2022

• AD/ADRD, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Social Determinants of Health Ancillary Studies of Existing Longitudinal Cohorts (R01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application Deadline: October 5, 2022
  Description: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support studies that expand the use of existing AD/ADRD data resources to drive new discoveries that can lead to better understanding of the relationship between early life social determinants of health (SDOH), adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), AD/ADRD biomarkers, and the development of cognitive impairment and dementia, especially in populations experiencing health disparities.
• NIDA REI: Addressing Racial Equity in Substance Use and Addiction Outcomes Through Community-Engaged Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Application Deadline: October 14, 2022
  Description: This FOA invites R01 applications to conduct research that will have a major impact in identifying, developing, implementing, or testing strategies to improve outcomes related to substance misuse, with a goal of preventing, reducing, or eliminating disparities in racial and/or ethnic communities insubstance use, addiction, and related health consequences, including HIV. Community engaged research can facilitate rapid advances in this scientific area by ensuring relevant research questions with immediate applicability. As such, applications must be submitted by collaborative community partnered investigative teams who will conduct research projects that address issues prioritized by the relevant communities. No preliminary data are required. However, projects must clearly demonstrate, based on the strength of the logic, a compelling potential to produce desired outcomes.
• Addressing Mental Health Disparities Research Gaps: Aggregating and Mining Existing Data Sets for Secondary Analyses (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application Deadline: October 18, 2022
  Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications for projects designed to exploit variations (e.g., geographic, temporal) in social and health care policies to employ experimental, quasi-experimental, or other innovative approaches to uncover mechanisms driving disparities in care (i.e., access, utilization, and quality) for persons living with Alzheimers disease and Alzheimers disease related dementias (AD/ADRD).
• Policy and Alzheimers Disease (AD) and Alzheimers Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) Healthcare Disparities: Access, Utilization, and Quality (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application Deadline: October 20, 2022
  Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications for projects designed to exploit variations (e.g., geographic, temporal) in social and health care policies to employ experimental, quasi-experimental, or other innovative approaches to uncover mechanisms driving disparities in care (i.e., access, utilization, and quality) for persons living with Alzheimers disease and Alzheimers disease related dementias (AD/ADRD).
• NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities (G08 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application Deadline: October 21, 2022
  Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits resource grant applications for projects that will bring useful, usable health information to health disparity populations and their health care providers. Access to useful, usable, understandable health information is an important factor when making health decisions. Proposed projects should exploit the capabilities of computer and information technology and health sciences libraries to bring health-related information to consumers and their health care providers. Because this FOA focuses on providing health information to health disparity populations, institutions with demonstrated commitment to the needs of health disparity communities (including Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI)) are encouraged to apply.

• Understanding and Addressing Misinformation among Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 – Clinical Trials Optional) Application Deadline: November 13, 2022
  Description: The purpose of this initiative is to (1) understand the underlying mechanisms and (2) test interventions to address and mitigate the impact of health-related misinformation and disinformation on health disparities and the populations that experience health disparities.
• Interventions that Address Structural Racism to Reduce Kidney Health Disparities – (U01 – Clinical Trial Required) Application Deadline: November 17, 2022
  Description: The Interventions that Address Structural Racism to Reduce Kidney Health Disparities Consortium aims to foster community-engaged intervention research to address structural racism to reduce health disparities among individuals living with kidney disease. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Intervention Sites that will work collaboratively with a Research Coordinating Center (RCC) (link to companion RFA) to develop and test meaningful interventions that aim to dismantle or mitigate the effects of structural racism to reduce kidney health disparities. Studies proposed by the successful applicants may be substantially revised prior to being undertaken by the Consortium, including the potential of harmonizing intervention components and data collection measures across Intervention Sites.

