NIH Funding Opportunities Specific to Underrepresented Minority Investigators
Career Development (K-) Awards
PA #: PAR-05-071 Type of Grant: K01 Expiration Date: December 2, 2008
Title: Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research Objective: To promote diversity among faculty-level neuroscience investigators who are competitively funded to conduct independent research. Award Amount: Will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-071.html
PA #: PAR-06-221 Type of Grant: K08 Expiration Date: March 2, 2009
Title: NCI Mentored Clinical Science Award to Promote Diversity Objective: To support individuals from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health- related science who have obtained health professional doctoral degrees. This award provides specialized study for those who are committed to a career in laboratory or field-based cancer research (not patient- oriented research). Award Amount: This mechanism provides up to $75,000 for salary plus benefits and up to $30,000 in research development support. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-221.html
PA #: PAR-06-220 Type of Grant: K01 Expiration Date: March 2, 2009
Title: NCI Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity Objective: To invite career development award applications (K01) from individuals representative of groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related science who have been recipients of an NIH Research Supplement to Promote Diversity award, any Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, or can demonstrate that they have been supported in a mentored capacity within any research grant equivalent to an NIH peer-reviewed research grant (e.g., American Cancer Society research grant). The goal of this award is to diversify the pool of independent cancer research investigators. Award Amount: This mechanism provides up to $75,000 for salary plus fringe benefits and up to $30,000 for research development support annually. The total amount to be awarded and the number of anticipated awards will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received as determined by the peer review process, available funds, and program priorities. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-220.html
PA #: PAR-06-222 Type of Grant: K23 Expiration Date: March 2, 2009
Title: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award to Promote Diversity Objective: The career development of individuals with a health professional doctoral degree, from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related science. This award provides specialized study for those who are committed to a career in patient-oriented cancer research. Award Amount: This mechanism provides up to $75,000 for salary plus benefits and up to $30,000 in research development support. The awards will be for a project period of 3 to 5 years of supervised study and research experience that may integrate didactic studies with clinically based research. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-222.html
PA #: PA-06-001 Type of Grant: K01 Expiration Date: January 3, 2009
Title: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award Objective: The goals of NIH-supported career development programs are to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. The purpose of the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support and “protected time” (three, four, or five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Awards are not renewable, nor are they transferable from one principal investigator to another. Award Amount: The total amount to be awarded by the participating ICs and the number of awards will depend upon the quality and merit of applications received and the availability of funds. For more information:http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files//PA-06-001.html
PA #: PA-05-143 Type of Grant: K23 Expiration Date: September 2, 2008
Title: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award Objective: The goals of NIH-supported career development programs are to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. The purpose of the Mentored Patient-Oriented Research (POR) Career Development Award (K23) is to support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research. Award Amount: The total amount to be awarded and the number of anticipated awards will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received as determined by the peer review process, available funds, and program priorities. For more information:http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-143.html
PA #: PA-06-087 Type of Grant: K25 Expiration Date: February 1, 2009
Title: Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award Objective: The goals of NIH-supported research training and career development programs are to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. The purpose of the Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) is to attract to NIH-relevant research those investigators whose quantitative science and engineering research has thus far not been focused primarily on questions of health and disease. Award Amount: The total amount to be awarded and the number of anticipated awards will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received as determined by the peer review process, available funds and program priorities. For more information:http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-087.html
PA #: PAR-07-003 Type of Grant: K01 Expiration Date: January 3, 2010
Title: The Bernard Osher Foundation/NCCAM CAM Practitioner Research Career Development Award Objective: The goals of the NIH-supported career development programs are to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. For this specific announcement the research area of interest is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The specific purpose of this award is to provide research training support for CAM Practitioners with clinical doctorates, who have had limited opportunities for research training, but a strong desire to pursue a career in CAM research. Award Amount: Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-003.html
RFA #: RFA-DK-06-015 Type of Grant: K08 Expiration Date: November 28, 2008
Title: NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Objective: The overall goal of this K08 program is to strengthen the capacity for clinical research focused on eliminating health disparities by increasing the number of clinician scientists from ethnically diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds in the health-related research workforce. Award Amount: The expected amount for individual awards is from $100,000 to $140,000.
