Active Funding Opportunities and Notices for NICHD

NICHD publishes and participates in various notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) and NIH Guide Notices (NOTs) to support research and training activities.

NOTs and Active NOFOs for NICHD

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Number Exp. Date Activity Code(s) Title
RFA-NS-25-017 January 21, 2026 U01 BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Instrumentation and Device Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
RFA-NS-25-018 January 21, 2026 R01 BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-HD-24-033 January 1, 2028 Notice to Extend the Response Date for NOT-HD-24-028, "Request for Information (RFI): NICHD Strategic Plan 2025"
NOT-HD-24-030 January 1, 2028 Notice of Change to Interests of Specific Institutes/Centers for PAR-23-220, "SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance and Late Stage Development (SB1 Clinical Trial Required)"
NOT-HD-24-029 January 1, 2028 Notice of Change to Interests of Specific Institutes/Centers for PAR-23-219, SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance and Late Stage Development (SB1, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-NS-25-023 January 16, 2027 R61/R33 HEAL Initiative: Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-HD-24-032 January 1, 2028 NICHD Notice of Availability of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for The Road to Prevention of Stillbirth: RFA-HD-25-010 (UG1) and RFA-HD-25-011 (UM2)
PA-24-255 October 14, 2027 333 Administrative Supplements to Promote Diversity in Research and Development Small Businesses SBIR/STTR (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-MH-24-365 January 1, 2028 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
RFA-AT-25-001 November 24, 2026 R15 HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOT-HD-24-028 January 1, 2028 Request for Information (RFI): NICHD Strategic Plan 2025
NOT-DK-24-029 September 8, 2027 R01 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Analysis of Existing Linked Datasets to Understand the Relationship between Housing Program Participation and Risk for Chronic Diseases and Other Conditions (R01-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-NS-24-075 February 29, 2028 U44,UG3/UH3 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): HEAL Initiative: Development and Translation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices via Blueprint MedTech
NOT-AI-24-059 January 10, 2026 R01,R34,R21 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE)
NOT-HD-24-027 January 1, 2028 Notice of Information: NICHD to Change from a Research Opportunity Announcement for ACT ENDO (Advancing Cures and Therapies and ending ENDOmetriosis diagnostic delays) to a Prize Competition Announcement
PAR-24-225 September 8, 2027 K99/R00 Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-24-227 September 8, 2027 K99/R00 Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required (BESH))
PAR-24-226 September 8, 2027 K99/R00 Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
RFA-OD-24-011 December 5, 2026 R50 NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
RFA-OD-24-010 December 5, 2026 R03 Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)