Community Engagement Evaluation and Data Coordination (CEED) Hub to Advance Data and Practice Transformation for Optimizing Oral Health for All (U01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
🏛 National Institutes of Health (HHS-NIH11)
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Can you apply?
This grant is for research institutions, universities, and health-related organizations seeking to establish or enhance evaluation and data coordination infrastructure for oral health research and practice transformation. Applicants must be eligible NIH grantees (501c3 public charities, academic institutions, hospitals, or other eligible entities) with expertise in community engagement, evaluation science, data systems, and oral health. The program supports the development of coordinated data hubs that bring together multiple stakeholders to evaluate community-based oral health interventions and translate findings into practice. Activities include creating shared evaluation frameworks, building data management systems, training workforce members in data use, and facilitating community engagement throughout the research and implementation process. Geographic scope is nationwide, with preference for projects addressing oral health disparities in underserved populations.
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Program description
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to seek applications for a Community Engagement Evaluation and Data coordination hub (CEED) for the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) consortium: Advancing Data and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) for Optimizing Oral Health for All. In addition to CEED, the ADAPT consortium will include separately funded CBPR projects, which will receive consultative services from the NIH Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource (CEACR) and join in the Science Collaborative for Health and Artificial Intelligence Reduction of Errors (SCHARE) platform for the overarching goal of promoting data use and transformational community engagement to optimize oral health for all people. The CEED hub will coordinate communications and various activities in support of CBPR projects and consortium functions in three domains:1) Data Planning, Consultation, and Technical Assistance for Research Methodology and Analytics; 2) Community Engagement Evaluation; and 3) ADAPT Infrastructure and Operational Support.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
- 501(c)(3) Public Charity
- City / Municipal Government
- Community Health Center
- County Government
- Hospital
- Nonprofits
- Private University
- Public Authority
- Public K-12 School
- Public University
- Small Business (SBA-defined)
- Special District
- State Government
- Tribal Nation
- Tribal Organization
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- NIH SF-424 (R&R) application form
- Project narrative (typically 12 pages) describing evaluation approach, data coordination infrastructure, community engagement plan, and expected oral health outcomes
- Specific aims and research design section
- Data management and security plan addressing HIPAA, institutional policies, and data sharing agreements
- Letters of support from partner organizations committing to participation, data contribution, and use of hub findings
- Budget and budget narrative (modular or detailed)
- Biosketches of key personnel (usually 5-10 pages per PI and co-investigators)
- Institutional endorsement and commitment of resources
- Timeline and milestones for hub development and testing phases
- Plan for dissemination of evaluation findings to practitioners and policymakers
Program contact
- 👤 National Institutes of Health
- 📧 NIDCR-ADAPT@nih.gov
- 📞 301-402-2541
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 93.313 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$5,096,612
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$2,994,561
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$2,736,581
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$2,735,186
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$2,417,324
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$1,332,345
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$1,108,110
Top States by Funding
- TX 1 awards $5.1M
- GA 1 awards $3.0M
- NC 1 awards $2.7M
- MD 1 awards $2.7M
- MI 1 awards $2.4M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 93.313). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $48,892,335 | |
| 2025 | $54,230,732 | |
| 2026 est. | $52,202,393 |
FAQ
Who is eligible to apply for the CEED Hub grant?
Eligible applicants include research institutions, universities, hospitals, dental schools, public health organizations, and other 501c3 organizations that have the capacity to lead multi-organizational data coordination efforts. Applicants must have established relationships with community partners and demonstrated expertise in evaluation or data systems.
What is the application deadline and timeline?
The application opens on April 27, 2026, with a fixed deadline of October 19, 2026. This allows approximately 6 months for application preparation.
What activities can this grant support?
Funding supports establishing data coordination infrastructure, developing evaluation frameworks, building data management systems, training partners in data literacy and use, facilitating community engagement in research design and dissemination, and creating mechanisms for translating data into practice improvements.
How competitive is this grant?
NIH U01 grants are moderately to highly competitive. Success requires strong preliminary data on community partnerships, a clear evaluation vision, and demonstrated capacity to coordinate across multiple organizations. Proposals addressing significant oral health disparities tend to be more competitive.
What is the typical funding range?
U01 grants typically range from $400,000 to $1,000,000 annually over 5 years, though exact amounts vary by grant cycle and scientific scope. Budgets must align with the complexity of the data coordination infrastructure being proposed.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Build your application around strong existing partnerships: demonstrate that you already have commitments from multiple organizations (clinics, community health centers, practices) who will participate in your data hub and contribute data.
- Emphasize community engagement and co-design: show how patients, community members, and practitioners are involved in designing the evaluation framework and data systems, not just data contributors.
- Develop a clear evaluation logic model: articulate specifically what oral health outcomes you're measuring, which interventions or practices you're evaluating, and how data will drive decision-making at the practice or community level.
- Invest in a realistic data governance and privacy plan: address how you'll handle HIPAA compliance, data sharing agreements, security protocols, and get institutional buy-in from data partners before submission.
- Propose capacity-building components: include training, technical assistance, and resources that help partners build their own data literacy and evaluation skills, not just a centralized hub that collects data.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Applications often fail because they propose a data infrastructure project without clear evidence of sustained partner commitment and co-design processes, making it unclear whether the hub will actually be used by the target practices and communities. Another common reason for rejection is weak evaluation planning—proposing to collect lots of data without a specific hypothesis, research question, or defined oral health outcome that the evaluation addresses. Finally, applicants sometimes underestimate the complexity of multi-organizational data coordination and underbudget for governance, privacy compliance, and change management activities needed to make the hub functional across diverse settings.
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