PA #: PAR-06-470 Type of Grant: K12 Expiration Date: September 23, 2008
Title: Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award Objective: The Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) Division of NIGMS re-announces the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) Initiative, which seeks to combine mentored postdoctoral research at a research-intensive institution with an opportunity for candidates to develop teaching skills through mentored assignments at a Minority Serving Institution. Award Amount: Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-470.html
PA #: PAR-05-135 Type of Grant: K01 Expiration Date: September 2, 2008
Title: NINR Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Underrepresented or Disadvantaged Investigators Objective: The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) recognizes a unique and compelling need to promote diversity in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences research workforce, specifically in nursing research investigators. The purpose of the present PA is to encourage the development of qualified underrepresented or disadvantaged nurse scientists to become independent investigators in research settings. Award Amount: Salary support for each recipient will be for a maximum of $50,000 plus fringe benefits with a minimum requirement of 75% time and effort committed. Each year up to $20,000 may be requested for research development support. Although the financial plans of the NINR provide support for this program, awards pursuant to this PA are contingent upon the availability of funds. Awards are not renewable. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-135.html
PA#: PAR-08-033 Type of Grant: K01 Expiration Date: January 8, 2011
Title: Promoting Careers in Aging and Health Disparities Research Objective: For purposes of this funding opportunity, eligible individuals are applicants who have been determined by the grantee institution to be committed to a career in health disparities research related to aging and who are members of or knowledgeable about health disparity population groups. Award Amount: An applicant may request a project period of 3-5 years and a budget for direct costs of up to $150,000 per year. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-033.html
Title: Promoting Careers in Aging and Health Disparities Research
Objective: The goals of NIH-supported career development programs are to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. The focus of this FOA is limited to health disparities related to aging.
Award Amount: An applicant may request a project period of up to 3-5 years and a budget for direct costs up to $150,000 dollars per year.
NIH Funding Opportunities Specific to Underrepresented Postdoctoral Fellows
PA #: PA-06-481 Type of Grant: F31 Expiration Date: November 16, 2009
Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. Objective: To help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists will be available in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical research agenda. This initiative seeks to improve the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from groups that have been shown to be under- represented. Such candidates include individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Award Amount: Contingent upon the receipt of a sufficient number of meritorious applications, the program priorities of the participating institutes, and the availability of funds. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-481.html
PA #: PA-06-373 Type of Grant: F32 Expiration Date: August 6, 2009
Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows Objective: The primary objective of this funding opportunity is to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists will be available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research agendas. Award Amount: The number of awards and the total amount of funding that the participating NIH Institutes and Centers expect to award through this announcement will depend on the scientific merit of applications received, relevance to the program priorities of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers, and the availability of funds. For more information:http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-373.html
NIH Funding Opportunities Specific to Underrepresented Predoctoral Students
National Research Service Awards
PA #: PA-06-468 Type of Grant: T32 Expiration Date: September 2, 2009
Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants Objective: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) to eligible institutions as the primary means of supporting graduate and postdoctoral research training to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research agenda. Award Amount: Because the nature and scope of the proposed research training programs will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. Although the financial plans of the IC(s) provide support for this program, awards pursuant to this funding opportunity are contingent upon the availability of funds and the receipt of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. For more information:http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-468.html
Title: Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Ancillary Training Activities
Objective: The goal of the MARC Ancillary Training Activities Program is to provide support for the attendance and participation of individuals from underrepresented groups and/or faculty from minority serving institutions in program-related scientific conferences, short courses, or other well-defined ancillary training activities to provide knowledge, skills, and/or networking capabilities that empower participants to succeed in the pursuit of a biomedically related research careers.
Award Amount: Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.
