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Advancing Screening, Diagnosis, and Referral for Late Talking Children

Funds research improving how late talking children get screened, diagnosed and referred to care in their first three years.

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A child who is not meeting expressive language milestones by around 18 months, for any reason, is what this notice calls a late talker. Whether that gets caught early, and what happens right after someone notices, still varies a lot depending on where a family happens to sit.

The NIH Tackling Acquisition of Language in Kids (TALK) initiative intends to fund research that develops and tests eviden…

Research developing and testing evidence-based screening, surveillance, referral and diagnostic practices for late talking children from birth to three, across primary care, specialty care, education and early-childhood community settings, covering both children at elevated risk and children who are late talkers with no other known cause.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.15 Oct 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.26 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.—
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RFA-DC-28-007Source: www.grants.gov