Rolling Admission

• Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity
  Purpose

Evidence for Action prioritizes research to evaluate specific interventions (e.g., policies, programs, practices) that have the potential to counteract the harms of structural and systemic racism and improve health, well-being, and equity outcomes. We are concerned both with the direct impacts of structural racism on the health and well-being of people and communities of color (e.g., Black, Latina/o/x, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander people, and other races and ethnicities)—as well as the ways in which racism intersects with other forms of marginalization, such as having low income, being an immigrant, having a disability, or identifying as LGBTQ+ or a gender minority.

This funding is focused on studies about upstream causes of health inequities, such as the systems, structures, laws, policies, norms, and practices that determine the distribution of resources and opportunities, which in turn influence individuals’ options and behaviors. Research should center on the needs and experiences of communities exhibiting the greatest health burdens and be motivated by real-world priorities. It should be able to inform a specific course of action and/or establish beneficial practices, not stop at characterizing or documenting the extent of a problem.

E4A seeks grantees who are deeply committed to conducting rigorous and equitable research and ensuring that their findings are actionable in the real world. In addition to research funding, RWJF also supports grantees with stakeholder engagement, dissemination of findings, and other activities that can enhance their projects’ potential to “move the needle” on health and racial equity. Only through intentional and collaborative efforts to disrupt racism and translate research to action can we hope to build a more just and equitable society and a Culture of Health.

• Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
  Purpose

Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future. We are interested in ideas that address any of these four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work. Additionally, we welcome ideas that might fall outside of these four focus areas, but which offer unique approaches to advancing health equity and our progress toward a Culture of Health.

We want to hear from scientists, anthropologists, artists, urban planners, community leaders—anyone, anywhere who has a new or unconventional idea that could alter the trajectory of health, and improve health equity and well-being for generations to come. The changes we seek require diverse perspectives and cannot be accomplished by any one person, organization or sector.

Galvanizing Health Equity Through Novel and Diverse Educational Resources (GENDER) Research Education R25 (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: October 27, 2022, and June 27, 2023

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this ORWH R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s diverse biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.   

To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on Courses for Skills Development and Curriculum or Methods Development.  

Request for Collaborative Pilot Project Proposals

Application Deadline: April 15, 2022

Funding Agency: Cornell Center for Health Equity

Application Template

The Cornell Center for Health Equity is pleased to request applications for one-year grant support for research or scholarship. The primary goal of this opportunity is to support impactful projects ranging from $15,000 to $50,000. Center members may propose research projects to generate pilot data for future extramurally funded research on health equity, or they may propose scholarly work that advances thinking and/or practice on health equity. In both cases, applications should describe pathways to broader impacts. Unlike previous calls for proposals under this grant mechanism, we are not requiring projects to involve investigators from both the Ithaca and New York City campuses (though collaboration is welcome and encouraged).

Community Partnership Building Proposals

Application Deadline: January 7, 2022 at 5pm EST
Funding Agency: Cornell Center for Health Equity

Description: The Cornell Center for Health Equity is pleased to request applications for 6-12 month community partnership building grants. We are able to support up to four project teams that aim to establish or strengthen collaborative partnerships that will enable meaningful involvement of community stakeholders in health equity research. Meaningful involvement may include activities such as identifying unanswered research questions or that are of importance to marginalized and minoritized community members; ensuring equitable selection of participants; and sharing research findings with past study participants and the community at-large.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to form teams comprised of scientists, scholars, and community partners from across our Ithaca and New York City campuses with the overall goal of enhancing collaboration. It seeks to enhance capacity to develop innovative research practice partnerships broadly related to health equity. This year we are particularly interested in proposals that look at health equity from a public health perspective, including research related to systems and process improvements, and proposals that explore the role of racial justice in achieving health equity. Any topic that seeks to understand the sources of health disparities and how to overcome them is appropriate.