PA #: PA-07-106 Type of Grant: F31 Expiration Date: April 14, 2010
Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Objective: The primary objective of this funding opportunity announcement is to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists will be available in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical research agenda. This initiative seeks to improve the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. Such candidates include individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Detailed eligibility criteria are described in the full announcement. Award Amount: The number of awards and the total amount of funding that the participating NIH Institutes and Centers, and AHRQ expect to award through this announcement will depend on the scientific merit of applications received, relevance to the program priorities of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers, and AHRQ, and the availability of funds. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-106.html
PA #: PAR-05-127 Type of Grant: R25 Expiration Date: July 2, 2008
Title: MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Objective: The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program was created in response to a legislative mandate to “increase the numbers of underrepresented minority faculty, investigators and students engaged in biomedical and behavioral research, and to broaden the opportunities for under- represented minority faculty and students for participation in biomedical and behavioral research.” To accomplish these goals, the Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program seeks to support institutional grants that provide students from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research well integrated developmental activities to increase their knowledge, skills, and information as they move to more advanced levels and ultimately attain the Ph.D. degree. Award Amount: Will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. Approximately six million dollars is anticipated to be available for ten new RISE and/or competing RISE institutional four-year grant awards made under the research education (R25) mechanisms. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-127.html
PA #: PAR-06-553 Type of Grant: R25 Expiration Date: February 24, 2009
Title: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) Objective: The goal of the IMSD Program is to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups in biomedical and behavioral research who enter into and successfully complete the Ph.D. degree programs in these fields. Award Amount: Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-553.html
PA #: PAR-06-548 Type of Grant: R25 Expiration Date: September 19, 2010
Title: MBRS Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Objective: The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program was created in response to a legislative mandate to “increase the numbers of underrepresented minority faculty, investigators and students engaged in biomedical and behavioral research, and to broaden the opportunities for underrepresented minority faculty and students for participation in biomedical and behavioral research.” To accomplish these goals, the Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program will provide institutional grants for students from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research with well integrated developmental activities that will increase their preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit and successful completion of the Ph.D. degree. Award Amount: Because the nature and scope of the proposed research education program will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-548.html
Expiration Date: September 26, 2010 Title: NINDS Diversity Research Education Grants in Neuroscience Objective: To invite applications for diversity education grants whose goals are to support the development and/or implementation of programs as it relates to (1) increasing the number of Ph.D.-level diversity research scientists (2) advancing diversity trainees to the next step in their education; and (3) the value-added of scientific enrichment within the National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) mission. Funding support for the R25 Diversity Education Programs should lead to increased recruitment, mentoring, training and retention of diverse researchers in the scientific and technology workforce. Award Amount: The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 5 years. Direct costs are up to $250,000 per year. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-456.html
PA#: PAR-07-432 Type of Grant: R25 Expiration Date: January 23, 2010
Title: NIGMS’ Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Objective: The goal of the PREP is to encourage individuals from underrepresented groups who have recently obtained their baccalaureate degrees to complete for Ph.D. degree programs in biomedically relevant sciences through extensive academic enhancements and research experience. Award Amount: The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed four years. Direct costs are limited to $350,000 annually. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-432.html
PA#: PAR-07-410 Type of Grant: R25 Expiration Date: January 21, 2010
Title: Bridges to the Doctorate Program Objective: The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the number of students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of the nation and/or populations disproportionately affected by health disparities (hereafter referred to as targeted groups/populations) who successfully complete the Ph.D. degree in biomedical and behavioral sciences. This initiative promotes inter-institutional partnerships between institutions granting a terminal master’s degree and institutions that offer Ph.D. degrees to develop well-integrated developmental activities that will increase students’ preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit and successful completion of the Ph.D. degree in biomedical and behavioral sciences. Award Amount: Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. For more information:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-410.html
NIH Funding Opportunities Specific to Underrepresented Minority Investigators, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Predoctoral Students
Funding #: HHS-2008-CMS-HHS-0007
Expiration Date: June 26, 2008
Title: Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Sciences Research Grant Program
Objective: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under its Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program to inform researchers of funding opportunities to conduct health services research affecting Hispanic American communities for 2008. This announcement seeks competitive applications for small applied research projects that relate to identifying and evaluating solutions for eliminating health disparities among Hispanic Americans.
