Research Grants

Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research (NIH)

Deadline: January 9, 2015

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications to support Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research to stimulate basic and applied research on environmental health disparities. The proposed research is expected to develop innovative approaches to understand environmentally-driven health disparities and improve access to healthy environments for vulnerable populations and communities. The proposed Centers are expected to support research efforts, mentoring, research translation and information dissemination. Click here for more information.

Mechanistic Studies of Pain and Alcohol Dependence (NIH)

Deadline: January 7, 2018

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that propose to conduct mechanistic studies on the relationship between excessive alcohol drinking, alcohol dependence and pain. An association between chronic pain conditions and alcohol dependence has been revealed in numerous studies with episodes of alcohol abuse antedating chronic pain in some people and alcohol dependence emerging after the onset of chronic pain in others. Pain transmission and alcohols reinforcing effects share overlapping neural substrates giving rise to the possibility that chronic pain states significantly affect alcohol use patterns and promote the development of dependence and addiction. In addition, long term alcohol intoxication and alcohol dependence induce pain symptoms and may exacerbate chronic pain arising from other sources. The objective of this FOA is to understand genetic, pharmacological and learning mechanisms underlying the association between the propensity to drink excessively alcohol and pain responses. Click here for more information.

Russel Sage Foundation Future of Work Grant Program

Deadline: January 16, 2015

The Russell Sage Foundation’s program on the Future of Work supports research on the causes and consequences of changes in the quality of jobs for less- and moderately-skilled workers in the United States. We seek research proposals that will broaden our understanding of the role of changes in employer practices, the nature of the labor market and public policies on the employment, earnings, and the quality of jobs of American workers. We are especially interested in funding analyses of original qualitative and quantitative data sources, and novel uses of existing sources of data to address important questions about the interplay of market and non-market forces in shaping the wellbeing of workers, today and in the future. Click here for more information.

The Center for Retirement Research Steven H. Sandell Grant Program

Deadline: January 31, 2015

The Center for Retirement Research sponsors the annual Steven H. Sandell Grant Program for scholars in the field of retirement research and policy. The program is funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration to provide opportunities for junior scholars from all academic disciplines to pursue cutting-edge projects on retirement income issues. Priority areas include: Social Security, macroeconomic analyses of Social Security, wealth and retirement income, program interactions, international research, and demographic research. Click here for more information.

Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) Coordinating Center (CC) (NIH)

Deadline: January 2, 2015

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to continue addressing two critical scientific questions on the clinical course of perinatally acquired HIV infection in adolescents and the oral and systemic health consequences of in utero and infant exposure to antiretroviral chemotherapy in representative cohorts of children in the United States. Click here for more information.

System-Level Health Services and Policy Research on Health Disparities (NIH)

Deadline: January 20, 2015

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit innovative system-level health services and policy research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the elimination of health disparities. Click here for more information.

Data Visualization Challenge: Using Data to Improve Justice (NIJ)

Deadline: January 30, 2015

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) are launching a collaborative Data Visualization Challenge in support of the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) Digital Strategy. This Challenge seeks data visualizations capable of expanding the use and understanding of publicly available criminal justice data. Click here for more information. 

The Gerber Foundation Pediatric Research Grant

Deadline: December 1, 2014

R40 Maternal and Child Health Research Program (HRSA)

Deadline: December 5, 2014

The R40 MCH Research Program supports applied research relating to maternal and child health services, including services for children with special health care needs.  Research should demonstrate a substantial contribution to advancement of the current knowledge pool, and when used in States and communities should result in health and health services improvements.  Findings from the research supported by the MCH Research Program are expected to strengthen and expand Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Click here for more information.

Maternal and Child Health Research Program Secondary Data Analysis Studies (HRSA)

Deadline: December 5, 2014

The R40 MCH SDAS program supports applied research relating to maternal and child health services that utilizes exclusively the secondary analysis of existing national databases and/or administrative records.  These projects should have the potential to improve health services and delivery of care for maternal and child health populations. Findings from the research supported by the MCH Research Program are expected to strengthen and expand Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Click here for more information.

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (NIH)
Deadline: January 5, 2015

The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and its cosponsors invite institutional career development award applications for Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Career Development Programs, hereafter termed “Programs.” Programs will support mentored research career development of junior faculty members, known as BIRCWH Scholars, who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowships, and who will be engaged in interdisciplinary basic, translational, behavioral, clinical, and/or health services research relevant to women’s health, and where appropriate the use of both sexes to better understand the influence of sex as a variable on health and disease. Click here for more information.

NIMHD Academic Research Enhancement Award: Enhancing Health Disparities Research at Undergraduate Institutions (NIH)

Deadline: January 12, 2015

The NIMHD encourages institutions that are eligible to apply for support through the NIH Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) program to submit applications for innovative research projects focused on minority health and health disparities. Awards are intended to support small-scale projects proposed by faculty members at eligible institutions to expose students to meritorious research and to strengthen the research environment of participating institutions. This initiative also seeks to stimulate interest in health disparities research careers among undergraduate students through hands-on participation in original research. Click here for more information.

System-Level Health Services and Policy Research on Health Disparities (NIH)

Deadline: January 20, 2015

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit innovative system-level health services and policy research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the elimination of health disparities. Click here for more information.

Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (NIH)

Deadline: December 22, 2014

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications to support a transdisciplinary program of basic and applied research to examine the effects of environmental factors on childrens health and well-being. Research conducted through the Centers should include substantive areas of science in childrens health while incorporating innovative technologies and approaches and links to the environment. This program encourages strong links between disciplines in the basic, applied, clinical and public health sciences to prevent disease and promote health of all children. Click here for more information.

Epidemiology of Drug Abuse (NIH)

Deadline: September 7, 2017

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to support research projects to enhance our understanding of the nature, extent, distribution, etiology, comorbidities, and consequences of drug use, abuse, and addiction across individuals, families, communities, and diverse population groups. This FOA strongly encourages applications that reflect the breadth of epidemiology research by addressing multiple levels of risk, resilience, and causation across scientific disciplines; by applying novel methods to advance knowledge of the interplay among genetic, environmental, and developmental factors and between social environments and associated health and disease outcomes; and by building on the research investments of NIH and sister HHS agencies to harness existing data on the epidemiology and etiology of drug abuse to improve public health prevention and treatment programs. Click here for more information.

Pregnancy in Women with Disabilities (NIH)

Deadline: January 7, 2017

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages research project grants (R01) investigating the incidence, course, and outcomes of pregnancy among women with disabilities. Areas of interest also include studies to inform preconceptional and antenatal counseling and strategies for addressing barriers to prenatal care, and management of pregnancy, the puerperium, and the transition to parenthood in order to optimize outcomes for women with physical, intellectual and developmental, and/or sensory disabilities and their families. Applicants are encouraged to include women with disabilities and members of the community in the design and conduct of their research. Click here for more information.

The Midlife in the United States Study (NIH)

Deadline: January 7, 2018

The purpose of this FOA is to solicit an application for the next 5-year cycle of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Study, a National Longitudinal Study of Health and Well-being. The goals of this next phase are to complete the third wave of longitudinal data collection and enhance content in the area of daily stress; complete the second wave of data collection of clinical biomarkers and affective neuroscience assessments; continue innovative sub-studies such as how psychosocial influences affect gene expression and novel methods to track and reinstate non-responders; connect these content areas through innovative analyses to data on health, functioning, personality, cognitive status, affective functioning, economic well-being, social relationships, and well-being; and maintain and enhance data distribution and user support. A central goal of the MIDUS study is to support data dissemination, user support of public use files, and encourage data use broadly by the scientific community. Click here for more information.

