Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations

A list of contacts by research area is provided on the program website.

This opportunity is a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) for research in understanding the response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help prepare more effectively for future public health emergencies.

A detailed list of research objectives is available in the purpose section of the program website.

Underserved and vulnerable populations include:

• Racial and ethnic minorities
• Socioeconomically disadvantaged populations
• Underserved rural populations
• Sexual and gender minorities
• Communities with low adoption of public health mitigation measures
• People living on tribal lands and reservations
• Congregate housing and community-dwelling older adults
• Homeless
• Incarcerated or involved with the criminal justice system
• Detainees in immigration centers
• People who are part of migrant communities
• Medical personnel and medical support staff with direct patient care
• Informal caregivers
• Frontline workers in essential businesses or services
• Pregnant women
• Children
• Uninsured individuals
• Persons with cognitive impairment or dementia
• People experiencing substance use disorder or severe mental illness
• People with visual, hearing, communication, or mobility impairment

Eligible applicants include:

• Higher education institutions
  • Public/state controlled institutions
  • Private institutions
• Nonprofit organizations
  • With 501(c)(3) status
  • Without 501(c)(3) status
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • Faith-based or community-based organizations
  • Regional organizations
• Governments
  • State
  • County
  • City or township
  • Special districts
  • Federally recognized Indian/Native American tribal governments
  • Indian/Native American tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
  • Eligible agencies of the federal government
  • U.S. territory or possession
• Other
  • Independent school districts
  • Public housing authorities
  • Indian housing authorities
  • Small businesses
  • For-profit organizations

Funding amounts vary based on the parent funding announcement.

This is a NOSI that is attached to related NIH announcements:

• Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
• Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)
• NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• NIDCR Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)

Applicants should submit proposals to the related announcement and indicate that it is a response to the NOSI. The NOSI applies to due dates on or after October 5, 2021 and subsequent receipt dates through September 8, 2024.