Additional Funding Opportunities for Underrepresented Minorities
The Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Program for the National Cancer Institute has an array of programs and activities aimed at increasing the number of competitive minority researchers involved in cancer research: http://minorityopportunities.nci.nih.gov/index.html.
Title: AIDS International Training and Research Program Announcement Number:PAR-07-348 Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications from eligible institutions for innovative, collaborative research training programs that would contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable research capacity in HIV-related conditions at institutions in low- and middle-income countries. Expiration Date: August 15, 2009
Title: Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children Announcement Number:PA-07-392 Purpose: This initiative focuses on ethnic and racial minority children and underserved populations of children such as: children from low literacy, rural and low-income populations, geographically isolated children, hearing and visually impaired children, physically or mentally disabled children, children of migrant workers, children from immigrant and refugee families, and language minority children. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (physical and family environments), social (e.g., peer influences), economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences; studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known illness and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the cost effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in nontraditional settings. Expiration Date: September 8, 2010
Title: Identifying and Reducing Diabetes and Obesity Related Health Disparities within Healthcare Systems Announcement Number:PA-07-388 Purpose: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is releasing this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to request Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/ organizations conducting research designed to identify healthcare system factors leading to disparate diabetes and obesity health outcomes. Expiration Date: July 6, 2010
Title: Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence Announcement Number:PA-07-329 Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to promote research on women and sex/gender differences in drug/alcohol abuse and dependence. Expiration Date: May 8, 2010
Title: Women's Mental Health and Sex/Gender Differences Research Announcement Number:PA-07-164 Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), invites research grant applications on women's mental health and sex/gender differences in mental health across the lifespan. Expiration Date: January 3, 2009
Title: Research on Improving Health Care for Obese Patients Announcement Number:PA-07-013 Purpose: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct research to determine the barriers to optimal health care for obese patients, and to test innovations or modifications in care delivery to improve health outcomes for obese patients independent of weight loss. Expiration Date: March 6, 2010
Title: Health Disparities in NIDDK Diseases Announcement Number:PA-07-027 Purpose: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health NIH), seeks research to understand and mitigate issues of health disparities in high priority diseases within its scope, including diabetes, obesity, nutrition-related disorders, hepatitis C, gallbladder disease, H. Pylori infection, sickle cell disease, kidney diseases, and metabolic, gastrointestinal, hepatic, and renal complications from infection with HIV. Expiration Date: May 2, 2009
Title: Identifying and Reducing Diabetes and Obesity Related Health Disparities within Healthcare Systems Announcement Number:PA-07-388
Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) requests applications designed to identify or address factors or barriers that result in disparate outcomes within a healthcare system. All applications should measure the impact of identified factors or interventions on health outcomes. Research is sought that examines at least one of the following factors in a healthcare system and/or the interaction between these factors; healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations, and the patients and communities they serve.
