U5D MCH Pediatric Research Network Program (PedsRN) | HRSA 20 061

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The U5D MCH Pediatric Research Network Program (PedsRN) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement funding opportunity designed to build and sustain a national, interdisciplinary, multi-site pediatric research platform. The central aim is to create a coordinated research network that can generate practical, real-world evidence for pediatric primary care, then move that evidence quickly into routine practice. Rather than supporting isolated studies, the program is structured around developing shared infrastructure, strengthening collaboration across sites and disciplines, and creating a durable national forum where clinicians, researchers, and child health professionals can work together on applied and translational, practice-based research.

A major focus of PedsRN is improving pediatric care by supporting collaborative research that directly informs how primary care is delivered. This includes designing and implementing multi-site studies in real clinical settings, identifying effective approaches that promote childrens health, and using network findings to develop or refine evidence-based guidelines. The program also emphasizes active dissemination, meaning the network is expected not only to produce research results but to communicate them in ways that help providers and systems adopt better practices faster. In practical terms, PedsRN is intended to function as both a research engine and a translation pipeline, closing the gap between what is known from research and what is consistently done in pediatric practice.

The opportunity also makes clear that the network is expected to provide national leadership in pediatric practice-based research. That includes leading, promoting, and coordinating research activities that improve the physical health and overall well-being of children and their families. It also includes building and maintaining the infrastructure needed to support an ongoing portfolio of interdisciplinary research across multiple sites, with attention to how findings can influence both policy and clinical practice. A mentoring and training component is explicitly part of the model as well, with the expectation that the network will cultivate a learning environment that helps train both clinical and non-clinical researchers in applied and translational pediatric research, strengthening the future workforce that can carry out this kind of practice-focused work.

Health equity is a core expectation of the program. The notice highlights outreach to and research focused on underserved and safety-net populations, including families and children living in poverty, those in rural or urban underserved areas, and children at higher risk of poor developmental outcomes across physical, social, emotional, or cognitive domains. The intent is for the network to generate evidence that is relevant to communities that often experience the greatest barriers to high-quality care and the largest disparities in outcomes, and to ensure the networks research agenda and participation reflect those realities rather than treating them as secondary considerations.

The program also encourages alignment, where applicable, with broader Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HRSA priorities. Specifically named areas include mental health, opioid use disorder, prescription drug pricing, maternal mortality, and telehealth. This signals that proposed network activities and research topics should be designed with current federal health priorities in mind when they fit the pediatric and primary care context. The recipient is encouraged to leverage and extend existing HRSA programs and resources in child health and development, which implies that applicants should be prepared to coordinate with HRSA-related initiatives and build on what is already in place rather than duplicating efforts.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning HRSA expects to have substantial involvement in the funded activity compared to a standard grant. The opportunity number is HRSA-20-061 under CFDA 93.110. The posting lists one expected award, with an award ceiling of $300,000. The original posting dates indicate a creation date of January 24, 2020 and an original closing date of April 23, 2020. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice, so applicants would need to consult the opportunitys eligibility section to confirm organizational fit and any specific requirements.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U5D MCH Pediatric Research Network Program (PedsRN)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.110.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 24, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 23, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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