Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 25 112
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering an R01 grant opportunity titled "Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-25-112). This funding opportunity supports community-engaged research aimed at improving how childrens language development is understood and measured, with an emphasis on building better tools that work across diverse cultural and linguistic communities. The program is specifically designed to move beyond narrow or deficit-based views of language development by broadening what counts as a supportive environment for language growth and by creating novel, strengths-focused measurement approaches that are more culturally and linguistically responsive and generalizable.
A central focus of the opportunity is measurement innovation. NIH is looking for projects that develop, refine, or validate new ways to assess childrens language development and language-related outcomes, as well as tools that identify predictors of typical language development and language impairment. The intent is to expand the field's toolkit so researchers and practitioners can more accurately and fairly capture language abilities across different populations, contexts, and languages or dialects. This includes improving conceptual frameworks for the environmental qualities that support language development, which can include factors in the home, community, educational settings, caregiving arrangements, and broader sociocultural conditions, especially as they are experienced by families and children in real-world contexts.
The NOFO highlights community engagement as a key expectation, meaning applicants are encouraged to work in meaningful partnership with the communities whose children and families are represented in the research. The broader goal is not only to produce better measurement tools, but to ensure those tools reflect lived realities, avoid cultural or linguistic bias, and can be used with confidence across varied groups. By prioritizing strengths-focused and responsive measures, the program aims to reduce misclassification and misunderstanding of childrens language abilities that can occur when assessments are built around limited norms or narrow definitions of language competence.
This is an R01 mechanism, which typically supports substantial, multi-year research projects, but it is explicitly marked "Clinical Trial Not Allowed." That generally means the funded work should not include prospective assignment of human participants to an intervention or treatment to evaluate health-related outcomes. In practical terms, the research is expected to focus on measurement development, observational studies, methodological innovation, and validation work rather than testing interventions as clinical trials.
Eligibility is broad, reflecting the programs interest in diverse institutional and community participation. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) and small businesses; and other organizations. The NOFO also explicitly calls out additional eligible applicant types such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations). This wide eligibility is consistent with the emphasis on community-engaged and culturally responsive measurement work.
Key administrative details include the NIH as the funding agency, a discretionary grant instrument type, and an activity category listed under Health, Income Security and Social Services, with CFDA number 93.865. The opportunity was created on 2024-11-18, and the original closing date listed is 2027-09-07. The award ceiling and expected number of awards are not specified in the provided source data, which often means applicants should consult the full NOFO text and NIH policy guidance for budget expectations, project period norms, and any institute-specific considerations tied to this program announcement.
Overall, this opportunity is aimed at strengthening the scientific foundation for understanding childrens language development by producing better, fairer, and more broadly applicable measurement tools, grounded in community partnership and responsive to cultural and linguistic diversity, while remaining clearly outside the scope of clinical trials.Apply for PAR 25 112
- The National Institutes of Health in the health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.865.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-11-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2027-09-07.
- 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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What is this NIH funding opportunity?
This is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant opportunity titled "Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" with Funding Opportunity Number (FON) PAR-25-112.
What is the main goal of PAR-25-112?
The opportunity supports community-engaged research focused on improving how children's language development is understood and measured. A major goal is to build better measurement tools that are culturally and linguistically responsive and that work well across diverse communities.
What does NIH mean by "measurement innovation" in this program?
Measurement innovation refers to developing, refining, or validating new ways to assess children's language development and language-related outcomes. It also includes creating or improving tools that identify predictors of typical language development and language impairment, with the broader aim of making assessments more accurate and fair across different populations, contexts, and languages or dialects.
What kinds of research activities does this NOFO emphasize?
Based on the description provided, the emphasis is on measurement development, observational studies, methodological innovation, and validation work. The program also encourages improving conceptual frameworks for environmental qualities that support language development.
How does this opportunity address cultural and linguistic diversity?
The NOFO prioritizes strengths-focused, culturally and linguistically responsive, and generalizable measurement approaches. It aims to move beyond narrow or deficit-based views of language development and to reduce cultural or linguistic bias in assessments.
What does "strengths-focused" mean in the context of this grant?
In this context, strengths-focused measurement approaches are designed to broaden what counts as supportive language environments and to capture language abilities in ways that reflect what children can do across real-world contexts, rather than relying on limited norms or narrow definitions of language competence.
Why is community engagement highlighted as a key expectation?
Community engagement is emphasized so that applicants meaningfully partner with the communities represented in the research. The intent is to ensure resulting tools reflect lived realities, avoid cultural or linguistic bias, and can be used with greater confidence across varied groups.
What kinds of environments or contexts can be included when studying predictors of language development?
The opportunity explicitly allows for broad consideration of environmental qualities that support language development. Examples mentioned include factors in the home, community, educational settings, caregiving arrangements, and broader sociocultural conditions, particularly as experienced by families and children in real-world contexts.
What does the R01 mechanism imply for project scope?
An R01 typically supports substantial, multi-year research projects. While specific budget ceilings and award counts are not provided in the source data here, the mechanism generally aligns with larger research efforts rather than small pilots.
What does "Clinical Trial Not Allowed" mean for proposed projects?
It means the funded work should not include prospective assignment of human participants to an intervention or treatment to evaluate health-related outcomes. Practically, proposals should focus on measurement and methods (such as instrument development and validation) rather than testing interventions as clinical trials.
Can applicants still include research with human participants?
The description indicates the work may involve observational studies and validation work, which commonly involve human participants, but it must remain outside the scope of a clinical trial (no prospective assignment to an intervention/treatment to evaluate outcomes).
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad. Eligible applicants listed include state, county, and local governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) and small businesses; and other organizations.
Are minority-serving institutions and community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly calls out Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, AANAPISIs, Hispanic-serving Institutions, HBCUs, TCCUs, and faith-based or community-based organizations as eligible applicant types.
Are non-U.S. (foreign) organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. The eligibility list explicitly includes non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations).
What is the funding agency and award type?
The funding agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The instrument is a discretionary grant, and the activity is an R01.
What is the CFDA number and activity category listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.865, and the activity category is shown as Health, Income Security and Social Services.
When was this opportunity created, and what is the closing date shown in the provided information?
The opportunity was created on 2024-11-18. The original closing date listed in the provided source data is 2027-09-07.
Is the award ceiling (maximum budget) provided?
No. The award ceiling is not specified in the provided source data.
Is the expected number of awards provided?
No. The expected number of awards is not specified in the provided source data.
Where should applicants look for budget expectations or project period norms?
Because the award ceiling and expected number of awards are not included in the provided source data, applicants are expected to consult the full NOFO text and NIH policy guidance for budget expectations, typical project periods, and any institute-specific considerations tied to this program announcement.
What problem is this NOFO trying to address in language assessment?
The program aims to reduce misclassification and misunderstanding of children's language abilities that can happen when assessments rely on limited norms or narrow definitions of language competence. By improving measures, the goal is more accurate and equitable assessment across diverse populations.
What types of outcomes or tools are in scope?
Based on the description, in-scope products include tools and approaches to assess children's language development and language-related outcomes, plus tools that identify predictors of typical language development and language impairment, along with improved conceptual frameworks for supportive environments.
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