Title: Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence Announcement Number:PA-07-330 Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to promote research on women and sex/gender differences in drug/alcohol abuse and dependence. Expiration Date: May 8, 2010
Title: Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health Announcement Number:PA-06-453 Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Examples of disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and influenza pandemics. Expiration Date: September 2, 2009
Title: The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery Announcement Number:PA-08-085 Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of Small Research Grant (R03) applications from organizations/institutions that propose to: (1) improve the measurement of racial /ethnic discrimination in health care delivery systems through improved instrumentation, data collection, and statistical/analytical techniques; (2) to enhance understanding of the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination in health care delivery and its association with disparities in disease incidence, treatment, and outcomes among disadvantaged racial/ethnic minority groups; and (3) to reduce the prevalence of racial/ethnic health disparities through the development of interventions to reduce the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination on health care delivery systems in the United States. Expiration Date: May 8, 2011
Title: Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children Announcement Number:PA-07-391 Purpose: This initiative focuses on ethnic and racial minority children and underserved populations of children such as: children from low literacy, rural and low-income populations, geographically isolated children, hearing and visually impaired children, physically or mentally disabled children, children of migrant workers, children from immigrant and refugee families, and language minority children. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (physical and family environments), social (e.g., peer influences), economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences; studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known illness and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the cost effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in nontraditional settings. Expiration Date: September 8, 2010
Title: Women and Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence Announcement Number:PA-07-331 Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to promote research on women and sex/gender differences in drug/alcohol abuse and dependence. Expiration Date: May 8, 2010
Title: Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health Announcement Number:PA-06-452 Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Examples of disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and influenza pandemics. Expiration Date: September 2, 2009
Title: Women's Mental Health and Sex/Gender Differences Research Announcement Number:PA-06-334 Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), invites research grant applications on women's mental health and sex/gender differences in mental health across the lifespan. Expiration Date: May 2, 2009
Title: Cancer Surveillance Using Health Claims-based Data System Announcement Number: PA-06-386 Purpose: NCI and AHRQ invite investigator-initiated grant applications for research entailing the use of health claims data for cancer surveillance. Cancer surveillance may include assessment of patterns of care, quality, and outcomes of care, and health disparities across the continuum of treatment. The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage R21 grant applications from individuals who are interested in carrying out exploratory/ developmental research projects that are designed to expand our understanding of the validity of and methods needed to use claims data for cancer surveillance. Responses to this FOA may also include pilot analyses needed to provide preliminary data for larger grant proposals. Expiration Date: May 2, 2009
Title: Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males Announcement Number: PA-07-421 Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant applications from applicants that propose to stimulate and expand research in the health of minority men. Specifically, this initiative is intended to: 1) enhance our understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males and their subpopulations across the life cycle, and 2) solicit applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse males and their subpopulations age 21 and older. Expiration Date: September 8, 2010
Funding Opportunities Addressing Diversity
Type of Grant: F31
Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Announcement Number:PA-07-106 Purpose: The primary objective of this funding opportunity announcement is to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists will be available in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical research agenda. This initiative seeks to improve the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. Such candidates include individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Detailed eligibility criteria are described in the full announcement. Expiration Date: April 14, 2010
Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Announcement Number:PAR-07-384 Purpose: The primary objective of this funding opportunity is to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists will be available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) research agendas. Expiration Date: May 8, 2010
Title: NCI Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity Announcement Number:PAR-06-220 Purpose: The goal of the NCI CMBB K01 is to diversify the pool of independent cancer research investigators. The NCI and CMBB recognize a unique and compelling need to promote diversity in participation in cancer research and expect efforts to diversify the cancer research workforce to lead to the recruitment of the most talented researchers from all groups. Expiration Date: March 2, 2009
Title: NINR Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Underrepresented or Disadvantaged Investigators Announcement Number:PAR-05-135 Purpose: The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) recognizes a unique and compelling need to promote diversity in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences research workforce, specifically in nursing research investigators. The NINR Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Underrepresented or Disadvantaged Investigators is one approach to increasing diversity of nurse investigators by providing additional research career development opportunities with financial support. Expiration Date: September 2, 2008
