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; typical NRSA F32 awards are up to 3 years for postdocs.
Summary: Supports postdoctoral research and training using ECHO Cohort data to advance understanding of environmental influences on child health outcomes.
Key Information: Foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible.
Description
This funding opportunity supports postdoctoral fellows in conducting research and training that leverages the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort data. The goal is to advance high-priority areas in child health by enabling fellows from diverse scientific backgrounds to analyze ECHO’s large, de-identified longitudinal datasets, housed in the NICHD Data and Specimen Hub (DASH). These datasets include information from over 71,000 participants across the U.S. on prenatal and child exposures—spanning 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.
