Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research to Address Vaccine Uptake and Implementation among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities
| | 03/31/2023
| 06/06/2026
| This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) highlights the need for research on strategies and interventions to increase vaccine uptake and implementation among populations experiencing health disparities in the United States (U.S.) and its territories. Research is needed to understand and address misinformation, uncertainty, distrust, and hesitancy regarding uptake of vaccines (e.g., SARS-CoV-2, pneumococcal, influenza, hepatitis B, human papilloma virus (HPV), varicella, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis [Tdap]) among individuals in the U.S. and its territories, especially in populations at increased risk for morbidity and mortality due to long-standing systemic health and social inequities, as well as chronic medical conditions. This NOSI is focused on individuals across the life span (i.e., all ages). The purpose of this NOSI is to solicit research that will: 1) understand and address barriers to increasing reach, access, and uptake of vaccinations among populations experiencing health disparities; 2) evaluate organizational, local, state, and federal policies and initiatives that mitigate or exacerbate disparities in vaccine access, uptake, and series completion, and 3) evaluate community-engaged interventions (e.g., expand reach, address psychosocial barriers, and social determinants of health [SDOH]) to facilitate vaccination uptake in clinical and community contexts.
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Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program
| CDF #: 84.184X
| | 05-15-2024
| The Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program provides funding to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in high need schools and local educational agencies (LEAs). Applicants must propose a school-based mental health partnership established for the purpose of placing graduate students of university academic programs in school-based mental health fields into schools served by the participating high-need LEAs to complete required field work, credit hours, internships, or related training as applicable for the degree, license, or credential program of each student.
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Hearst Foundations Health Grants
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| The Hearst Foundations assist leading regional hospitals, medical centers and specialized medical institutions providing access to healthcare for high-need populations. In response to the shortage of healthcare professionals necessary to meet the country’s evolving healthcare demands, the Foundations also fund programs designed to enhance skills and increase the number of practitioners and educators across roles in healthcare. The Foundations also support public health, medical research and the development of young investigators to help create a broad and enduring impact on the nation’s health.
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Gladys Brooks Foundation Grants
| | 01/01/2024
| 05/31/2024
| Gladys Brooks Foundation Grants provide support for projects in the following categories: Libraries: Resource endowments - Equipment - Capital construction Educational Institutions: Scholarship funds - Fellowships for teachers working in the liberal arts, mathematics, and sciences - Capital funds Hospitals and Clinics: Proposals that address a new healthcare need - Proposals that improve the quality of healthcare - Proposals that reduce health costs and improve patient outcomes - Capital funds |
Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 6: A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions | FOA-ETA-24-08
| 04-04-2024
| 06-20-2024
| The WORC Initiative aims to fund grants that create economic mobility, address inequities for historically marginalized communities of color, rural areas, and other underserved and underrepresented communities. These grants are designed to produce high-quality employment outcomes for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions, enabling them to remain and thrive in their communities. The Initiative provides grant funds to help impacted communities develop local and regional workforce development solutions aligned with existing economic development strategies and community partnerships, promoting new, sustainable job opportunities and long-term economic vitality with a focus on equity and underserved populations. WORC Round 6 places a strong emphasis on three key focus areas: enhancing access to Good Jobs, prioritizing equity, and sustaining impact. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.gov; however, please note there is limited information that may be shared with the public, as this FOA is currently under development. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.
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Building Rural and Frontier Local Health Department Capacity to AddressDisparities and Advance Health Equity
| | | FRA deadline: 04-01-2024
| This request for applications (RFA) enhances the reach and desired outcomes of OT21-2103A, designed
to address health disparities and advance health equity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This opportunity
is designed to provide funding and capacity-building training, technical assistance, and tools/resources
to: 1) expand the capacity and services of eligible rural and/or frontier-serving local health departments
(LHDs) to prevent and control the infection (or transmission) of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
among populations at higher risk and that are underserved, including racial and ethnic minority groups,
and people living in rural and/or frontier communities; and 2) strengthen coordination and collaboration
with existing 2103 grant recipients, including State, Local, and US Territorial Health Departments.