NIH HEAL Initiative: Preventing Opioid Misuse and Co-Occurring Conditions by Intervening on Social Determinants (R01 Clinical Trials Optional) 

Application Deadline: March 2, 2022
Funding Agency: NIH Department of Health and Human Services 

Description: In April 2018, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the Helping to End Addiction Long-termSMInitiative or HEAL InitiativeSM, an aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. Through this initiative the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in partnership with other NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, requests applications for studies designed to develop and test multi-level interventions to prevent opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and co-occurring conditions by intervening on social determinants of health (SDOH).This initiative aims to build an evidence base for multi-level interventions that target malleable factors and conditions affecting the social context. Applications must seek to reduce health inequities in a U.S. population or population subgroup affected by the opioid crisis by studying the effects of a theory driven, multi-level intervention on the prevention of opioid misuse/opioid use disorder and co-occurring conditions. Such conditions could include mental health conditions and/or suicide and may also include other substance use and substance use-related outcomes. The research project must examine the mechanisms by which the interventions exert their effects and conduct economic analyses to inform decisions about adoption of strategies. Investigators should study interventions that are sustainable and easily taken to scale if effective. 

Understanding Place-Based Health Inequalities in Mid-Life (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 

Application Deadline: March 3, 2022
Funding Agency: NIH Department of Health and Human Services 

Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) RFA supports secondary data analyses and/or data collection/enhancements to existing datasets to address the role of place (e.g., countries, U.S. Census regions, states, counties, neighborhoods, and locations across the urban-rural continuum) in health in order to uncover actionable knowledge to address disparities by geography and other factors such as race and ethnicity. Secondary data analyses appropriate to this FOA include those that: 1) clarify social, economic, behavioral, and ?institutional (e.g., federal to local government policies/programs, firm/industry practices, etc.) explanations for place-based health disparities (levels and trends) and/or 2) examine intersections between place and sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., gender, race, ethnicity, etc.) to better understand and address processes driving other ?health disparities. Analytic approaches that utilize quasi-experimental and other methods that yield causal estimates are preferred, though mixed methods projects that inform mechanistic insights and/or data enhancements are also appropriate. Multilevel analyses that enable the joint and synergistic examination of macro-, meso-, and individual-level factors are also encouraged. 

Promoting Equitable Language Access in Healthcare Utilization – Demonstration Sites 

Application Deadline: April 17, 2022
Funding Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 

Description: The Promoting Equitable Language Access in Healthcare Utilization – Demonstration Sites initiative supports the implementation of effective policies, programs, and processes to increase the use of prevention services through enhanced language access resources for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). The Demonstration Sites will work collaboratively with the coordinating center (funded under MP-CPI-22-004) and are expected to implement innovative strategies to enhance language access services through: (1) policy development and implementation; (2) technology utilization; (3) education for individuals with LEP; (4) education for providers, including medical support staff; and (5) partnerships with nonprofit community-based organizations to support language access for LEP populations. 

Community Health Worker and Paraprofessional Training Program 

Application Deadline: April 18, 2022
Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration 

Description: The Community Health Worker and Paraprofessional Training Program (CHWPTP) will expand the public health workforce through the training of new Community Health Workers (CHWs) and paraprofessionals and extend the knowledge and skills of current CHWs and paraprofessionals. The CHWPTP aims to increase access to care, improve public health emergency response, and address the public health needs of underserved communities. 

Pilot Projects to Address Factors Contributing to Structural Racism in Public Health 

Application Deadline: May 14, 2022
Funding Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 

Description: The Pilot Projects to Address Factors Contributing to Structural Racism in Public Health (Pilot Projects Initiative) initiative is intended to support community-led coalitions in developing and implementing new and innovative practices to address policies that might create or perpetuate health disparities and contribute to structural racism. The pilot projects will: (1) assess policies that might create or perpetuate health disparities and contribute to structural racism; (2) develop new policies or modify existing policies to reduce health disparities by mitigating factors contributing to structural racism; and (3) modify or develop and implement innovative practices to reduce health disparities by improving access to public health services in ways that mitigate the factors contributing to structural racism.