Title: Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research Announcement Number:PAR-05-071 Purpose: The objective of the Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research is to promote diversity among faculty-level neuroscience investigators who are competitively funded to conduct independent research. Expiration Date: December 2, 2008
Title: NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Announcement Number:RFA-DK-06-015 Purpose: The Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research is a three year career development award made to clinician scientists from diverse backgrounds including individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and individuals from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. This award provides an opportunity for specialized study in NIDDK-relevant research areas for clinician scientists committed to a career in laboratory or clinical research. Expiration Date: November 27, 2008
Title: NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity Announcement Number:PAR-06-221 Purpose: The goal of the NCI CMBB K08 is to diversify the pool of laboratory or field-based cancer investigators. The NCI CMBB recognizes a unique and compelling need to promote diversity in laboratory and field-based research. The CMBB expects efforts to diversify the workforce in these areas to lead to the recruitment of the most talented researchers from all groups. Accordingly, this award forms an important part of the NCI initiative to attract talented underrepresented individuals to the challenges of cancer research. Expiration Date: March 2, 2009
Title: NIDA Mentored Clinical Scientists Development Program Award in Drug Abuse and Addiction Announcement Number:PAR-07-346 Purpose: The goal of NIH-supported career development programs is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. This NIDA K12 mechanism provides support for three to five years of supervised study and research for clinically trained professionals who have the potential to develop into productive, clinical investigators in areas related to drug abuse and addiction. Expiration Date: May 8, 2010
Title: Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award Announcement Number:PAR-06-470 Purpose: The Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) Division of NIGMS re-announces the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) Initiative, which seeks to combine mentored postdoctoral research at a research-intensive institution with an opportunity for candidates to develop teaching skills through mentored assignments at a Minority Serving Institution. Expiration Date: September 23, 2008
Title: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award to Promote Diversity Announcement Number:PAR-06-222 Purpose: The goal of the NCI CMBB K23 is to diversify the pool of clinical researchers who can conduct cancer focused patient-oriented studies, capitalizing on the discoveries of biomedical research and translating them to clinical settings. This award forms an important part of the NCI initiative to recruit the most talented researchers from all groups and to promote diversity in the patient-oriented research workforce. Expiration Date: March 2, 2009
Title: Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities Announcement Number:PAR-07-379 Purpose: To encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) Public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing “health gaps” among groups. Proposals that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as system science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged. Expiration Date: September 19, 2009
Title: Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: Focus on African Americans Announcement Number:PA-07-116 Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages drug abuse and mental health research to better understand the disparities in HIV/AIDS in minority populations, particularly among African Americans, who as a group, have experienced exceptionally high rates of new HIV infections and worse survival rates than other ethnic/racial groups in this country. Drug abuse research on HIV among African-Americans is encouraged to elucidate the relationship between drug use, abuse, and dependence on the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related morbidity and mortality; to develop effective, culturally sensitive prevention, intervention, and treatment programs for drug abuse and HIV/AIDS; and to understand the nexus of drug abuse, criminal justice involvement, and HIV/AIDS. Research on mental health issues in HIV risk and HIV infection among African Americans is encouraged on determinants of risk taking in a variety of contexts, the impact of neuropsychiatric comorbidities associated with HIV, development of a spectrum of culturally appropriate HIV interventions targeting mental health aspects, testing of behavioral interventions for their sustainability and translation to real-world settings, and improvement of mental health and HIV service utilization. Expiration Date: January 3, 2009
Title: Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research (ANSWHR) Announcement Number:PAS-07-382 Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and co-sponsoring NIH institutes and centers (ICs), is to promote innovative, interdisciplinary research that will advance new concepts in women’s health research and the study of sex/gender differences. Recent research reports have established the importance of studying issues specific to women, including the scientific and clinical importance of analyzing data separately for females and males. ORWH is particularly interested in encouraging extramural investigators to undertake new interdisciplinary research to advance studies on how sex and gender factors affect women's health; however, applications in all areas of women’s health and/or sex/gender research are invited. Expiration Date: January 8, 2010