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Rural Health Research Center Program
| HRSA-24-004
| 3-22-2024
| 5-23-2024 | The purpose of the Rural Health Research Center Program is to increase the amount of high quality, impartial, policy-relevant research to assist decision-makers at the federal, state, and local levels to better understand problems faced by rural communities, and provide information that will improve access to quality, affordable healthcare services. RHRC recipients will conduct policy-oriented health services research on rural issues and synthesize the results into reports easily understood by a non-technical policy audience. The awards provided through the RHRC Cooperative Agreement Program are designed to provide support for a four-year research center with a specific area of research concentration. The Cooperative Agreement Program will support health services research projects but excludes clinical/biomedical research and the use of funds for delivery of services. |
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
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| 03-08-2024
| 05-10-2024 Letter of Intent
06-10-2024 Application
| Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Optional) will award funding to small business concerns (SBCs) to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups. The proposed technology should improve racial and ethnic minority health or reduce health disparities by addressing factors listed in the NIMHD Research Framework and/or by addressing other barriers and social determinants of health.
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Community Level innovations for Improving Health Outcomes
| MP-CPI-24-001
| 03-05-2024
| 05-15-2024, 6pm, ET
| The Office of Minority Health will provide grants for projects that demonstrate community level innovations to increase use of preventive health services, improve health outcomes, and reduce health disparities driven by social determinants of health.
Recipients will be expected to: Build or maintain a sustainable collaborative network to carry out the project; Implement community level innovations that impact up to 2 Leading Health Indicators (LHIs); Evaluate processes and outcomes to assess project effectiveness and impact; and Share project findings, results, best practices, and lessons learned with the population(s) of focus, the public, and other stakeholders. |
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
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| 04-25-2024, 7:30 pm, ET
| The National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program awards scholarships to students who are pursuing one of the following degrees with a primary care specialty: Medicine (MD or DO), Dentistry (DDS or DMD), Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, Physician Assistant |
Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes and Advance Health Equity in Rural Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
| | 03-06-2024
| 04-17-2024
(letter of Intent - optional)
05-17-2024
| This program provides grants for research projects to develop, adapt, or implement intervention strategies to address social determinants of health (SDOH) to improve health and promote health equity in rural populations.
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Staff Sergeant Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program Funding Opportunity
| | 01-26-2024
| 04-26-2024 at 11:59pm, ET
| VA is announcing the availability of funds for suicide prevention grants under the Staff Sergeant Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP). This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) contains information concerning SSG Fox SPGP; the grant application processes; and the amount of funding available. Awards made for suicide prevention grants will fund operations beginning on September 30, 2024. This is a 1-year award with the option to renew for an additional year, pending availability of funds and grantee performance.
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Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Impact (RCORP – Impact)
| HRSA - 24-014
| 03-06-2024 | 05-06-2024
| The purpose of RCORP – Impact is to improve access to integrated and coordinated treatment and recovery services for substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in rural areas. Ultimately, RCORP-Impact aims to address the SUD/OUD crisis in rural communities and promote long-term, sustained recovery.
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AHRQ Small Health Services Research Grant Program (R03)
| | 02-27-24
| 07-17-2029
| Supports different types of health services research projects, including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Rural and frontier areas are considered a priority population.
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AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01)
| | 02-27-24
| 07-06-2029
| Support for specified health services research projects related to AHRQ's mission to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ's priorities include an interest in rural and frontier healthcare delivery.
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AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18)
| | 02-27-24
| 05-26-2024
| Supports the dissemination and implementation of research projects related to AHRQ's mission to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ's priorities include an interest in frontier and rural healthcare delivery.
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Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Grants
| | 03-01-2024
| 04-29-2024
| The Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program provides grants to encourage and improve telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas through the use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to be used by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural residents. Grants are for projects where the benefit is primarily delivered to end users end users at remote sites via telecommunications, with the goal of increasing rural access to education, training, and healthcare resources would otherwise be limited or unavailable. |
