Funding opportunities from Washington University, federal sources, and foundations/societies culled from the Funding Opportunity Database (WashU Research Development Office) as well as other sources.
WashU
| Title | Link | Sponsor | Deadline |
| AI for Health Seed Grant | Click for opportunity | AI for Health Institute | March 1, 2025 |
Federal sources
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| Title | Link | Sponsor | Deadline |
| Unaccompanied Children Lived Experience and Youth Engagement Program (HHS-2024-ACF-ORR-ZU-0086) | Click for opportunity | HHS-ACF-ORR | December 20, 2024 |
| Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional; RFA-MH-25-206) | Click for opportunity | Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) NIMH/NIH | January 28, 2025 and October 20, 2025 |
| Information and Practice Needs Relevant to Late Talking Children (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed; PAR-25-217) | Click for opportunity | Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) NIH | February 3, 2025 June 2, 2025 October 2, 2025 |
| Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional; PAR-25-317) | Click for opportunity | Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) NIH | Multiple dates: February 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 October 5, 2025 |
| Understanding the Intersection of Social Inequities to Optimize Health and Reduce Health Disparities: The Axes Initiative (R01 Clinical Trial Optional; RFA-NR-24-006) | Click for opportunity | Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) NIH | February 14, 2025 |
| Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03; PAR-24-256) | Click for opportunity | NICHD/NIH | February 16, 2025 June 16, 2025 October 16, 2025 |
| Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01, PAR-24-243; and R21, PAR-24-244) | R01: Click for opportunity R21: Click for opportunity | NICHD/NIH NIDCD/NIH NINDS/NIH | Multiple: February 5, 2025 through June 16, 2027 |
| Model Continuums of Care Initiative (MCCI) to Advance Health Equity and End Health Disparities Among Women and Girls in Racial/Ethnic Minority and Other Underserved Communities (U34 Clinical Trials Required; RFA-AA-24-012) | Click for opportunity | Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) NIH | February 19, 2025 |
| Accelerating the Pace of Child Health Research Using Existing Data from the ABCD Study (R01, PAR-22-137; or R21, PAR-22-138) | R01: Click for opportunity R21: Click for opportunity | Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) NIH | May 7, 2025 |
| Leveraging Extant Data to Understand Developmental Trajectories of Late Talking Children (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed; PAR-25-220) | Click for opportunity | Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) NIH | October 02, 2025 |
| Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers (P50; PAR-24-210) | Click for opportunity | Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) NIH | May 18, 2026 |
| Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01; PAR-24-059) | Click for opportunity | National Institutes for Health (NIH) | January 7, 2027 |
Foundations and Societies
| Title | Link | Sponsor | Deadline |
| SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowship Program | Click for opportunity | Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) | January 6, 2025 |
| Fellows-to-Faculty Award | Click for opportunity | Simons Foundation | January 14, 2025 |
| Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Click for opportunity | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | January 23, 2025 |
| Early Childhood Welfare, Education, and Play | Click for opportunity | Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood | January 31, 2025 |