The MCH Research Program supports 2 types of extramural MCH research projects. The 2 extramural MCH research projects supported are the R40 Extramural MCH Research Grant Competition (MCHR) and the R40 Secondary Data Analysis Studies (SDAS). Applications for both the R40 MCHR and the R40 SDAS programs will be accepted during the next 2 competitions.
R40 Extramural MCH Research (MCHR)
The R40 Extramural MCH Research Program supports applied research relating to maternal and child health services, that have the potential to improve health services and delivery of care for maternal and child health populations. Projects are awarded for project periods up to 3 years. The ceiling amount of an individual award is $300,000 total cost per year.
R40 Secondary Data Analysis Studies (SDAS)
The R40 Secondary Data Analysis Studies support applied research relating to maternal and child health services that utilizes exclusively the analysis of existing secondary data. These projects should have the potential to improve health services and delivery of care for maternal and child health populations. Projects are awarded for project periods of 1 year. The ceiling amount of an individual award is $100,000 total cost per year.
R60 MCH Research Network Programs (MCHR-NET)
The R60 MCH Research Network Programs are systems that support practice-based networks that are linked to larger organizations of practitioners who are in a position to disseminate and apply the results of their research studies. In an effort to establish an infrastructure to help health professions in the field of practice-based research, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau supports two research networks: The Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) Network and the Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network (CARN)
Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) Network
Since 1990, the MCH Research Program has been supporting the Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS), the national practice-based research network of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The mission of PROS is to improve the health of children and enhance primary care practice by conducting national collaborative practice-based research. For more information about PROS, please visit their website: http://www.aap.org/pros.
Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network (CARN)
Since 1990, the MCH Research Program has been supporting the MCH Research Network on Pregnancy-Related Care: The Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network (CARN) of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). This network conducts survey studies to inform and evaluate the College’s efforts to provide guidance on clinical practice to its Fellows. The CARN project serves the need to track obstetrician-gynecologists' knowledge and clinical practice on a wide range of clinical issues, and to compare existing practice with that supported by evidence-based guidelines. For more information about CARN, please visit their website: http://www.acog.org/departments/dept_web.cfm?recno=16
