Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 17 115
The Chronic Condition Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R01) funding opportunity (PA 17-115) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant program designed to support studies that strengthen self-management and improve quality of life for children and adolescents living with chronic health conditions. The core idea behind the announcement is that chronic illness management is not a short-term task but a continuous, day-to-day responsibility that affects young people and the families who support them. Because these responsibilities evolve as children grow and move through different developmental stages, the FOA encourages research that can meaningfully improve how youth and families handle symptoms, treatments, routines, decision-making, and the broader life impacts of chronic disease.
A central feature of this opportunity is its emphasis on the many interacting influences on self-management. NIH is explicitly encouraging projects that look beyond a single factor and instead account for real-world complexity. Examples of the factors highlighted in the FOA include individual differences (such as age, developmental level, motivation, learning needs, or health literacy), biological and psychological influences (including disease characteristics, comorbidities, stress, anxiety, depression, or cognitive burden), and the role of family and caregivers (like parenting demands, caregiver stress, family structure, and the transfer of responsibility from parent to child over time). The announcement also calls attention to sociocultural context, which can include language, cultural health beliefs, stigma, discrimination, and social norms that shape whether and how self-management strategies are adopted and maintained.
The FOA further encourages applicants to study self-management within the broader systems that shape a child or adolescent's daily life. This includes family-community dynamics such as school policies, peer relationships, community resources, transportation barriers, and the availability of supportive programs outside the clinic. It also includes healthcare system factors, such as care coordination, communication between providers and families, access to specialty care, continuity of care, insurance-related issues, and how clinical workflows help or hinder ongoing management. In addition, the opportunity signals a strong interest in how technological advances can support pediatric self-management, which can involve digital tools, remote monitoring, mobile health approaches, telehealth, adherence supports, or other innovations that fit into family routines. The FOA also names the environment as an influence, reflecting how housing stability, neighborhood conditions, exposure risks, and other environmental realities can directly affect symptom control and the feasibility of recommended regimens.
This opportunity uses the R01 mechanism, meaning it is intended for full research projects that generate rigorous evidence, typically through well-designed interventions, longitudinal studies, or other substantial research approaches aimed at improving self-management outcomes. The funding instrument is a discretionary grant, and the activity areas are listed under education and health, reflecting the practical, skills-based nature of self-management along with the clinical and psychosocial outcomes it affects. The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.361. The original closing date shown for the opportunity was January 24, 2018, and the listing does not specify an award ceiling or expected number of awards in the provided source details.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that might be positioned to conduct pediatric self-management research. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. The FOA also explicitly notes additional eligible applicants such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, U.S. territories or possessions, and non-U.S. (foreign) entities. Overall, the opportunity is structured to invite a wide range of applicants, including community-anchored and minority-serving institutions, reflecting NIH's interest in advancing self-management research that is relevant across diverse populations and settings.Apply for PA 17 115
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Chronic Condition Self-Management in Children and Adolescents (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.361.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-01-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-01-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.
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