The Robert Bowne Foundation National After School Matters Initiative Grant

Deadline: November 14, 2014

National Institute on Out-of-School Time on behalf of the Robert Bowne Foundation is pleased to announce the 2015 National Afterschool Matters Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. Research Grants. The grant aims to: generate and disseminate research about organizations serving youth during the out-of-school hours; build a network of scholars studying organizations serving youth during the out-of-school hours; and contribute to basic knowledge and the improvement of practice and policy in the area of youth programs during the out-of-school hours. Click here for more information.

Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (NIH)
Deadline: September 7, 2016

This initiative seeks 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) encourage 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. Click here for more information.

Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH)

Deadline: January 15, 2015

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to invite applications to participate in the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program which supports high quality translational and clinical research locally, regionally, and nationally, and fosters innovation in methods, training, and career development. Click here for more information. 

NIAID Career Transition Award (NIH)

Deadline: September 7, 2017

The purpose of the NIAID Career Transition Award (CTA) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented NIH-supported independent investigators that will address the health needs of the Nation. The NIAID CTA is specifically designed to facilitate the transition from a postdoctoral research position to an independent research position. Click here for more information.

Self-Management for Health in Chronic Conditions (NIH)

Deadline: January 7, 2018

The purpose of this initiative is to support research in self-management focused across conditions. A recent report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) identifies the epidemic of chronic condition as the nations leading health challenge and calls for cross-cutting, coordinated public health actions for living well with chronic illness. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) addresses that recommendation by describing an initiative that focuses on self-management as a mainstream science in order to reduce the burden of chronic illnesses/conditions. Click here for more information.

Strengthen Evidence Base for Maternal and Child Health Programs (HRSA)

Deadline: November 10, 2014

This announcement solicits applications for the “Strengthen Evidence Base for Maternal and Child Health Programs” cooperative agreement.  The purpose of this program is to provide support and resources to assist State Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs in developing evidence-based or evidence-informed State Action Plans as well as in responding to the National Outcome Measures, National Performance Measures, State Performance Measures, and state-initiated Structural/Process Measures. Click here for more information.

Clinical and Translational Science Award (NIH)
Deadline: December 16, 2014

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to invite applications to participate in the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program which supports high quality translational and clinical research locally, regionally, and nationally, and fosters innovation in methods, training, and career development. Click here for more information.

Secondary Analyses of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data (NIH)

Deadline: September 7, 2017

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of investigator-initiated research grant applications to support the secondary analysis of existing data sets with the goal of enhancing our understanding of patterns of alcohol consumption and the epidemiology of alcohol-related problems. Research grants for the Secondary Analysis of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data Sets are intended to provide support for studies that utilize currently available data sets to increase our understanding of the incidence, prevalence and etiology of alcohol related problems and disorders in the population, as well as the risk and protective factors associated with them. Research that employs analytic techniques which demonstrate or promote methodological advances in alcohol-related epidemiologic research is also of interest. Click here for more information.

Partnership for State Title V Maternal and Child Health Leadership Community Cooperative Agreement (HRSA)

Deadline: November 3, 2014

This announcement solicits applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Partnership for State Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Leadership Community Cooperative Agreement. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support an organization focusing on MCH to improve public health programs and the delivery of MCH services and assure optimal alignment with the transformed Title V MCH Services Block Grant program.  The awardee will support efforts of State Title V MCH programs, led by State MCH  and Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Directors, to improve the health of all mothers and children by assisting States in developing, implementing, and sustaining public health programs and a comprehensive system of care for the delivery of MCH services that are well aligned with the transformed Title V MCH Services Block Grant.  In addition, the awardee will support efforts of State Title V MCH Services Block Grant programs related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including outreach and enrollment, tracking improvements from coverage to care to systems, and developing an early warning system for ACA-related issues in MCH. Click here for more information.

Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) (HRSA)
Deadline: October 14, 2014

The Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) is a cooperative agreement between the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Federal grants of $50,000 per year for up to five years are awarded through the program to support community-based child health projects that improve the health status of mothers, infants, children, and adolescents by increasing their access to health services. Click here for more information.

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)/Lesbian Health Fund (LHF) Research Projects
Deadline: October 15, 2014

The Lesbian Health Fund (LHF), a program of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality, was established in 1992 to define, study, and educate lesbians and their health care providers about lesbian health issues. LHF’s mission is to improve the health of lesbians, other sexual minority women (SMW) and their families through research. Click here for more information.

Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health Research Grant Application
Deadline: November 1, 2014

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Program – Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization

Deadline: Open

Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) supports research, policy analysis and evaluation projects that provide policy leaders timely information on health care policy, financing and organization issues. Click here for more information.

Systems Science and Health in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (NIH)

Deadline: January 7, 2015

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop basic and applied projects utilizing systems science methodologies relevant to human behavioral and social sciences and health. This FOA is intended to encourage a broader scope of topics to be addressed with systems science methodologies, beyond those encouraged by existing open FOAs. Research projects applicable to this FOA are those that are either applied or basic in nature (including methodological development), have a human behavioral and/or social science focus, and feature systems science methodologies. Click here for more information.

Testing Interventions for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (NIH)
Deadline: September 7, 2017

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to fund highly innovative and promising research that tests multi-level intervention programs of 1 to 2 years in length that are designed to increase health-enhancing physical activity: 1) in persons or groups that can benefit from such activity; and 2) that could be made scalable and sustainable for broad use across the nation. This FOA provides support for up to 5 years for research planning, intervention delivery, and follow-up activities. Click here for more information.

Viola W. Bernard Foundation Grants

Deadline: November 2, 2014

Grants are generally limited to projects or programs for children and young people with a mental health component. Grants provide funding for innovative programs that address the interplay between social conditions and psychological health of children and families. Click here for more information.

Science of Organizations (NSF)

Deadline: September 3, 2014

Organizations — private and public, established and entrepreneurial, designed and emergent, formal and informal, profit and nonprofit — are critical to the well-being of nations and their citizens. They are of crucial importance for producing goods and services, creating value, providing jobs, and achieving social goals. The Science of Organizations (SoO) program funds basic research that yields a scientific evidence base for improving the design and emergence, development and deployment, and management and ultimate effectiveness of organizations of all kinds. Click here for more information.

Enhancing Public Health Surveillance of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities through the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network (CDC)

Deadline: October 10, 2014

The purpose of this FOA is to enhance the capacity of surveillance programs to implement or enhance a population-based, multiple-source surveillance program for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities (DDs) that co-occur with ASD (cerebral palsy (CP) and intellectual disability (ID)). The project will fund sites to participate in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network and will enhance surveillance activities at both prior and newly participating sites through two funding components. Component A funds surveillance of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other DDs (i.e. CP and ID) among 8-year-olds. Component B funds surveillance of ASD among 4-year-olds. Component A is required for all applicants, while applying for Component B funding is optional. In this FOA, five project period short-term outcomes will be achieved through five strategies and their corresponding activities. The five expected outcomes include: improved understanding of ASD & other DDs, including trends and disparities in ASD prevalence over time; improved understanding of the implications of the change from DSM-IV TR to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ASD; stronger relationships with partners and data sources; increased dissemination of ADDM data; improved reliability and efficiency of ADDM surveillance. Click here for more information. 

Collaborative Partnership on Alcohol and Health Disparity Research Center (ADHRC) (NIH)

Deadline: December 18, 2014

This FOA is designed to facilitate planning and implementation of collaborative partnerships between Institutions that serve Underserved Communities and Populations (IUCP) and Alcohol Research Centers (ARC) to promote targeted research to reduce alcohol-related health disparities in underserved populations (e.g., African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders), as well as promote alcohol research expertise and infrastructure development at IUCP. Minority Serving institutions are particularly encouraged to consider applying for this opportunity, because these institutions have historically trained professionals from diverse backgrounds who provide health care to minority and underserved populations and are uniquely positioned to engage these populations in research and in the translation of research advances into culturally appropriate, measurable and sustained improvements in health outcomes. Click here for more information.

Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (NIH)
Deadline: September 25, 2014

The purpose of this FOA is 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. Applications that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as systems science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged. Click here for more information.

Enhancing Cross-National Research within the Health and Retirement Study Family of Studies (NIH)
Deadline: November 7, 2014

The purpose of this announcement is to enhance comparability among a specific group of measures in the US Health and Retirement Study and the family of comparable longitudinal aging studies around the world. For the purposes of this FOA, the specific measures are cognition and dementia assessment; personality and non-cognitive-character-skills; social isolation and loneliness; physical activity; and life histories. Enhancing the comparability of these measures will support cross-national behavioral and social research in aging in areas that are of a high priority to the Division of Behavioral and Social Research at National Institute on Aging. Responsive applications will propose activities such as pilot studies; calibration to gold standard measures; or methods to increase item, measure, or construct comparability. Click here for moreinformation.

NIC Service Delivery Impact Initiative (DOJ)
Deadline: August 21, 2014

Work under this cooperative agreement will involve developing a process that will guide the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to demonstrate the program effectiveness and impact of NIC service delivery methods on the field of corrections. NIC service delivery methods include responsive technical assistance, cooperative agreements (including pilot programs or demonstration projects), partnership training programs with individual agencies, multi-agency training programs, and collaboration and resource sharing forums and focus groups. Ultimately, this initiative will enhance NIC’s ability to contribute to the knowledge about what works in corrections and evidence-based practices. This project will be a collaborative venture with the National Institute of Corrections. Click here for more information.

Comparative Health System Performance in Accelerating PCOR Dissemination (AHRQ)
Deadline: September 5, 2014

As part of AHRQ’s PCOR dissemination efforts, this AHRQ Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Centers of Excellence to identify, classify, track, and compare healthcare delivery systems ranging from integrated delivery systems to Accountable Care Organizations across the U.S. to help improve the speed of adoption and diffusion of CER-recommended practices through systems. Click here for more information.

NIH Transformative Research Awards

Deadline: October 10, 2014

The NIH Transformative Research Awards complement NIHs traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists or groups of scientists proposing groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, original and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish entirely new and improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies. Little or no preliminary data are expected. Projects must clearly demonstrate the potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. Click herefor more information.

Interventions for Youth who Misuse/Abuse Prescription Stimulant Medications in High School and/or College-Attending Youth (NIH)
Deadline: November 13, 2014

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits U01 applications conducting either hypothesis-driven or hypothesis-generating controlled research to build an evidence base to address the problem of prescription stimulant medication (PSM) misuse in youth. Specifically this FOA solicits research applications that develop and test the efficacy of interventions to either prevent or reduce the misuse and diversion of PSMs among high school students and/or college students. Click here for more information.

AHRQ Health Services Research Projects
Deadline: July 5, 2017

The Research Project Grant (R01) is an award made by AHRQ to an institution/organization to support a discrete, specified health services research project. The project will be performed by the named investigator and study team. The R01 research plan proposed by the applicant institution/organization must be related to the mission and priority research interests of AHRQ. Click here for more information.

Arts-Based Approaches in Palliative Care for Symptom Management (NIH)
Deadline: September 7, 2017

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support mechanistic clinical studies aimed at understanding the impact of arts-based approaches in palliative care for symptom management. This FOA is intended to support mechanistic clinical studies to provide an evidence base for the use of the arts in palliative care for symptom management. The objective is to understand the biological, physiological, neurological, psychological, and/or sociological mechanisms by which the arts exert their effects on symptom management during and throughout the palliative care continuum. The goal is for the research supported under this FOA to develop an evidence-base that could be used as a basis for the uptake of arts-based therapies in palliative care settings, among individuals across the lifespan, with a wide variety of serious chronic conditions and their accompanying symptoms. Click here for more information.

TD Charitable Foundation 2014 Housing for Everyone Grant Competition

Deadline: August 29, 2014

The TD Charitable Foundation’s 2014 Housing for Everyone grant competition focuses on Housing for the Future. Applications should highlight the ways in which they will encourage the creation or preservation of rental housing units for families with children. Click here for more information.

National Science Foundation Sociology Program

Deadline: August 15, 2014

The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization — societies, institutions, groups and demography — and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. The Program supports both original data collections and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. Theoretically grounded projects that offer methodological innovations and improvements for data collection and analysis are also welcomed. Click here for more information.

AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants
Deadline: May 25, 2017

The Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grant (R18) is an award made by AHRQ to an institution/organization to support a discrete, specified health services research project. The project will be performed by the named investigator and study team. The R18 research plan proposed by the applicant institution/organization must be related to the mission and priority research interests of AHRQ. Click here for more information.

2014 Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards

Deadline: August 22, 2014

Three awards of $20,000 each will be awarded to nonprofit organizations, government agencies or universities responding to a community need with a program or project which focuses primarily on family/informal caregivers of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Click here for more information.

UC Davis Center for Poverty Research Small Grants Competition

Deadline: September 15, 2014

The Center for Poverty Research (CPR), located at the University of California, Davis invites proposals for its 2014-15 Small Grants Competition. CPR seeks to fund research that will expand our understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty.  The goal of this program is to fund proposals focused on our core research areas that display sound research design and high potential impact. Click here for more information.

Promoting Preventive Health Services for Women (HRSA)

Deadline: July 21, 2014

This announcement solicits applications for the Promoting Preventive Health Services for Women initiative.  The purpose of this initiative is to improve women’s health across the lifecourse by increasing the use of clinical preventive services. This will be accomplished by: Increasing the number of women enrolled in health insurance; Raising consumer awareness of the importance of clinical preventive services; and Supporting providers in the delivery of quality preventive services. These objectives will be accomplished by a coalition of organizations representing women¿s health care providers who will: Develop and implement strategies to assist uninsured women in obtaining health insurance coverage; Develop and implement strategies to promote awareness among consumers about the importance of clinical preventive services; and Provide information and training to providers to support the quality provision of these services. Click here for more information.  

Veterans: Risk and Needs Assessment Tool and Protocol (DOJ)
Deadline: July 30, 2014

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for a 36-month period to begin no later than September 15, 2014. Work under this cooperative agreement will involve developing a multi-disciplinary advisory committee to assist with reviewing and revising the veteran’s needs screening tool and veteran’s treatment court risk and needs assessment protocol, along with developing a comprehensive clinical needs screening tool containing factors which will identify combat veterans entering the criminal justice system and those clinical factors that may be most at risk. This tool will be specific to Veterans in the criminal justice system and designed to be a non-proprietary, open source document available to the field. Click here for more information.  

Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Research Consortium to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in Children: A Multilevel Approach (NIH)

Deadline: December 9, 2014

The overall goal of this initiative is to establish effective interventions or programs to reduce or eliminate oral health disparities and inequalities in vulnerable U.S. children who are between 0 and 21 years of age. Multidisciplinary teams of investigators will refine and test an intervention or evaluate outcomes of an existing program or policy intended to reduce health disparities and inequalities. Community engagement and other partnerships are essential for the holistic, multilevel approaches required by this FOA. This research is intended to lead to identification, validation, dissemination and implementation of effective approaches to prevent disease or facilitate treatments, helping to reduce and ultimately eliminate oral health disparities and inequalities in children. Click here for more information.  

