific staff involvement. · Clinical Trial Not Allowed.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | not openly competed |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
Description
This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is for a Limited Competition that will invite applications from eligible organizations to apply. Please see Section III. Eligibility, for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the applications will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious applications will be considered for funding. This NOFO will renew the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Consortium Administrative Core (HCAC) and Data Coordinating Center (HDCC).The HBCD Study is a nationwide, multi-site, longitudinal study that follows children from birth through childhood. The study examines brain and behavioral development, with a focus on how prenatal substance exposure affects health outcomes.The HBCD Consortium consists of three highly integrated components: (1) a set of linked Research Project Sites, (2) a single overall HCAC; and (3) a single central HDCC. As such, this NOFO runs in parallel with a companion NOFO that solicits applications for linked research sites (RFA-DA-27-013). It is expected that investigators, upon funding, will work jointly with NIH scientific staff to assist, guide, coordinate, or participate in project activities.
Eligibility
Only organizations (or their subcontractors) previously funded under RFA-DA-21-022 are eligible to apply for the HCAC. Only organizations (or their subcontractors) previously funded under RFA-DA-21-023 are eligible to apply for the HDCC. Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/Foreign Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: National Institutes of Health <hbcd@nida.nih.gov>
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Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
18/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a major public-health longitudinal study on child brain and behavioral development, with relevance to substance exposure and health outcomes. However, the opportunity is for a limited-competition administrative core/data coordinating center renewal, not a research project IPPRA could lead, and eligibility is restricted to prior awardees under specific RFAs, so a public university applicant like OU would not be eligible.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 18 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a major public-health longitudinal study on child brain and behavioral development, with relevance to substance exposure and health outcomes. However, the opportunity is for a limited-competition administrative core/data coordinating center renewal, not a research project IPPRA could lead, and eligibility is restricted to prior awardees under specific RFAs, so a public university applicant like OU would not be eligible. |
| 2026-07-06 | 18 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a child development and prenatal substance exposure data-coordination opportunity, so it is related to public health, but it is primarily a restricted administrative/data infrastructure award rather than research on behavioral interventions, health communication, or crisis response. Eligibility is limited to prior awardees from specific earlier HBCD notices, so a public university could only apply if it was already one of those funded entities; otherwise IPPRA would not be eligible and the fit is capped very low. |