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Preventing Preterm Birth Initiative

The submission process has ended

Grants to prevent preterm birth            
Each year, more newborns die as a result of preterm birth than from any other cause. Preventing Preterm Birth, an initiative within the Grand Challenges in Global Health, is providing grants to discover new solutions to ensure healthy births around the world.

The Challenge: Phase 2
To identify and develop research sites in low- and middle-income countries as part of a collaborative, multicenter initiative to conduct prospective studies of pregnant women that will investigate causes of preterm birth and stillbirth and novel strategies for prevention.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
The submission process for Phase 2 has ended. For your reference, you may download the Request for Proposals for Phase 2 of the Preventing Preterm Birth initiative: Enhancing Research Sites in High-Burden Countries for Studies of Pregnancy and Preterm Birth.

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Additional Information

Please read the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Any information submitted by you or on your behalf with respect to the Preventing Preterm Birth initiative (including your proposal and any related documentation and communications) will be subject to and handled in accordance with the provisions in these documents. (READ | PRINT)

Applicants are encouraged to review the intellectual property management policy, as stated in the Global Access Strategy. However, you will not be asked to complete a Global Access Plan unless you are selected to submit a full application.

For guidelines on overhead expenses incurred by the applicant organization, please review the indirect cost policy.

To view Seattle Children's conflict of interest policy, click here.

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PROJECTS FUNDED BY PHASE 1 OF THE PREVENTING PRETERM BIRTH INITIATIVE

Click on the Principal Investigator to learn more about each project

• Dr. David Aronoff, University of Michigan

• Dr. Margaret Hostetter, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

•  Dr. Kevin Kain, University Health Network and the University of Toronto 

•  Dr. Sam Mesiano, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 

• Dr. David Olson, the University of Alberta

Download the Phase 1 Request for Proposal.