Promoting Preventive Health Services for Women (HRSA)

Deadline: July 21, 2014

This announcement solicits applications for the Promoting Preventive Health Services for Women initiative.  The purpose of this initiative is to improve women’s health across the life course by increasing the use of clinical preventive services. This will be accomplished by: Increasing the number of women enrolled in health insurance; Raising consumer awareness of the importance of clinical preventive services; and Supporting providers in the delivery of quality preventive services. These objectives will be accomplished by a coalition of organizations representing women¿s health care providers who will: Develop and implement strategies to assist uninsured women in obtaining health insurance coverage; Develop and implement strategies to promote awareness among consumers about the importance of clinical preventive services; and Provide information and training to providers to support the quality provision of these services. Click here for more information.

Studies Program on Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice (DOJ)

Deadline: July 21, 2014

OJJDP is seeking applications for funding under its Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Studies
Program on Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice. This program will sponsor small studies and/or secondary analyses of existing data to provide objective, independent knowledge about the extent and impact of ethnic disparities effecting Hispanic/Latino youth’s contact with the juvenile justice system that includes arrests, referrals to court, diversion, charges filed, placement in secure juvenile detention facilities and adult jails and lockups, findings of delinquency, placement in secure juvenile correctional facilities, probation, and transfers to the adult criminal justice system. Click here for more information.

Comparative Health System Performance in Accelerating PCOR Dissemination (AHRQ)
Deadline: October 17, 2014

As part of AHRQ’s PCOR dissemination efforts, this AHRQ Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Centers of Excellence to identify, classify, track, and compare healthcare delivery systems ranging from integrated delivery systems to Accountable Care Organizations across the U.S. to help improve the speed of adoption and diffusion of CER-recommended practices through systems. Click herefor more information.

The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (NIH)

Deadline: December 3, 2014

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from clinical investigators to participate in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN).NIDA intends to expand its research to develop and test interventions for the management of the wide spectrum of substance use disorders (SUD) with input from and collaboration with clinical research investigators, healthcare providers, patients and relevant stakeholders. Click here for more information.

International Research Collaboration on Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIH)
Deadline: September 7, 2017

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for the purpose of fostering international collaborations between alcohol research investigators within the United States and investigators located at non-United States laboratories and performance sites for the mutual advancement of our understanding of alcohol problems and of clinical and public health approaches to their solutions. The program is intended to provide funds for research activities to be undertaken jointly between the U.S. and non-U.S. laboratory that expands the research direction of both the U.S. and non-U.S. laboratories in a collaborative manner. Click here for more information.

EMDR Research Foundation Research Grant Awards

Deadline: September 1, 2014

To celebrate 25 years of EMDR therapy research, the EMDR Research Foundation is offering at least one $25000 Research Grant Award. The EMDR Research Foundation priorities are: 1) advancing evidence based practice: increase the availability of quality EMDR research in areas where more evidence is needed; 2) addressing the global burden of trauma: investigate the use of EMDR in natural or man-made disaster responses, by determining the effectiveness of the following protocols: early intervention protocols, the child or adult group protocols, or the use of EMDR standard protocols in disaster response; 3) building clinical evidence: There are a number of areas where EMDR therapy is being used, clinical observations are positive, and there are some research indicators of success. However, more research is needed to build a body of literature in these populations or diagnostic categories. Click here for more information.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Massachusetts Grant Program – Fostering Effective Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care

Deadline: July 9, 2014

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation is pleased to launch a new one-year grant initiative, Fostering Effective Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care in Massachusetts for program support, and in-depth assessment and documentation of successes, obstacles, best practices and opportunities for improvement among experienced integration programs. Click here for more information. 

Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program (CMMS)

Deadline: July 21, 2014

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under this grant program to assist researchers in conducting health services research for 2014. The purpose of the Hispanic grant program is to implement Hispanic health services research activities to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. The grant program is designed to: 1) encourage health services and health disparities researchers to pursue research issues which impact Hispanic Medicare, Medicaid, and Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) health services issues, 2) conduct outreach activities to apprise Hispanic researchers of funding availability to conduct research-related issues affecting Hispanic communities to expand the pool of applicants applying for such grants, 3) assist CMS in implementing its mission focusing on health care quality and improvement for its beneficiaries, 4) support extramural research in health care capa city development activities for the Hispanic communities, 5) promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of health care services issues pertaining to Hispanics, and 6) foster a network for communication and collaboration regarding Hispanic health care issues. Click here for more information.  

Comparative Health System Performance in Accelerating PCOR Dissemination (AHRQ)

Deadline: October 17, 2014

As part of AHRQ’s PCOR dissemination efforts, this AHRQ Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Centers of Excellence to identify, classify, track, and compare healthcare delivery systems ranging from integrated delivery systems to Accountable Care Organizations across the U.S. to help improve the speed of adoption and diffusion of CER-recommended practices through systems. Click herefor more information.

Outstanding Investigator Award (NIH)

Deadline: Jaunary 7, 2015

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites grant applications for the Outstanding Investigator Award (R35) in any area of cancer research. The objective of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) is to provide long-term support to experienced investigators with outstanding records of cancer research productivity who propose to conduct exceptional research. The OIA is intended to allow investigators the opportunity to take greater risks, be more adventurous in their lines of inquiry, or take the time to develop new techniques. The OIA would allow an Institution to submit an application nominating an established Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) for a 7-year grant. It is expected that the OIA would provide extended funding stability and encourage investigators to embark on projects of unusual potential in cancer research. The research projects should break new ground or extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications that may lead to a breakthrough that will advance biomedical, behavioral, or clinical cancer research. Click here for more information.   

Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Research Consortium to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in Children: A Multilevel Approach (NIH)

Deadline: February 27, 2015

The overall goal of this initiative is to establish effective interventions or programs to reduce or eliminate oral health disparities and inequalities in vulnerable U.S. children who are between 0 and 21 years of age. Multidisciplinary teams of investigators will refine and test an intervention or evaluate outcomes of an existing program or policy intended to reduce health disparities and inequalities. Community engagement and other partnerships are essential for the holistic, multilevel approaches required by this FOA. This research is intended to lead to identification, validation, dissemination and implementation of effective approaches to prevent disease or facilitate treatments, helping to reduce and ultimately eliminate oral health disparities and inequalities in children. Click here for more information.

Studies Program on Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice (DOJ)

Deadline: July 21, 2014

OJJDP is seeking applications for funding under its Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Studies Program on Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice. This program will sponsor small studies and/or secondary analyses of existing data to provide objective, independent knowledge about the extent and impact of ethnic disparities effecting Hispanic/Latino youth’s contact with the juvenile justice system that includes arrests, referrals to court, diversion, charges filed, placement in secure juvenile detention facilities and adult jails and lockups, findings of delinquency, placement in secure juvenile correctional facilities, probation, and transfers to the adult criminal justice system. Click here for more information.

Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations
Deadline: August 24, 2017

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to develop, adapt, and test the effectiveness of health promotion and disease prevention interventions in Native American (NA) populations. NA populations are exposed to considerable risk factors that significantly increase their likelihood of chronic disease, substance abuse, mental illness, oral diseases, and HIV-infection. The intervention program should be culturally appropriate and promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles, improve behaviors and social conditions and/or improve environmental conditions related to chronic diseases, the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, mental illness, oral disease, or HIV-infection. The intervention program should be designed so that it could be sustained within the entire community within existing resources, and, if successful, disseminated in other Native American communities. The long-term goal of this FOA is to reduce mortality and morbidity in NA communities. Click here for more information.

Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Deadline: August 1, 2014

The core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program provides approximately 800 teaching and/or research grants to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. Grants are available in over 125 countries worldwide. Click here for more information.

