NICHD opts out of NIH Parent R21 program, establishes its own
Developmental grants (R21) will be handled by project or through NICHD umbrella
Effective September 8, NICHD will no longer participate in the NIH Exploratory Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21) and will not accept any applications (new or resubmission) in response to the Parent R21 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PA-16-161.
A separate announcement, PA-17-259 details the NICHD Exploratory / Developmental Research Grant Mechanism, managed by NICHD itself.