Research

On the Research form, the grantee provides details on research activities conducted and/or supported during the reporting period.

The form will display as “Research” under the ‘Activity Forms’ section on the left menu.

The report types are as follows:

• New Competing Performance Reports (NCPR)
• Non-Competing Continuation Performance Reports (NCCPR)
• Project Period End Reports (PPER)

In this section, the grantee may expand the accordion menu to view the following details:

• Definitions
• Instructions

In this section, the grantee must answer the following question:

During the reporting period, did your program conduct research or provide infrastructure support for research? (Select all that apply)

• • The grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes.
  • If the grantee selects the first checkbox, Part A will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
  • If the grantee selects the second checkbox, Part B will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
  • If the grantee selects the first and second checkboxes, Part A and B will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
  • If the grantee selects the No checkbox, they will not be able to select first or second checkboxes.
  • If the grantee selects the No checkbox, then Part A and B will be disabled, and the grantee must click on Save and Continue to move to the next form.

• This is a required question, and the following validation will display above the checkbox options: Please provide a response for this field.

In this section, the grantee provides information on research and infrastructure support provided to conduct research during the reporting period by answering the following questions.

This is a required section if the grantee answers Yes, conducted research (complete Part A) or Yes, provided infrastructure support for research (complete Part A) in response to the During the reporting period, did your program conduct research or provide infrastructure support for research? question under Research During Reporting Period section.

Type(s) of research conducted or supported in the reporting period

• • In this question, the grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes that indicate the type(s) of research conducted or supported during the reporting period.
  • This is a required question if the grantee answers Yes, conducted research (complete Part A) or Yes, provided infrastructure support for research (complete Part A) in response to the question under Research During Reporting Period section and the following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field
  • The grantee must select one or more options from the following checkbox options:
    • Intervention research
    • Other primary research (for example, research that involves collection of own data, including experimental, quasi-experimental, observational studies, etc.)
    • Secondary data analysis.

Topic(s) of research conducted or supported in the reporting period (Select all that apply):

• • In this question, the grantee selects one or more options from the checkboxes that list the topic area(s) of research conducted or supported during the reporting period.
  • If the specific topic area of the research is not listed, the grantee should select the topic area closest to their topic area. If none of the topic areas are closest to the topic, then the grantee should select None of the above. If the grantee selects None of the above, then they will not be able to select any other checkboxes.
  • This is a required question if the grantee answers Yes, conducted research (complete Part A) or Yes, provided infrastructure support for research (complete Part A) in response to the question under Research During Reporting Period section and the following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field.

• • The grantee will be able to view the following instruction when the mouse is hovered over the info icon next to the question text:

You may select a subtopic without also selecting the corresponding general topic. For example, you may select “Early Childhood - Newborn Screening” without selecting “Early Childhood - General”. In addition, you may select only the general topic if none of the subtopics apply.

In this section, the grantee provides information on the applicable outputs of the research conducted during the reporting period and may answer the following questions.

Number of studies supported by MCHB funding

• This is a required question, and the following validation will display on the integer box: Enter an integer: 0 – 999,999

 Number of researchers involved

• This is a required question, and the following validation will display on the integer box: Enter an integer: 0 – 999,999

NOTE: Researchers involved includes all principal investigators and co-investigators from across all MCHB-funded or supported studies.

Number of research network sites 

• This is an optional question, and the grantee can enter integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of clinical practice guidelines (or other products that inform clinical practice) informed by research findings

• This is an optional question, and the grantee may select Yes or No from the radio button options.

Note: The count of clinical practice guidelines (or other products that inform clinical practice) informed by research findings may include guidelines developed by non-awardees using awardee research.

Have you provided technical assistance, responded to data requests, or participated in a joint project with a Title V agency?

• This is an optional question, and the grantee can select Yes or No response using the radio buttons.

Number of external funding applications submitted

• This is a required question, and the following validation will display on the integer box: Enter an integer: 0 – 999,999

Number of external funding applications awarded funding

• This is a required question, and the following validation will display on the integer box: Enter an integer: 0 – 999,999

NOTE: Click Save to ensure the information is not lost due to inactivity on the form.

