Office of Pediatric Research Development

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OPRD News and Events

Sponsor Updates

NIH Updates

  • A new FORMS-I application package has been released and is required for applications submitted on or after January 25, 2025 (NOT-OD-24-086). 
  • NIH will move to the Common Form for biographical sketches and a new NIH biographical sketch supplement prepared using SciENcv for application due dates and other submissions on or after May 25, 2025 (NOT-OD-24-163)
  • The NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Training Grant Program application is undergoing changes that take effect for submissions due on or after January 25, 2025. These modifications impact the PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan Form (the Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity will become its own attachment instead of part of the 25-page program plan) and the NRSA Training Tables. NIH is updating the NRSA Data Tables to reduce burden on the research community. For more information about these upcoming changes, please see NIH's webpage. 
  • Are you interested in using genomic and phenotypic data for pediatric research? The funding opportunity from the Gabrielle Miller KidsFirst program, co-led by the NIH Common Fund opened January 16, 2025: go.nih.gov/oDE9bWv

March 2025 Updates

Tackling Your K Club Starts in March 2025

The Office of Pediatric Research Development is excited to announce that 2025 Tackling your K Club will begin in March with the dynamic, in person Map Your K Award! All Pediatrics instructors, fellows, and postdocs submitting their NIH K awards for the June/Oct 2025 or Feb 2026 deadlines are invited to join. 

Map Your K Award and Tackling your K Club 2025 Registration (Click Here)

Map Your K Award

When: March 6, 2025, 11-2 pm (lunch included)

Where: Red Oak Room Cafe Arbor, CAM

What: Discuss K Award requirements and use design thinking to prototype your proposal.  

Tackling Your K Club

When: Weekly, March-June on Thursdays 1-2 pm

Where: Zoom

In the Tackling Your K Club we will discuss grant writing fundamentals and strategies to address the many components of the NIH K application (K08, K23, K99/R00, etc.), including detailed training, mentoring, and research plans. Participants will understand the application process, learn novel ways including design thinking principles for mapping their K proposal, participate in the interactive peer-review feedback sessions, receive individualized feedback, and learn how to "think like a reviewer".

If you have any questions, please reach out to Dr. Vinita Bharat, Office of Pediatric Research Development.

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Federal Transition Resources and Updates

For the most current news regarding agency updates and policy guidance, please see Stanford's 2025 Federal Administration Transition Information & Resources page.