Office of Research

NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network: Clinical Centers (UG1 Clinical Trial Optional)

Limited Submissions

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for MFMU Network Clinical Centers. The purpose of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network is to improve obstetric care, pregnancy health, and outcomes for pregnant and lactating people and their babies. This includes finding ways to: reduce maternal mortality, complications, and morbidities related to pregnancy, labor, and post-partum recovery; reduce prematurity, low-birth weight, infant mortality, and morbidities; and expand the evidence base about the safety and efficacy of therapeutic products used during pregnancy and lactation. NICHD expects the MFMU Network to be its primary and first-line infrastructure involved in implementing multi-site obstetric clinical trials.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. A 1-2 page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
  2. If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
  3. Biosketch or CV of the PI
  4. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair that includes verification of the candidate’s start date. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Proposals are due to the sponsor 8/11/2022, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 8/2/2022 if given the go‐ahead by the review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

RFA-HD-23-016

Deadlines
06/01/2022 UW Internal Deadline Closed
08/02/2022 OSP Deadline
08/11/2022 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Funding amount

$220,000 (in direct costs)

Maximum Number of Applications

1

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.