Young Children with Mild to Severe Hearing Loss (R21)

-Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) encourages research applications from institutions/organizations addressing research needs on the young child (infants and children) with mild to severe hearing loss. Development, refinement or modification of measurement tools for young children is also encouraged.. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-07-399, that encourages applications under the NIH Research Project Grant (R01). -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.