Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA OD 21 006
The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health Program (BIRCWH) (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutional career development grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-OD-21-006) administered through the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) along with participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The core purpose of this program is to help institutions build and run structured, mentored career development programs that launch junior faculty into independent research careers focused on women's health. In practice, the award supports an institution in recruiting and supporting "BIRCWH Scholars," meaning early-career faculty who have recently finished clinical training or postdoctoral fellowship work and are ready to develop a strong, interdisciplinary research trajectory under close mentorship.
The program is centered on interdisciplinary research career development. Scholars supported under a BIRCWH Program are expected to pursue mentored research that can span basic science, translational research, behavioral research, clinical research, and/or health services research, as long as the work is relevant to the health of women. A key theme is encouraging research that appropriately considers sex as a biological variable; where it makes scientific sense, projects may incorporate both sexes in order to better understand how biological sex influences health and disease. The "Clinical Trial Optional" designation indicates that a proposed program and the research conducted by scholars may include clinical trials, but clinical trials are not required.
This opportunity is offered as a discretionary grant under the federal assistance listing categories shown in the notice (CFDA numbers 93.113, 93.121, 93.273, 93.279, 93.313, 93.398, 93.855, 93.865, and 93.866), and it falls under broad public-purpose areas including education and health. The published award ceiling for this opportunity is $600,000, which reflects the upper funding limit described in the source information provided. While the excerpt does not specify the expected number of awards, the overall structure is that institutions compete to receive funding to operate the career development "Program" and appoint scholars who will receive protected time, mentorship, and research development support through that institutional framework.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations and governmental entities. Eligible applicants listed include state, county, city/township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; tribal organizations other than federally recognized governments; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other entities. The notice also highlights additional eligible applicant categories 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), eligible federal agencies, faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, tribal governments other than federally recognized, and U.S. territories or possessions. At the same time, it clearly restricts foreign participation: non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply.
Key dates included in the source information show the opportunity was created on 2021-04-16 with an original closing date of 2021-06-11. The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health. Overall, BIRCWH is best understood as a way for an institution to formalize and resource a high-quality, mentored pipeline for early-career investigators whose work advances women's health and strengthens rigorous consideration of sex-related biology in health research, using an intentionally interdisciplinary approach that can bridge laboratory discoveries, clinical applications, behavioral factors, and real-world healthcare delivery.Apply for RFA OD 21 006
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, environment, health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health Program (BIRCWH) (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.121, 93.273, 93.279, 93.313, 93.398, 93.855, 93.865, 93.866.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-04-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-06-11. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
- 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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