# KF Supplement -- Sustainable and Optimized Cloud Resources on behalf of the Kids First DRC

> **NIH NIH U2C** · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · 2024 · $2,077,322

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The Kids First Data Resource Center (DRC) supports the development and deployment of cloud-based data
resources spanning >200,000 files across >30,000 participants. Beyond its dbGaP-integrated cloud storage
framework for data distribution, the DRC leverages AWS cloud-based resources that support a combination of
storage, computation, and cloud services resources that provide for a number of key functionalities of the DRC
including its data operations and harmonization framework, Portal data exploration/analysis features,
CAVATICA, PedcBioportal, and FHIR services. Under the proposed supplement the DRC will continue to
support the AWS cloud management resources for Kids First as well as support the transition and management
of AWS storage and resources as required to additional NIH-approved environments, ensuring continuity and
sustainability of cloud resources and services on behalf of the Kids First Program.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11114919
- **Project number:** 3U2CHD109731-08S1
- **Recipient organization:** CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Robert J Carroll
- **Activity code:** U2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $2,077,322
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2017-09-26 → 2026-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11114919

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11114919, KF Supplement -- Sustainable and Optimized Cloud Resources on behalf of the Kids First DRC (3U2CHD109731-08S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11114919. Licensed CC0.

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