Partner Toolkit for Cohort Funding Opportunity Announcement Promotion

The ECHO Program Office is pleased to announce the release of seven new Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs).

The ECHO Program is an extramurally funded program within the Office of the Director, NIH. The ECHO Program has two major components, the ECHO cohorts — for observational research, and the ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ISPCTN) — for intervention research.

These FOAs will invite applications to extend and expand the ECHO Cohort to further investigate the influences of a broad range of early exposures from society to biology, including the preconception period, on child health.

We welcome your interest and help in promoting these opportunities. Please consider sharing the following content with your networks.

Sample Twitter Posts

• .@ECHOChildHealth recently issued 7 new Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) to extend and expand the capacity of the ECHO Cohort: https://bit.ly/3apHGyA
• New funding opportunities from @ECHOChildHealth will expand the ECHO Cohort to further investigate the influences of a broad range of early exposures from society to biology, including the preconception period, on child health. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3apHGyA
• New funding opportunities from @ECHOChildHealth invite applications to extend and expand the ECHO Cohort. ECHO seeks to fund cohorts to recruit an additional 20,000 pregnant people and their partners, with follow-up of their children. https://bit.ly/3apHGyA

Sample Email to Send to Your Network, or Use as Drop-in Newsletter Content

I/we invite you to review the NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program’s latest funding opportunities.

The ECHO Program consists of 69 existing and ongoing observational studies that together form the ECHO Cohort, as well as a pediatric clinical trials network. Research conducted through ECHO focuses on five key pediatric outcomes: pre-, peri- and postnatal outcomes; upper and lower airway health; obesity; neurodevelopment; and positive health, such as happiness and a sense of wellbeing.

These new Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) invite applications to extend and expand the ECHO Cohort to further investigate the influences of a broad range of early exposures from society to biology, including the preconception period, on child health. In addition to following existing ECHO participants, ECHO seeks to fund cohorts to recruit an additional 20,000 pregnant people and their partners, with follow-up of their children.

More information about these opportunities, including Frequently Asked Questions and pre-recorded informational webinars, is available on the NIH ECHO website.