Community Level Interventions to Improve Minority Health and Reduce Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Scientific/research contact:

Crystal L. Barksdale, PhD, MPH
301.827.4288
crystal.barksdale@nih.gov

Jennifer Alvidrez, PhD
301.827.0071
jennifer.alvidrez@nih.gov

Roberto Flores, Ph.D., M.P.H.
240.276.7119
floresr2@mail.nih.gov

Peer review contact:
Yujing Liu, MD, PhD
301.827.7815
liuyujin@mail.nih.gov

Financial and grants management contact:
Priscilla Grant, JD
301.594.8412
pg38h@nih.gov

This opportunity provides funding for research to develop and test community-level interventions to improve minority health and reduce health disparities.

Specific areas of research interest include:

• Increasing affordable healthy food options and opportunities for physical activity outside the home
• Changing community norms and reducing structural barriers related to health promoting behaviors, such as breastfeeding, vaccination, physical activity, and preventive health screening
• Improving community attitudes towards sociodemographic groups or towards individuals with certain health conditions
• Promoting screening, detection, help-seeking, and self-management related to acute or chronic illnesses
• Enhancing the ability of community dwelling older adults to age in place or individuals with disabilities to live independently and maintain health and well-being
• Promoting community re-integration and health of individuals returning to the community after incarceration or institutionalization
• Promoting healthy transition of individuals returning to the community after acute or chronic hospitalization
• Preventing accidental injury, interpersonal violence, suicide, and suicide thoughts and behaviors especially with use of firearms

Health disparity populations include:

• Blacks/African Americans
• Hispanics/Latinos
• American Indians/Alaska Natives
• Asian Americans
• Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders
• Socioeconomically disadvantaged populations
• Underserved rural populations
• Sexual and gender minorities

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

Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 6
Estimated total program funding: $10,000,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

While not required, potential applicants are encouraged to email a letter of intent to Yujing Liu, MD, PhD at least 30 days before application submission.