Funding Opportunity for Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)
This grant funds postdoctoral fellows to analyze ECHO’s large national dataset on early environmental exposures and child health outcomes, supporting research and training in key pediatric health areas.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: December 2, 2026
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $1,260,000; ~8 awards expected; individual postdoctoral fellowships
Summary: Supports postdoctoral fellows analyzing large ECHO cohort data to advance research in child health outcomes.
Description
This opportunity provides Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships (F32) to stimulate the use of Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort data by postdoctoral researchers. The goal is to advance research and training in high-priority child health areas by leveraging ECHO’s extensive, de-identified longitudinal datasets, housed within the NICHD Data and Specimen Hub (DASH) repository. The ECHO dataset contains data from over 71,000 participants across the U.S., capturing prenatal and child exposures to physical, chemical, social, behavioral, and biological factors. Research should focus on one or more of ECHO's five primary pediatric outcome areas: pre-, peri-, and postnatal outcomes; upper and lower airway health; obesity; neurodevelopment; and positive health.
