Historic document published prior to January 20, 2025
NIH-funded research has led to breakthroughs and the development of new treatments, helping people live longer, healthier lives and building the research foundation that drives discovery. ORWH publishes and participates in various NIH funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) that seek to advance the science on the health of women. This page includes a curated selection of funding opportunities supporting maternal health research at both the NIH and broader U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This list of FOAs is not exhaustive but is updated on a regular basis to include funding opportunities from the sources mentioned above. For additional NIH-related funding opportunity information, you may visit the NIH Funding Opportunities page .
The following funding opportunities can be sorted across each column header. Click the specific column heading in the table to modify how the information is listed.
| Title | Announcement Number | Issuing Organization | Opening Date | Closing Date |
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| Advancing Research to Understand Congenital Malformations (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR-25-146 | HHS/NIH | 11/6/2024 | 9/7/2025 |
| Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH) | NSF 23-614 | NSF and NIH | N/A | 10/3/2025 |
| Notice of Special Interest: Tools to Enhance the Study of Prenatal and Pediatric Hydrocephalus | NOT-NS-23-003 | NINDS | 5/20/2022 | 12/10/2025 |
| Notice of Special Interest: Disease Mechanisms of Prenatal and Pediatric Hydrocephalus | NOT-NS-23-004 | NINDS | 5/20/2022 | 12/10/2025 |
| Notice of Special Interest : Research on the Health of Women of Underrepresented, Underserved, and Underreported (U3) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) | NOT-OD-24-179 | ORWH | 10/11/2024 | 1/23/2026 |
| Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Maternal Health and the Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Development of their Children | NOT-DE-23-005 | NIDCR | 8/2/2023 | 3/17/2026 |
| Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Leverage Network Infrastructure to Advance Multisite Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Individuals and/or Persons with Disabilities | NOT-HD-23-005 | NICHD, ORWH | 2/27/2023 | 4/1/2026 |
| Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-25-110 | HHS/NIH | 11/18/2024 | 5/7/2026 |
| Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-25-111 | HHS/NIH | 11/18/2024 | 5/7/2026 |
| Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Small Business Initiatives for Innovative tools and Technologies for Improving Outcomes for Maternal Health | NOT-EB-23-005 | NIH | 9/5/2023 | 9/6/2026 |
| Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-24-059 | NIH | 1/5/2024 | 1/8/2027 |
| Notice of Special Interest: Women’s Health Research | NOT-OD-24-079 | NIH | 5/6/2024 | 11/5/2027 |
| Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Individuals, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-25-311 | NIH | 12/16/2024 | 11/15/2027 |
| Natural History of Disorders Screenable in the Newborn Period (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-25-227 | HHS/NIH | 11/6/2024 | 1/7/2028 |
| Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Consequences of Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure | NOT-DA-26-003 | NIDA | 9/13/2024 | 9/8/2028 |
| Research to Advance the Science of Primary Care (R01) | PA-24-205 | AHRQ | 4/3/2024 | 11/6/2029 |
| Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing Research on Early Pregnancy Loss | NOT-HD-22-026 | NICHD | 7/5/2022 | n/a |
| Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Limited Competition: Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Pregnancy and Pediatric Cohort Study Sites. Clinical Trial Not Allowed (UG3/UH3) | NOT-OD-22-174 | NICHD | 7/6/2022 | n/a |
| Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Open Competition: Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Pregnancy Cohort Study Sites. Clinical Trial Not Allowed (UG3/UH3) | NOT-OD-22-171 | NICHD | 7/6/2022 | n/a |
| Notice of Training and REDCap Demonstration for the Implementation of NICHD's CDE Recommendations for COVID-19 Research in Pediatric, Pregnant, and Lactating Populations Published Through the NIEHS Disaster Research Response (DR2) Portal | NOT-HD-22-047 | NICHD | 10/5/2022 | n/a |
| Notice of NINR Participation in NOT-EB-21-001 "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Small Business Initiatives for Innovative Diagnostic Technology for Improving Outcomes for Maternal Health" | NOT-NR-23-003 | NINR | 11/28/2022 | n/a |
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