Regional Pediatric Prevention Network
Cooperative agreements fund a Regional Pediatric Prevention Network to strengthen pediatric disaster and emergency preparedness and care through a consortium of children’s hospitals or affiliated university pediatric partners and community partners.
⚑ Eligibility limited to children's hospitals as defined by statute or their affiliated university pediatric partners. · Two primary awards support at least 10 children’s hospital centers within the network. · Cooperative agreement with required community partnerships and dissemination of research-informed pediatric disaster care.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 40 partial | portfolio topics: public_health, emergency_disaster_resilience (primary); signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is minor; funds technical assistance, not research (capped); biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds technical assistance (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of this program is to support a Regional Pediatric Prevention Network (RPPN). The RPPN strengthens local and regional capacity to care for children during disasters and emergencies through community partnerships, coordinated pediatric preparedness, and dissemination of research-informed pediatric disaster care. The RPPN will include at least 10 children"s hospitals, or their university pediatric partners, funded through two primary awards. It will also include community partners working with these hospitals. Each of the 10 Children"s Hospital centers will advance pediatric emergency and disaster preparedness at the local, regional, and national levels, including for children with special health care needs and behavioral health concerns, children living in poverty, and children in rural, remote, and tribal areas.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include children's hospitals (centers) as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 256e (Section 340E of the PHS Act, as added by P.L. 106-129) or their affiliated university pediatric partners. You will demonstrate eligibility according to 42 U.S.C. § 256e (Section 340E of the PHS Act, as added by P.L. 106-129).
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