William T. Grant Foundation Reducing Inequality Research Grant

Deadline: August 5, 2014

The Foundation supports high-quality research that enhances our understanding of the programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequalities in youth development. Clickhere for more information.

2015 Survey of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS) (DOJ)

Deadline: June 24, 2014

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is pleased to announce that it is seeking an applicant to conduct a new data collection focused on the activities, roles, and responsibilities of law enforcement agencies and personnel who have responsibilities for interacting with and working in K-12 public schools. The tasks will require instrument design, a field test of that design, and a data collection that includes a nationally represented sample of law enforcement personnel working in schools. Clickhere for more information.

Research Supplements for Aging Research on Health Disparities (NIH)
Deadline: August 4, 2014

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) announces the availability of administrative supplements to support research that addresses disparities in aging and health, including preclinical, clinical and behavioral studies. Click here for more information.

NIMH Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (NIMH BRAINS) (NIH)
Deadline: October 24, 2016

The NIMH Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) award is intended to support the research and research career development of outstanding, exceptionally productive scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who plan to make a long term career commitment to research in specific mission areas of the NIMH.This award seeks to assist these individuals in launching an innovative clinical, translational, basic or services research program that holds the potential to profoundly transform the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of mental disorders. Click here for more information.

William G. McGowan Charitable Fund

Deadline: Open

The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund is pleased to announce a funding opportunity in support of projects that proactively address the problems faced by homeless individuals. To honor the legacy of William G. McGowan who believed that every person has the potential to achieve if provided opportunities, the McGowan Fund is supporting initiatives that seek to correct circumstances contributing to and eradicate the condition of homelessness in the long term. Click here for more information.

A Best Practices White Paper Specific to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Juvenile Offenders in Corrections (DOJ)

Deadline: June 30, 2014

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for a 12-month period to begin no later than August 15, 2014. Work under this cooperative agreement will involve the development of a white paper specific to recommended best practices in the safe and respectful management of the LGBTI juvenile offender population both in custody and on community supervision. Activities associated with this project include, but are not limited to, the convening of a subject matter expert meeting, the review of current literature and research, and interviews with staff and offenders, including within focus groups. Click here for more information.  

Comprehensive Alcohol Research Centers (NIH)
Deadline: December 3, 2014

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Comprehensive Alcohol Research Centers using the P60 mechanism that must include an information dissemination core to initiate and expand community education, related to the overall goal of the center. The overall purpose of the NIAAA Alcohol Research Center program is to provide leadership in conducting and fostering interdisciplinary, collaborative research on a wide variety of topics relevant to the Institute’s mission.These topics include, but are not limited to: the nature, etiology, genetics, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of alcohol use disorders and their biomedical, psychosocial, and economic consequences across the lifespan. Click here for more information.

Columbia University HIV Intervention Science Training Program (HISTP)

Deadline: July 31, 2014

HISTP is an NIMH-funded multidisciplinary training program that seeks to develop and
facilitate the growth of scientists from underrepresented groups conducting HIV-related dissemination and implementation research. Click here for more information.

HIV/AIDS Initiative for Minority Men (OASH)

Deadline: June 9, 2014

The mission of the OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs to eliminate health disparities. The OMH serves as the focal point in the HHS for leadership, policy development and coordination, service demonstrations, information exchange, coalition and partnership building, and related efforts to address the health needs of racial and ethnic minorities. Consistent with the goals of the Presidents National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), the AIMM Initiative employs an evidence-based disease management and preventive health programs and support services that targets young racial and ethnic MSM and young minority males living with HIV/AIDS or at high-risk for HIV infections to increase access to care and reduce health disparities. The AIMM aligns with the goals of the NHAS to: Reduce new HIV infections; Increase access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV; Reduce HIV-related disparities and health inequities; and Achieve a more coordinated National response to the HIV epidemic. Click here for more information.  

National Center for Building Community Trust and Justice: Improving the Justice System by Enhancing Procedural Justice, Reducing Bias, and Supporting Racial Reconciliation (DOJ)

Deadline: June 18, 2014

The Department of Justice, through its components the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Community Oriented Policing Services Office (COPS), the Office on Violence against Women (OVW), and the Community Relations Service (CRS), is seeking applications for funding under this National Center for Building Community Trust and Justice grant announcement. The purpose of this initiative is to enhance procedural justice, reduce bias, and support racial reconciliation. This initiative furthers the Department’s mission to ensure public safety and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. Click here for more information.

Supported Decision Making (Administration for Community Living)

Deadline: July 2, 2014

The mission of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is to maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan, and their families and caregivers. To further this mission, the agency is seeking to fund one project related to supported decision-making . The purpose of the project is to create a training and technical assistance/resource center on supported decision making. The Center will collect and disseminate materials on supported decision-making, including the experiences of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in making informed decisions with the use of supports. Click here for more information.

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) (CDC)

Deadline: July 22, 2014

This 3-year initiative will award funds to create healthier communities by strengthening existing capacity to implement locally tailored evidence- and practice-based population-based PSE improvement strategies in priority populations experiencing chronic disease disparities and associated risk factors, and supporting implementation, evaluation and dissemination of these strategies. This FOA will also support effective implementation of existing PSE improvements and offers the opportunity for communities to take comprehensive action to address risk factors contributing to the most common and debilitating chronic conditions. The intent of REACH is to also build an evidence base that supports community centered approaches to reducing or eliminating health disparities. Applicants will provide compelling data to support the priority population selected; that data should be accompanied by justification for selection of the intervention(s) that will improve population health. Applicants should plan a strong evaluation of proposed activities and strategies. This will contribute to an increased understanding of how racial and ethnic minority communities and their partners can effectively reduce or eliminate health disparities, and achieve health equity. Click herefor more information.

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) (CDC)
Deadline: July 22, 2014

This 3-year initiative will award funds to create healthier communities by strengthening existing capacity to implement locally tailored evidence- and practice-based population-based PSE improvement strategies in priority populations experiencing chronic disease disparities and associated risk factors, and supporting implementation, evaluation and dissemination of these strategies. This FOA will also support effective implementation of existing PSE improvements and offers the opportunity for communities to take comprehensive action to address risk factors contributing to the most common and debilitating chronic conditions. The intent of REACH is to also build an evidence base that supports community centered approaches to reducing or eliminating health disparities. Click here for more information.

Grants to Address Trafficking within the Child Welfare Population (ACF)
Deadline: July 22, 2014

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit proposals for 60 month projects that will address trafficking within the child welfare population by implementing existing recommendations to prevent, identify, and serve victims of trafficking. This funding is designed to continue the development of child welfare systems’ response to trafficking through infrastructure building, and to create an evidence base of effective interventions and practices that promote better outcomes for children involved in the child welfare system. Click here for more information.

Exploratory Studies of Smoking Cessation Interventions for People with Schizophrenia (NIH)
Deadline: April 17, 2017

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide support for grant applications to generate and conduct preliminary tests of targeted smoking cessation treatments for individuals with schizophrenia. Smokers with schizophrenia who have co-occurring alcohol and/or substance abuse disorders are also a population of interest. Click here for more information.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Health Services and Systems Research

Deadline: July 23, 2014

This solicitation aims to expand the evidence for administrative and policy mechanisms that improve quality, efficiency and value in public health delivery. Studies funded through this solicitation will focus on multidisciplinary research that examines the organization, financing, delivery and quality of public health services and the subsequent impact on population health outcomes. Click here for more information.

Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement National Learning Network (HRSA)

Deadline: June 30, 2014

This announcement solicits applications for the Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement National Learning Network.  Support is available, in the form of a cooperative agreement, from the Health Resources and Services Administration¿s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).  The purpose of the Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement National Learning Network (the Network) is to coordinate the development and testing of an evidence-informed strategic framework that can inform statewide health care systems transformation.  This new knowledge will guide systems change to more efficiently and effectively respond to the oral health needs of pregnant women and infants most at risk. Click here for more information.

Investigator-Initiated Research on Risk Assessment (DOJ)
Deadline: June 30, 2014

This solicitation seeks applications for research studies on the implementation and impact of risk assessment in the juvenile justice system. OJJDP works with communities across the country to divert youth who pose low public safety and recidivism risk from the juvenile justice system and to provide youth in the system with appropriate and effective interventions and services. A better understanding of risk assessment tools’ effectiveness and how those tools are best used across the juvenile justice system is the foundation to better identifying the risks and needs of youth and effectively intervening with the youth who come in contact with the juvenile justice system. Understanding how risk assessments can be used to promote diversion and community-based alternatives, when appropriate, is of particular interest to OJJDP. Click here for more information.

Multiple Approaches to Increase Awareness and Support among Young Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer (CDC)

Deadline: July 1, 2014

The purpose of the proposed program is to increase the availability of health information and support services for young breast cancer survivors (YBCS) and their families by supporting organizations and entities that serve the target population. Activities funded under this FOA are intended to: 1) support the development and implementation of strategic and integrated multi-media health education and awareness campaigns aimed at addressing the health information needs of YBCS, including but not limited to family history and genetic risks, psychosocial health and support, reproductive health and fertility, family support, and other evidence based preventive life style behaviors (e.g., maintaining a healthy weight, reducing tobacco use, reducing excessive alcohol use); and 2) enhance existing structured support services that address issues faced by YBCS at initial diagnosis, treatment, and post treatment (e.g., case management/patient navigation, psychosocial support services). Click here for more information.

Child Development Research Fellowship Program (ACF)
Deadline: July 14, 2014

ACF is funding a cooperative agreement to sponsor the Child Development Research Fellowship that will allow child development professionals from the academic community the opportunity to actively participate in policy-relevant research activities associated with Administration for Children and Families (ACF) programs. The goal of the fellowship program is to expose researchers to a policy environment and thereby to expand and enrich the field’s capacity for policy-relevant research. Fellows will be able to work on-site in the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of ACF, or other offices engaged in research on low income children and families. Click here for more information.

Secondary Analyses of Strengthening Families Datasets (ACF)

Deadline: July 16, 2014

The Office of Planning Research and Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plan to solicit applications for Secondary Analysis of Strengthening Families Data grants. The cooperative agreements will fund research to conduct secondary data analysis of the Building Strong Families (BSF), Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM), and Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI) datasets. Successful applicants will demonstrate a familiarity with the proposed data for their analysis and an adequate understanding of the variables, sampling, methodology, etc. used to construct the dataset necessary for completion of the work proposed in the application. Proposed research should address topics relevant to strengthening families to improve the lives of children and parents and promote economic stability. Click here for more information.

Confirmatory Efficacy Clinical Trials of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Mental Disorders (NIH)
Deadline: February 18, 2015

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support confirmatory efficacy testing of non-pharmacological therapeutic and preventive interventions for mental disorders in adults and children through an experimental therapeutics approach. Under this FOA, trials must be designed so that results, whether positive or negative, will provide information of high scientific utility and will support go/no-go decisions about further development or effectiveness testing of a targeted, scaled-up intervention. Intervention studies include, but are not limited to behavioral, cognitive, and interpersonal approaches, or a combination thereof. Click here for more information.

Long-Term Retention in Care for U.S. Substance Using Populations (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2017

Until there is a cure, people living with HIV (PLWH) will have to be retained in care throughout their lives. Therefore, the purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research on long-term retention in care leading to sustained viral suppression among substance abusers. Click here for more information.

National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation Research Grants

Deadline: July 14, 2014

NIHCM Foundation is making available up to $250,000 to support investigator-initiated research with high potential to inform improvements to the U.S. health care system by reducing health spending growth, enhancing quality, and/or expanding access to health insurance and health care services. Projects must advance existing knowledge in the areas of health care financing, delivery, management and/or policy. Click here for more information.

Youth Empowerment Program II (YEPII) (OASH)

Deadline: June 13, 2014

The YEP II focuses on the risk behaviors of at-risk minority male youth at critical stages in their lives, and improving long-term outcomes to increase the quality of their lives. Projects should address one or more of the following focus areas:1) minority male youth violence (including gang violence);2) teen pregnancy prevention education as it relates to males;3) career preparation training that is appropriate for at-risk minority male youth; and4) mentoring support services (education and/or college preparation). Click here for more information.

Diversity Leadership Institute (ACL)

Deadline: June 19, 2014

As the ethnic and racial diversity of the population in the United States (U.S.) has increased, so has the number of individuals with disabilities. By 2050, there will be no ethnic majority in the U.S. and to ensure that the unprecedented growth of diverse communities, including people with disabilities, yields future prosperity, an inclusive training, staffing and technical assistance agenda that truly reflects our nation’s rich diversity is essential. Achieving cultural and linguistic competence and enhancing diversity requires strong and informed leadership to spur the necessary changes within systems, organizations, policies, and practice. Without committed and effective leadership, these efforts typically stall. There is a need for leaders with the energy, knowledge, and skills to guide the difficult work of advancing and sustaining cultural and linguistic competence within programs concerned with developmental disabilities. The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) plans to award funding for one organization to design a Diversity Leadership Institute to respond to this need and offer interactive forums and multiple modalities (face-to-face and web-based) to explore the unique role of those who currently lead or are interested in leading cultural and linguistic competence and diversity efforts within their setting. Click here for more information.

NIMHD Social, Behavioral, Health Services, and Policy Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH)

Deadline: August 28, 2014

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit innovative social, behavioral, health services, and policy research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the elimination of health disparities. Projects may involve primary data collection or secondary analysis of existing datasets. Projects that examine understudied health conditions; examine the effectiveness of interventions, services, or policies for multiple health disparity populations; and/or directly measure the impact of project activities on levels of health disparities are particularly encouraged. Click here for more information.  

The Foundation for Alcohol Research Behavioral and Social Sciences Grant Program

Deadline: February 15, 2015

The Foundation accepts applications for grants to conduct research on the effects of alcohol consumption on health and behavior. The following areas are of greater interest: Studies on how particular patterns of consumption (quantity of alcohol consumed, types of alcoholic beverages consumed, frequency of consumption and context) are related to health and behavioral outcomes; and Interdisciplinary, bio-informatics, and other approaches to elucidate genetic and environmental factors that influence the patterns of consumption of alcoholic beverages and related consequences. Click here for more information.

Bridging the Word Gap Research Network (HRSA)

Deadline: July 7, 2014

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support the creation of an interdisciplinary research network designed to reduce the “word gap”, the gap in exposure to language among children from low-income families, as compared to children from higher-income families.  The research network will foster scientific collaboration, with a focus on research designed to develop and test interventions to improve early language exposure, vocabulary acquisition, and language development for children from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. Click here for more information.  

HIV/AIDS Initiative for Minority Men (AIMM) (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health)
Deadline: July 9, 2014

The mission of the OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs to eliminate health disparities. The OMH serves as the focal point in the HHS for leadership, policy development and coordination, service demonstrations, information exchange, coalition and partnership building, and related efforts to address the health needs of racial and ethnic minorities. Consistent with the goals of the Presidents National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), the AIMM Initiative employs an evidence-based disease management and preventive health programs and support services that targets young racial and ethnic MSM and young minority males living with HIV/AIDS or at high-risk for HIV infections to increase access to care and reduce health disparities. The AIMM aligns with the goals of the NHAS to: Reduce new HIV infections; Increase access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV; Reduce HIV-related disparities and health inequities; and Achieve a more coordinated National response to the HIV epidemic. Click here for more information.  

NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities
Deadline: July 29, 2014

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 during 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. Click here for more information.  

Environmental Contributors to Autism Spectrum Disorders (NIH)

Deadline: August 26, 2016

The purpose of this FOA is to stimulate and foster research to (1) identify environmental contributors to risk and expression of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and (2) understand how environmental factors impact the underlying biologic processes implicated in ASD. A range of approaches are being encouraged by this FOA, from basic mechanistic studies using in vitro and in vivo model systems to studies that add new data collection activities and/or make use of extant data or biospecimens in existing human studies. Studies that address hypotheses related to the joint contribution of genes and environment are of particular interest. It is anticipated that knowledge gained from the research supported by this FOA will be used to inform public health prevention and intervention strategies. Click here for more information.

The Donaghue Foundation – Another Look: Better Health for Elders in Care Facilities

Deadline: May 12, 2014

Another Looks provides funding for health-related research projects that can improve the quality of care and the quality of life for the elderly population in nursing homes or other care facilities. Specifically, this program invites researchers to address a particular problem affecting the elderly in care facilities with data that already exist. New data collection will not be allowed in this program. Click  here for more information.

Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health:Improving Maternal Health and Safety (HRSA)

Deadline: June 16, 2014

This announcement solicits applications for the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health: Improving Maternal Health and Safety.  The goal of this initiative is to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality and their associated adverse pregnancy outcomes (preterm birth, low birth weight and infant mortality) through efforts engaging provider organizations, state public health leaders, payers, hospital associations, regulatory bodies, consumer groups, and other key organizations. The outcome of this activity will be to improve maternal health on the national level through saving approximately 100,000 women from maternal mortality and/or preventable severe morbidities over the four-year project period. Click here for more information.

Epidemiology and Prevention in Alcohol Research (NIH)

Deadline: September 7, 2017

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of investigator-initiated research grant applications to support research investigating the epidemiology of alcohol use, alcohol-related harms, and alcohol use disorders and the prevention of underage drinking, alcohol-related harms, and alcohol use disorders. Click here for more information.

2014 Campus Suicide Prevention Grant (SAMHSA)

Deadline: May 27, 2014

The purpose of this program is to facilitate a comprehensive approach to preventing suicide in institutions of higher education. This program is designed to assist colleges and universities build a foundation for their efforts to prevent suicide attempts and completions and to enhance services for students with mental and substance use disorders that put them at risk for suicide and suicide attempts. Click here for more information.

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training for Professional (HRSA)

Deadline: June 3, 2014

In support of the White House’s Now is the Time initiative, the grant program aims to expand the mental health and substance abuse (jointly referred to as behavioral health throughout the funding opportunity announcement) workforce serving children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth at risk for developing or who have developed a recognized behavioral health disorder. Grantees will be expected to expand the behavioral health workforce by supporting pre-degree clinical internships and field placements for students at accredited master’s-level schools and programs of social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, and professional counseling that require a pre-degree clinical field placement in behavioral health; as well as, supporting doctoral-level health service psychology internship programs (including health services psychology, clinical psychology and counseling psychology) and/or doctoral-level health service psychology schools and programs.  All internships and field placements need to focus on working with at-risk children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth, and involve experiential training that offers participation in established interprofessional and integrated teams. Click here for more information.

Research and Evaluation on Firearms and Violence (DOJ)
Deadline: June 3, 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications funding for research and evaluation on firearms and violence. This program furthers the Department’s mission by sponsoring research to provide objective, independent knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the state and local levels. Click here for more information. 

Fellowships for University-Based Doctoral Candidates and Faculty for Research in Child Maltreatment (ACF)  Deadline: June 9, 2014

This 24-month fellowship program is designed to identify, develop, and empower a new generation of scholars who will use their research to generate new knowledge in child maltreatment and will pursue careers in child abuse and neglect research and evaluation. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will provide funds for fellowships in blocks to eligible institutions to support doctoral candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to the study of child maltreatment, and faculty who will conduct research on critical issues in child abuse prevention and treatment and provide mentorship to the emerging scholars. Each block must consist of one faculty member and up to two students. These fellowships serve to help cultivate the academic infrastructure and support the growth of university-based research capacities. The Children’s Bureau will fund proposals that utilize multi-method research designs for: economic evaluations of interventions to improve outcomes of children and families in or at risk of entering the child welfare system; studies that examine the relationship between neglect and poverty; studies that examine resiliency and protective factors for children experiencing or at-risk of child maltreatment; and secondary research on existing datasets. Doctoral candidates concentrating on child maltreatment issues in the fields of social work, social science, public health, medicine, and economics are the target of this support. Click here for more information.  

Methodological Research to Support NIJ’s Program of Research Examining Violence and Victimization of American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) Youth (NIJ)

Deadline: June 17, 2014

In partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), NIJ seeks proposals for research that will provide prevalence data and research detailing the occurrence and forms of victimization experienced by American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) youth living in or near tribal communities. In particular, NIJ seeks proposals to develop and test optimum data collection procedures for self-report data on violence and victimization experienced by AI and AN youth living in tribal communities or settings. The focus of the work under this solicitation is to develop, implement, and pilot test a survey and methods for providing estimates of victimization, and to determine the feasibility of using these procedures in tribal communities and settings. Click here for more information.

mHealth Tools for Underserved Populations with Chronic Conditions to Promote Effective Patient-Provider Communication, Adherence to Treatment and Self-Management (NIH)

Deadline: May 7, 2017

The purpose of this initiative is to stimulate research utilizing Mobile Health (mHealth) tools aimed at the improvement of effective patientprovider communication, adherence to treatment and self-management of chronic diseases in underserved populations. With the rapid expansion of cellular networks and substantial advancements in Smartphone technologies, it is now possible – and affordable – to transmit patient data digitally from remote areas to specialists in urban areas, receive real-time feedback, and capture that consultation in a database. These mHealth tools, therefore, may facilitate more timely and effective patient-provider communication through education communication around goal setting, treatment reminders, feedback on patient progress and may improve health outcomes. This announcement encourages the development, testing and comparative effective analysis of interventions utilizing mHealth technologies. There is also an interest in studying mHealth technologies in underserved populations. Click here for more information.

Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2017

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks to encourage applications that employ innovative research to identify mechanisms of influence and/or promote positive sustainable health behavior(s) in children and youth (birth to age 21). Applications to promote positive health behavior(s) should target social and cultural factors, including, but not limited to: schools, families, communities, population, food industry, age-appropriate learning tools and games, social media, social networking, technology and mass media. Topics to be addressed in this announcement include: effective, sustainable processes for influencing young people to make healthy behavior choices; identification of the appropriate stage of influence for learning sustainable lifelong health behaviors; the role of technology and new media in promoting healthy behavior; identification of factors that support healthy behavior development in vulnerable populations, identification of barriers to healthy behaviors; and, identification of mechanisms and mediators that are common to the development of a range of habitual health behaviors. Given the many factors involved in developing sustainable health behaviors, applications from multidisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged. Click herefor more information.

Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program

Deadline: Early May, 2014

The FCD Young Scholars Program (YSP) supports policy- and practice-relevant research on the development and learning needs of the nation’s young children growing up under conditions of poverty and low-income.  FCD believes that early learning is a solid first step towards lifelong development and that promoting research in this area, conducted in a holistic and culturally sensitive manner, will help address the disparities in children’s outcomes. Click here for more information.

