This initiative funds research to elucidate and validate the roles of transporters in the placenta, lactating mammary gland, developing gut, and blood-brain barrier. It supports development of multi-barrier transport network frameworks, standards, and resources to clarify transporter function and regulation relevant to pregnancy, lactation, infant nutrition, pediatric pharmacology, and neurodevelopment. The program aims to foster integrated studies of perinatal exposure and advance human-based transporter research and workforce development.
Eligible applicants include a broad range of government entities, educational institutions, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, tribal governments, and other specified organizations including foreign institutions. Specific eligibility details are extensive and diverse.