This is a required section if the grantee answers Intervention Research in response to the Type(s) of research conducted or supported in the reporting period question above.

• • A note will display under the grey header Number of Participants in Intervention Research Studies as follows:

For reporting on children, adolescents, and young adults, select EITHER “Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25)” OR the subcategories of “Children and Adolescents (age 1-17)” and/or “Young Adults (age 18-25).” Complete the table and fill in each of the cells as appropriate. Children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) should be reported as a subset of all infants and children ages 0 through 25. The count for CYSHCN will not be added to the overall total because their inclusion would result in a duplicated count.

Select applicable categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies

• • In this question, the grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes that indicate the categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies during the reporting period.

• • This is a required question if the grantee selects Intervention Research checkbox in response to the Type(s) of research conducted or supported in the reporting period question and the following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field
  • The grantee must select one or more options from the following checkbox options:
    • Infants (age <1 year)
    • Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25)
    • Children and Adolescents (age 1-17)
    • Young Adults (age 18-25)
    • CYSHCN (age 0-25)
    • Pregnant/postpartum persons (all ages)
    • Non-pregnant women (age 26+)
    • Men (age 26+)
    • Families
    • Other (specify)
    • Unknown

NOTE: If the grantee selects the Other (specify) checkbox, a description is required in the Other Description field and the following validation will display: Provide a description for "Other Description". The Other Description field accepts text, numbers, and special characters (not to exceed 1,000 characters).

Note: The grantee must select EITHER "Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25)" OR the subcategories of "Children and Adolescents (age 1-17)" and/or "Young Adults (age 18-25)." All three categories cannot be selected. 

• • If the grantee selects the Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25) checkbox, then the checkboxes for Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) and Young Adults (age 18-25) will be unchecked if previously checked.
  • If the grantee selects either or both the checkbox options Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) and Young Adults (age 18-25), then the check box for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25) will be unchecked if previously checked.
  • The grantee may select either of the two checkbox options Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) and Young Adults (age 18-25) but is not required to select both.

Number of participants recruited in intervention research studies – Race

• •  The rows in this table will populate based on the categories selected by the grantee in response to the Select applicable categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies question.
  • This is a required question if the grantee selects Intervention Research checkbox in response to the Type(s) of research conducted or supported in the reporting period question and the following validation will display above the integer boxes: Enter an integer: 0 - 999,999
  • The table will have the following columns:
    • Participants
    • American Indian or Alaska Native
    • Asian
    • Black or African American
    • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
    • White
    • More than One Race
    • Unknown/Unrecorded
    • Total
  • The Participants column will display the categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies selected by the grantee in response to the Select applicable categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies question.
  • The Total row will be an auto-calculated field with sum of values entered for all participants for each Race category.
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0-25) checkbox in response to the Select applicable categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies question, CYSHCN (age 0-25) value will not be added to the columns Total.

Number of participants recruited in intervention research studies – Ethnicity

• • The rows in this table will populate based on the categories selected by the grantee in response to the Select applicable categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies question.
  • This is a required question if the grantee selects Intervention Research checkbox in response to the Type(s) of research conducted or supported in the reporting period question and the following validation will display above the integer boxes: Enter an integer: 0 - 9,999,999
  • The table will have following columns:
    • Participants
    • Hispanic or Latino
    • Not Hispanic or Latino
    • Unknown/Unrecorded
    • Total
  • The Participants column will display all the categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies selected by the grantee in response to the Select applicable categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies question.
  • The Total row will be an auto-calculated field with sum of values entered for all participants for each Race category.
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0-25) checkbox in response to the Select applicable categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies question, CYSHCN (age 0-25) value will not be added to the columns Total.
  • The row Total values in the Race table for each participant type must be equal to row Total values in the Ethnicity table for each participant type. The validation will display below the Total field as follows:

This value should match the value in the Race Table, Infants (age <1 year), Total (31)

NOTE: The above value (31) is based on the sample counts used in the screenshot below. This total value is for illustrative purposes only and will differ in the system depending on the values submitted by the grantee.