Dimensional Approaches to Research Classification in Psychiatric Disorders (NIH)

Deadline: October 3, 2014

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks research grant applications designed to develop innovative ways of understanding mental disorders in clinical studies on the basis of experimental research criteria rather than traditional diagnostic categories. The purpose of this FOA is to encourage applications to study mechanisms that may cut across multiple traditional diagnostic categories. Click here for more information.

Research on Alcohol and HIV/AIDS (NIH)

Deadline: May 7, 2016

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to appeal to a broad audience of alcohol and HIV/AIDS researchers, including alcohol researchers with no prior experience in HIV/AIDS research but with a keen appreciation for the relationship between problem drinking and HIV/AIDS and a strong interest in acquiring such experience; HIV/AIDS researchers with no prior alcohol research experience who realize the importance of more intensive alcohol interventions to improving clinical outcomes among HIV-infected individuals; and those with prior research experience in the area of co-occurring HIV/AIDS and alcohol and other substance abuse. The primary objectives for this announcement are to increase research: 1) to characterize the relative importance of reducing alcohol misuse in the prevention of acquisition and transmission of HIV in order to identify and apply appropriate alcohol and HIV interventions as public health measures; 2) to more fully understand and prevent the progression of HIV disease in the presence of continued alcohol exposure; and 3) to develop operational research frameworks for addressing the occurrence and persistence of infections in high-risk populations (e.g. minority women, young gay men, etc.), and translate findings into effective, culturally appropriate preventive and treatment interventions for these targeted populations. Click here for more information.

Structural Interventions, Alcohol Use, and Risk of HIV/AIDS (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2016

This FOA encourages R01 research grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to investigate the effectiveness of structural interventions aimed at reducing the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission by changing the environment of alcohol use. Although a variety of structural and environmental interventions have been employed successfully to reduce other drinking-related problems, similar research extending into the realm of HIV/AIDS risk reduction is still in its developing stages. Click here for more information.

Maximizing the Affordable Care Act: Improving Recidivism and Health Outcomes for the Justice-Involved Population (DOJ)

Deadline: May 22, 2014

Because of the Medicaid expansion to childless adults and the subsidies to make private health insurance more affordable under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a significant portion of the justice-involved population will gain eligibility, for the first time, for Medicaid and/or private health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Justice-involved individuals are seven times as likely as the general population to experience mental illness, substance abuse disorders, infectious disease, and chronic health conditions, making reentry from jails and prison an especially critical juncture. For individuals reentering communities after incarceration, disruptions in medical care and treatment contribute to increased rates of reincarceration, increased drug use, and poor and costly health outcomes, including a 12-fold increase in the risk of death in the first 2 weeks after release. State and local criminal justice systems can play an important role in ensuring justice-involved populations receive assistance and support in applying for health coverage, which can help divert individuals from the criminal justice system, reduce recidivism, and also provide a continuum of care for individuals preparing to reenter back into their communities. This solicitation seeks a national training and technical assistance provider to assist select state and local criminal justice systems in maximizing the opportunities for expanded health care coverage under the PPACA, as well as develop resources to assist the broader criminal justice field nationwide. As a result of improved coverage, state and local justice systems may experience considerable cost savings by utilizing expanded coverage options under Medicaid and the Marketplace. Click here for more information.    

Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS (NIH)
Deadline: November 14, 2016

Avenir means future in French, and this award looks toward the future by supporting early stage investigators proposing highly innovative studies. The award will support those in an early stage of their career who may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant, but who propose high impact research and who show promise of being tomorrow’s leaders in the field. NIDA has developed two Avenir Award Programs, one for HIV/AIDS research and the other for genetics or epigenetics studies. The Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS will support creative individuals who wish to pursue innovative research at the nexus of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. The Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS will support research approaches for substance using populations with or at risk for HIV/AIDS that may lead to improved preventive interventions, improved therapies and/or long term retention in care, and ultimately, eradication of HIV. Click here for more information.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization

Deadline: Rolling

Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) supports research, policy analysis and evaluation projects that provide policy leaders timely information on health care policy, financing and organization issues. Supported projects include: examining significant issues and interventions related to health care financing and organization and their effects on health care costs, quality and access; and exploring or testing major new ways to finance and organize health care that have the potential to improve access to more affordable and higher quality health services. Click here for more information.

The Kresge Foundation Community Health Partnerships Grant Program: Innovative Approaches to Improve Community Health

Deadline: Ongoing

This program supports promising new practices that serve vulnerable populations by advancing prevention, improving access and integrating primary community and clinical care and looks for efforts that foster connections between the clinical health care and community health, integrating patient care with activity to recognize and “treat” the social and environmental factors that contribute to poor health. Click herefor more information.

The RIDGE Center for Targeted Studies Request for Proposals – Advancing Social Sciences-Based Research on Food Assistance and Nutrition Challenges in Rural America

Deadline: May 8, 2014

The purpose of the RIDGE (Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics) Center for Targeted Studies is to invest in innovative social sciences-based research that explores the food and nutrition assistance challenges of rural people and places. The program is especially interested in a wide array of topics and issues. Proposals that focus on Native Americans, Hispanics, African Americans, and other racial/ethnic
populations, as well as children and low-wealth individuals/households, are strongly encouraged. Click here for more information.

National Science Foundation Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) Dear Colleague Letter

National Science Foundation’s interest in receipt of proposals that will enable a better understanding of the contributing factors, causes, and consequences of violence perpetrated by and against youth. This will advance the Foundation’s goal to provide scientific evidence in support of important social issues. The interest spans both disciplinary and interdisciplinary research. Research responsive to this Dear Colleague Letter would advance the basic theories and methods to improve our understanding of the contributors to youth violence and to its reduction. The Foundation is especially interested in research relating to destructive violence as opposed to harm as a regrettable byproduct of other experiences or activities (e.g., contact sports). NSF is interested in a wide range of approaches to investigating these issues. Proposals that investigate at the level of individual, family, school, community, and/or culture are encouraged. Click here for more information.

Reduce Hepatitis Infections by Treatment and Integrated Prevention Services (Hepatitis-TIPS) among Non-urban Young Persons Who Inject Drugs (CDC)

Deadline: April 30, 2014

The purpose and overarching goal of this cooperative agreement is to address the high prevalence of viral hepatitis C infection by developing and implementing an integrated approach for detection, prevention, care and treatment of Hepatitis C infection among young (18-30 year old), non-urban people who inject drugs (PWID). Awardees will develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to enroll young non-urban PWID, collect epidemiological information, test for HCV infection and provide linkage to primary care services and prevention-based education. In addition to providing hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing, awardees will provide testing for the presence of co-infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV. Rates of HCV infection or re-infection will be evaluated through follow-up assessment. Click here for more information.

Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (NIH)

Deadline: May 7, 2017

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications using the R01 award mechanism for translational research that moves evidence-based research findings toward the development of new interventions, programs, policies, practices, and tools that can be used by organizations in the community to help older adults remain healthy and independent, productively engaged, and living in their own homes and communities. The goal of this FOA is to support translational research involving collaborations between academic research centers and community-based organizations with expertise serving or engaging older adults (such as city and state health departments, city/town leadership councils, educational institutions, workplaces, Area Agencies on Aging, and organizations funded or assisted by the Corporation for National and Community Service) that will enhance our understanding of practical tools, techniques, programs and policies that communities across the nation can use to more effectively respond to needs of the aging population. Click here for more information.

Alcohol-HIV/AIDS Program Project on Behavioral Interactions and Intervention (NIH)