Grant opportunity

Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Research Network

The purpose of this program is to improve the lives of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), including those with medical complexity (CMC) and their families, by establishing and maintaining the research infrastructure needed to generate evidence-based solutions that help them thrive across the lifespan and participate fully in their communities. This research infrastructure will be used to better understand promising approaches for interventions and measurement for CYSHCN including measures related to well-being and engagement that could be integrated into services and supports that families need.

Pre-announcementGrantHealth and Biomedical SciencesUnited StatesHealth Resources and Services AdministrationGrants.gov
Funder
Health Resources and Services Administration
Forecast notice: deadline to be announced
Forecast notice: deadline to be announced
Award
USD 1,600,000
Applicant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Discipline
Health and Biomedical Sciences
Region
United States
Posted
Aug 26, 2026

Call summary

Overview

Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Research Network is official opportunity HRSA-27-050, published by Health Resources and Services Administration during the 22-26 August 2026 hunt window.

Who can apply

Eligible applicant types listed by the agency: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Applicants must also satisfy every programme-specific condition in the official notice.

What it supports

  • The purpose of this program is to improve the lives of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), including those with medical complexity (CMC) and their families, by establishing and maintaining the research infrastructure needed to generate evidence-based solutions that help them thrive across the lifespan and participate fully in their communities. This research infrastructure will be used to better understand promising approaches for interventions and measurement for CYSHCN including measures related to well-being and engagement that could be integrated into services and supports that families need.
  • Opportunity number: HRSA-27-050

Funding and duration

  • Award ceiling: USD 1,600,000
  • Expected number of awards: 1

Forecast notice: deadline to be announced

Forecast notice: deadline to be announced

How to apply

Open the official Grants.gov record, review the full notice and attachments, and use the application package or agency route stated there.

Call details

Source-based overview

The purpose of this program is to improve the lives of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), including those with medical complexity (CMC) and their families, by establishing and maintaining the research infrastructure needed to generate evidence-based solutions that help them thrive across the lifespan and participate fully in their communities. This research infrastructure will be used to better understand promising approaches for interventions and measurement for CYSHCN including measures related to well-being and engagement that could be integrated into services and supports that families need. The official record contains the controlling eligibility, budget, attachment and submission requirements for opportunity HRSA-27-050.

Eligibility

Eligible applicant types listed by the agency: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Applicants must also satisfy every programme-specific condition in the official notice.

Funding and benefits

Award ceiling: USD 1,600,000

Expected number of awards: 1

Themes and supported activities

The purpose of this program is to improve the lives of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), including those with medical complexity (CMC) and their families, by establishing and maintaining the research infrastructure needed to generate evidence-based solutions that help them thrive across the lifespan and participate fully in their communities. This research infrastructure will be used to better understand promising approaches for interventions and measurement for CYSHCN including measures related to well-being and engagement that could be integrated into services and supports that families need.

Opportunity number: HRSA-27-050

Deadline and timeline

Forecast notice: deadline to be announced: Forecast notice: deadline to be announced.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Open the official Grants.gov record, review the full notice and attachments, and use the application package or agency route stated there.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.