Title: Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: Focus on African Americans Announcement Number:PA-07-290 Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages drug abuse and mental health research to better understand the disparities in HIV/AIDS in minority populations, particularly among African Americans, who as a group, have experienced exceptionally high rates of new HIV infections and worse survival rates than other ethnic/racial groups in this country. Drug abuse research on HIV among African-Americans is encouraged to elucidate the relationship between drug use, abuse, and dependence on the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related morbidity and mortality; to develop effective, culturally sensitive prevention, intervention, and treatment programs for drug abuse and HIV/AIDS; and to understand the nexus of drug abuse, criminal justice involvement, and HIV/AIDS. Research on mental health issues in HIV risk and HIV infection among African Americans is encouraged on determinants of risk taking in a variety of contexts, the impact of neuropsychiatric comorbidities associated with HIV, development of a spectrum of culturally appropriate HIV interventions targeting mental health aspects, testing of behavioral interventions for their sustainability and translation to real-world settings, and improvement of mental health and HIV service utilization. Expiration Date: January 3, 2009
Title: Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research (ANSWHR) Announcement Number:PAS-07-381 Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and co-sponsoring NIH institutes and centers (ICs), is to promote innovative, interdisciplinary research that will advance new concepts in women’s health research and the study of sex/gender differences. Recent research reports have established the importance of studying issues specific to women, including the scientific and clinical importance of analyzing data separately for females and males. ORWH is particularly interested in encouraging extramural investigators to undertake new interdisciplinary research to advance studies on how sex and gender factors affect women's health; however, applications in all areas of women’s health and/or sex/gender research are invited. Expiration Date: January 8, 2010
Title: Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities Announcement Number:PAR-07-380 Purpose: To encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) Public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing "health gaps" among groups. Proposals that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as system science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged. Expiration Date: September 19, 2009
Title: Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS: Focus on African Americans Announcement Number:PA-07-289 Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages drug abuse and mental health research to better understand the disparities in HIV/AIDS in minority populations, particularly among African Americans, who as a group, have experienced exceptionally high rates of new HIV infections and worse survival rates than other ethnic/racial groups in this country. Drug abuse research on HIV among African-Americans is encouraged to elucidate the relationship between drug use, abuse, and dependence on the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related morbidity and mortality; to develop effective, culturally sensitive prevention, intervention, and treatment programs for drug abuse and HIV/AIDS; and to understand the nexus of drug abuse, criminal justice involvement, and HIV/AIDS. Research on mental health issues in HIV risk and HIV infection among African Americans is encouraged on determinants of risk taking in a variety of contexts, the impact of neuropsychiatric comorbidities associated with HIV, development of a spectrum of culturally appropriate HIV interventions targeting mental health aspects, testing of behavioral interventions for their sustainability and translation to real-world settings, and improvement of mental health and HIV service utilization. Expiration Date: January 3, 2009
Title: Understanding the Effects of Emerging Cellular, Molecular, and Genomic Technologies on Cancer Health Care Delivery Announcement Number:PA-06-281 Purpose: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits exploratory/developmental (R21) grant applications from applicant organizations that propose to conduct health services research that addresses the utilization of cellular, molecular, and genetic or genomic (CMG) technologies in cancer care. The studies will assess CMG technologies in relation to: quality of care; organizational barriers and change factors in utilization; cost and cost-effectiveness; disparities in access and efficacy; monitoring of cross-sectional patterns of care and time trends; impacts on existing standards of care; and influences on cancer outcomes, such as incidence, progression, mortality, survival, and quality of life. Expiration Date: March 2, 2009
Title: Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) Announcement Number:PAR-06-553 Purpose: The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program was created in response to a legislative mandate to "increase the numbers of underrepresented minority faculty, investigators and students engaged in biomedical and behavioral research, and to broaden the opportunities for underrepresented minority faculty and students for participation in biomedical and behavioral research." To accomplish this goal, the Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) program provides, at research institutions, institutional grants for students from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research with well integrated developmental activities that will increase their preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit and successful completion of the Ph.D. degree. Expiration Date: February 24, 2009
Title: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Announcement Number:PAR-08-190 Purpose: The NIH hereby notifies Principal Investigators holding specific types of NIH research grants (listed in the full announcement) that funds are available for administrative supplements to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, postdoctorates, and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. Although the administrative supplements supported under this program provide funding for less than one percent of all individuals involved in NIH supported research, the NIH has found these awards to be an effective means of encouraging institutions to recruit from currently underrepresented groups. Administrative supplements must support work within the scope of the original project. Expiration Date: September 30, 2011
