Transdisciplinary Initiatives Program (TIP)
Accepting Applications
The MCHRI TIP provides up to 2 years of support for new and innovative maternal and child health research programs that could best (or only) be performed by faculty from different disciplines. The program is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaborations, curricular innovations, and the development of seminars and symposia. We encourage faculty from different schools to work together on these initiatives, and strongly promote collaborations between basic and physician scientists.
All projects must be significantly related to the health of expectant mothers and children . Proposals should clearly articulate how the research will advance maternal and child health, including reproductive health equity and/or access to reproductive health services.
The proposed initiative must utilize a multi-PI approach with at least two of the lead investigators from different disciplines and different schools at Stanford. Both lead investigators are expected to make significant contributions to the research. *
*Note: If one of the lead investigators hold an appointment in the Department of Bioengineering or has a 50/50 split appointment, please confirm the investigator’s primary appointment and provide the appointment breakdown indicating the percentage of full-time equivalent (FTE).
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): MCHRI is offering a dedicated TIP award to support research aimed at improving systems of care for children with special health care needs (CYSHCN): children who have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.
- There was a CYSHCN Information Session on November 14, 2024.
View the recording of the information session here.
Download the information session slides here.
Background:
- The system of care for CYSHCN is an expansive network of services and supports from multiple systems, including physical health, developmental, behavioral, educational, financial, social service, and legal systems.
- The goal of system change is to transform how key stakeholders—families, health care providers, insurers, and government agencies—design and interact with our fragmented care system to help CYSHCN thrive. Addressing health inequities is integral to this transformation, as some CYSHCN have greater access to services and supports than others based on characteristics like their language of preference, insurance coverage, racial identity, or geographic location, and all CYSHCN have greater service needs than typically developing children. By prioritizing systemic health care inequities and the challenges families may have accessing care, we can begin to create a more inclusive and effective system that addresses disparities, empowers families, and fosters better health outcomes.
Program Focus
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: We strongly encourage participation from faculty in law, education, and health policy to address systemic issues and pilot innovative solutions for systems level challenges faced by CYSHCN and their families.
- System-Level Interventions: The award will support projects that aim to develop and test new models and policy improvements at the local, state or federal level.
Eligibility and Application Requirements for CYSHCN:
- Eligibility and application requirements are largely the same as the standard TIP program. However, please note that the CYSHCN TIP award must address one or more of the following focus areas, which are not mutually exclusive.
- Research must specifically aim to:
- Improve care coordination systems for CYSHCN - Effective care coordination improves quality and reduces cost of care for CYSHCN by quickly connecting families of CYSHCN to needed services, facilitating communication across providers and agencies, and supporting them as caregivers.
- Develop new standards for processes or systems that impact CYSHCN – Organizations and agencies use standards as benchmarks for improving their CYSHCN services and measuring their progress in developing effective programs and systems. Standards also help hold systems accountable for meeting CYSHCN families’ needs and providing high-quality services.
- Create tools and resources to effectively engage families in improving the health care system for CYSHCN and measure the impact of their involvement – Family engagement ensures families’ voices and perspectives are at the center of policy and program development, helping to improve care quality and efficiency, remove barriers, and ultimately make it possible for CYSHCN to receive the specialized care they need.
- Research must specifically aim to:
Additional Criteria for CYSHCN Opportunity:
- Pre-application consultations with a Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health program officer are required. Please contact Madhavi Kuthanur (Madhavi.Kuthanur@lpfch.org) to schedule a consultation with a program officer.
- Proposals must include family caregivers of CYSHCN in all project activities. In addition, family experts must receive appropriate compensation for their time and knowledge. This leads to equal partnership, builds capacity for diverse representation of family members, reduces barriers to participation and demonstrates the value of the parent voice in the work.
- Projects that can affect large numbers of CYSHCN and their families, build on existing knowledge, and have the potential for sustainability and replicability will be prioritized.
- The following will not be considered for funding:
- disease- or condition-specific projects
- support for direct service or clinical care programs
- biomedical research or technology-based applications
LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINE
January 13, 2025
FULL PROPOSAL (by invitation)
April 21, 2025
AWARD START DATE
July 2025
The total award is up to $100,000 / year for up to two years. Funding can be used for personnel (undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral students, research assistants, or associates, or faculty) and research-related expenses.
Funds cannot be used for student tuition or fees, computer equipment, office supplies, ITCC communications, journal subscriptions, membership dues, poster presentations, abstract submissions, or any indirect research costs.
- Eligible applicants must be Stanford faculty holding Clinician Educator (CE), University Tenure Line (UTL), Research (NTL-Research), or University Medical Line (UML) positions for the duration of the award.
- Projects must utilize a multi-PI approach, with at least two of the principal investigators from different disciplines, holding primary appointments in two different schools of the university (e.g., Graduate School of Business, Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Education, Engineering, Humanities & Sciences, Law and Medicine).
- Only one submission allowed per applicant, per cycle.
- Visiting scholars are not eligible to serve as PI or Co-PI on TIP, but they may serve as collaborators or sub-investigators.
- · Applicants cannot currently be funded by another TIP award as the PI or Co-PI.
- Leverage Stanford’s unique collaborative environment to enable innovative TIPs that are possible only within this institution.
- Engage investigators not currently involved in maternal and child health research.
- Develop initial collaborations into larger, more comprehensive research programs.
We have shared the RFA with our colleagues in the Graduate School of Education (GSE), the Stanford School of Law, and Stanford Health Policy.
- Graduate School of Education (GSE): If you would like to be included in the “Stanford Faculty Seeking GSE Collaboration” section of the GSE newsletter, please let me know before Monday, 11/18, for inclusion in the next newsletter, set to release on November 29. You may also visit the Faculty & Research page on the GSE website to find faculty whose research interests align with your project.
- Stanford School of Law: Visit the School of Law’s Faculty Directory, where you can filter by expertise to help identify potential collaborators.
- Stanford Health Policy: Visit the Health Policy Faculty Directory page and filter by topic. *Please note Stanford Health Policy is a joint effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and The Stanford School of Medicine (SoM), so an additional collaborator outside the SoM is required.
YEAR | LOI Applicants | Invited Full Proposal Applicants | Grants Awarded | Funding Rate | Total Awarded |
FY 24 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 36% | $1,000,000 |
FY 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 31% | $800,000 |
FY 22 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 36% | $1,000,000 |
FY 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 35% | $1,200,000 |
FY 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | $1,000,000 |
FY 19 | 7 | 4 | 57% | $800,000 | |
FY 18 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 33% | $800,000 |
FY 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 25% | $400,000 |
FY 16 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 23% | $1,000,000 |
FY 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
FY 14 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 29% | $1,000,000 |
FY 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
FY 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | $800,000 |
Please contact MCHRI Administration at mchri_admin@stanford.edu or 650-724-0279 with any questions.