CYSHCN (age 0-25) validations:

• • The following validation will display for the CYSHCN (age 0-25) field in tables under Number of participants recruited in intervention research studies – Race and Number of participants recruited in intervention research studies – Ethnicity sections:
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0 -25), Infants (age<1 year) and Children Adolescents and Young Adults (age 1-25): The sum of values entered in Infants (age <1 year) and Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25) must be greater than or equal to the value entered in CYSHCN (age 0 -25) for each category.
      • The validation will display on the CYSHCN (age 0 -25) field as follows: The value should not be greater than the sum of all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0 -25), Infants (age<1 year) and Children and Adolescents (1-17): The sum of values entered in Infants (age <1 year) and Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) must be greater than or equal to the value entered in CYSHCN (age 0 -25) for each category.
      • The validation will display on the CYSHCN (age 0 -25) field as follows: The value should not be greater than the sum of all infants, children and adolescents (1-17).
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0 -25), Infants (age<1 year) and Young Adults (age 18-25): The sum of values entered in Infants (age <1 year) and Young Adults (age 18-25) must be greater than or equal to the value entered in CYSHCN (age 0 -25) for each category.
      • The validation will display on the CYSHCN (age 0 -25) field as follows: The value should not be greater than the sum of all infants and young adults (18-25).
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0 -25), Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25): The sum of values entered in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25) must be greater than or equal to the value entered in CYSHCN (age 0 -25) for each category.
      • The validation will display on the CYSHCN (age 0 -25) field as follows: The value should not be greater than the value in children, adolescents, and young adults (1-25).
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0 -25) and Children and Adolescents (age 1-17): The value entered in Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) must be greater than or equal to the value entered in CYSHCN (age 0 -25) for each category.
      • The validation will display on the CYSHCN (age 0 -25) field as follows: The value should not be greater than the value in children and adolescents (1-17).
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0 -25) and Young Adults (age 18-25): The value entered in Young Adults (age 18-25) must be greater than or equal to the value entered in CYSHCN (age 0 -25) for each category.
      • The validation will display on the CYSHCN (age 0 -25) field as follows: The value should not be greater than the value in young adults (18-25).
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0 -25), Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) and Young Adults (age 18-25): The sum of values entered in Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) and Young Adults (age 18-25) must be greater than or equal to the value entered in CYSHCN (age 0 -25) for each category.
      • The validation will display on the CYSHCN (age 0 -25) field as follows: The value should not be greater than the sum of children and adolescents (1-17) and young adults (18-25).
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0 -25) and Infants (age <1year): The value entered in Infants (age<1 year) must be greater than or equal to the value entered in CYSHCN (age 0 -25) for each category.
      • The validation will display on the CYSHCN (age 0 -25) field as follows: The value should not be greater than the value in infants.
    • If the grantee selects CYSHCN (age 0 -25), Infants (age <1 year), Children and Adolescents (age 1-17), and Young Adults (18-25): The sum of values entered in Infants (age <1 year), Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) and Young Adults (age 18-25) must be greater than or equal to the value entered in CYSHCN (age 0 -25) for each category.
      • The validation will display on the CYSHCN (age 0 -25) field as follows: The value should not be greater than the sum of all infants, children and adolescents (1-17), and young adults (18-25).

NOTE: The value (114) is based on the sample counts used in the screenshot below. This value is for illustrative purposes only and will differ in the system depending on the values submitted by the grantee.

Age range of children, adolescents, and/or young adults included

• •  If Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25), Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) and/or Young Adults (age 18-25) were included in research, please indicate the age range of children, adolescents, and/or young adults included
    • • This is a required question if the grantee selects Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (age 1-25), Children and Adolescents (age 1-17) or Young Adults (age 18-25) option in the Select applicable categories of participants recruited in intervention research studies question above.
      • The grantee will enter the data in the Minimum Age and Maximum Age integer boxes. The following validation will display on the integer box: Enter an integer: 0 - 25

NOTE: Click Save to ensure the information is not lost due to inactivity on the form.