Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The grant funds research to create new tools measuring language development in children, focusing on environmental factors and cultural responsiveness.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: June 16, 2025 (New) | July 16, 2025 (Renewal/Resubmission/Revision) | October 16, 2025 (New) | November 16, 2025 (Renewal/Resubmission/Revision) | Additional cycles through July 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to $275,000 direct costs over 2 years; no more than $200,000 in any single year; project period max 2 years.
Summary: Supports community-engaged research to develop novel, culturally and linguistically responsive tools for measuring language development in children.
Key Information: Community Engagement Plan is required and must be included for application review.
Description
This NIH funding opportunity supports exploratory and developmental (R21) research projects that broaden the conceptualization of environmental qualities supporting language development in children and focus on developing novel measures of children's language development. The initiative emphasizes strengths-focused, culturally and linguistically responsive, and generalizable tools to advance understanding of children's language development, impairment, and predictors thereof.
Projects must incorporate community-engaged research, meaningfully involving community partners throughout the research process—from study design to dissemination. The scope is intentionally broad, encompassing both conceptual/theoretical and practical/tool development work, and is inclusive of all communicative contexts (not limited to spoken language).
This opportunity is aligned with the NIH TALK Initiative but is not limited to late talkers or language delay. It is intended for exploratory, pilot, or developmental work; projects with substantial preliminary data or a large-scale focus should consider the companion R01 opportunity.
