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National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Data and Biospecimen Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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Key facts

Deadline
Due Mar 1, 2028 · 511 days left
Award size
Not stated: see the official notice
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Small business, Larger business, School district, Public college or university, County government, Tribal government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), City or town government, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), State government, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Private college or university, Tribal organization, and others named in the official notice
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 82

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About this grant

The purpose of this Program Announcement with Special Receipt, Referral, and/or Review Considerations (PAR) is to solicit applications to access limited identifiable data or biospecimens from the ECHO Cohort to study high-priority areas of maternal and child health.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

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Your schedule, working back from the deadline

  1. Oct7
    Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
    Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov
  2. Feb9
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
    Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
  3. Feb23
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  4. Feb28
    Submit
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  5. Mar1
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

29 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 1996. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$143.7M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$51.7M spent that year2025
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson County$45.7M
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$32.8M2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$27.5M1997
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$22M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$19.6M2011
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$12.6M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$9.3M2021
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$8.5M2022
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$8M2025
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby County$7.7M2020

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 53 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyYale Univ$3.4M2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$2.6M2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Wisconsin System$2.2M2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$2M2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleVanderbilt University Medical Center$1.9M spent that year2025
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center$1.4M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of North Texas Hsc$1.1M spent that year2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Washington$945K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyYale University$704K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Wisconsin System$620K2023
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyUnthsc$593K spent that year2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$582K2026

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Trans-NIH Research Support, also called “NIH-wide Research Support”
Program number 93.310 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health · Project grant, training

How applications are judged

Funding decisions are based on scientific merit (42 CFR 52h) and program relevance. Scientific merit review encompasses: the peer review criteria detailed in the specific funding announcement, as well as the significance, approach, and innovation of the proposed research; the competency of the principal investigator; the adequacy of the resources and environment; the proposed budget and requested period of support; and, where applicable, the adequacy of the measures for protecting against adverse effects upon humans, animals, or the environment.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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Reference numbers: official notice number PAR-25-437 · program number 93.310