Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Research Network

The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Research Network is a forecasted federal funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration. The opportunity number is HRSA-27-050, and the Assistance Listing is 93.110, Special Projects of Regional and National Significance. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, and the category of funding activity is Health. The opportunity is discretionary and is currently identified by Grants.gov as a forecast rather than an open funding announcement. The purpose of the program is to improve the lives of children and youth with special health care needs, including children with medical complexity, and their families. The program is intended to establish and maintain research infrastructure capable of generating evidence-based solutions that help these children and youth thrive across the lifespan and participate fully in their communities. The research infrastructure is also intended to improve understanding of promising approaches for interventions and measurement for children and youth with special health care needs, including measures addressing well-being and engagement that could be integrated into the services and supports families need. Estimated total program funding is 1600000, with one award expected. The forecast lists both the estimated award ceiling and estimated award floor as 1600000. No cost sharing or matching requirement applies. The source does not provide additional information concerning allowable expenditures, prohibited expenditures, indirect cost limitations, subaward limitations, or a stated period of performance. Because this is a forecasted opportunity, applicants should rely on the future posted funding notice for any additional spending rules, budget requirements, or cooperative agreement conditions. Eligibility is limited to domestic public or nonprofit institutions of higher learning and public or private nonprofit agencies engaged in research or programs relating to maternal and child health and or services for children with special health care needs. The eligibility language references 42 CFR 51a.3(b). Domestic faith-based organizations and community-based organizations may apply, as may tribes and tribal organizations. No individual state or territory restriction is identified beyond the requirement that eligible applicants be domestic. The source does not state that individuals, for-profit businesses, or small businesses are eligible. The opportunity is forecasted to be posted on December 18, 2026. The estimated application due date is March 18, 2027, and electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on that date. No letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement is identified in the available forecast. The source also does not provide application questions, required narrative sections, required uploads, evaluation criteria, or other detailed submission components. Those requirements may be provided when the full opportunity is posted, but they cannot be established from the forecast information supplied. The estimated award date is August 2, 2027, and the estimated project start date is September 1, 2027. The forecast lists an archive date of September 1, 2027 and identifies fiscal year 2027. No language indicates that the opportunity recurs annually, biennially, quarterly, or according to another recurring schedule, so recurrence is not established. Program questions may be directed to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau at 301-443-5692 or cyshcn@hrsa.gov. No individual grantor contact person is named in the supplied source.

Align the proposed research infrastructure with the stated purpose of generating evidence-based solutions for children and youth with special health care needs, including children with medical complexity, and their families. Address promising approaches for interventions and measurement where relevant, including well-being, engagement, thriving across the lifespan, community participation, and integration with services and supports families need.