Federal Health Grants

This grant provides financial support for early-career researchers from diverse backgrounds to establish independent cancer research careers, particularly those planning to lead clinical trials.

This funding opportunity is designed to support U.S. institutions that grant doctoral degrees in health-related fields and are current recipients of RCMI awards, enabling them to enhance their research capabilities and address health disparities.

The purpose of this program is to increase the amount of high quality, impartial, policy-relevant research to assist providers and decision/policy-makers at the federal, state and local levels to better understand problems faced by rural communities and provide information that will be applied in ways that improve health care in rural areas. This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) Program. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support high-quality, impartial, policy-relevant research to assist health care providers and decision/policy-makers at the federal, state and local levels in better understanding the challenges faced by rural communities and in designing policies to improve health care access and population health. RHRC recipients will conduct policy-oriented health services research, update trend analyses and existing research, and conduct necessary literature reviews on rural issues and synthesize the issues into publically available policy briefs designed to be easily understood by a non-technical audience. In addition to primary and secondary research, the applicant must be willing and able to conduct literature syntheses and update existing research to produce timely and relevant information. The ratio of original research to other needed projects will be reviewed by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and the final ratio will be negotiated between the recipients and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The four-year RHRC Program awards are designed to support research centers with specific rural health research areas of concentration. The topic(s) of concentration must be policy-relevant and of enduring interest and importance to rural providers, rural stakeholders, policy makers and/or rural communities. A goal of the RHRC Program is to produce new information, through the research activities supported by this cooperative agreement, which can be applied in ways that directly inform improvements in access to health care and population health for rural America. This cooperative agreement program will support health services research projects and will exclude clinical/biomedical research and the expenditure of funds for delivery of health care services. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) defines the term “health services research” as research that examines “how people get access to health care, how much care costs, and what happens to patients as a result of this care.” The main goals of health services research are to “identify the most effective ways to organize, manage, finance, and deliver high quality care; reduce medical errors, and improve patient safety.”1

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to provide an avenue for basic scientists, clinicians and clinical scientists to jointly initiate and conduct translational research projects which translate basic research findings into clinical tools for better human health. The scope of this FOA includes a range of activities to encourage translation of basic research findings which will impact the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of communication disorders. Connection to the clinical condition must be clearly established and the outcomes of the grant must have practical clinical impact.

The grant titled "The NINDS Human Cell and Data Repository" aims to support the maintenance and development of a repository for fibroblast and induced pluripotent stem cell lines, which will be distributed to researchers for advancing research in neurological disorders.

This grant provides funding to early career researchers proposing innovative studies on the genetics or epigenetics of substance use disorders, aiming to foster new insights and advancements in addiction research.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites applications for the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program hubs that will be part of a national, collaborative consortium focused on bringing more treatments to more patients more quickly through advancing clinical and translational science (CTS) by (1) developing, demonstrating, and disseminating scientific and operational innovations that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical translation from identification to first-in-human studies to medical practice implementation to community health dissemination; (2) promoting partnerships and collaborations to facilitate and accelerate translational research projects locally, regionally, and nationally; (3) creating, providing, and disseminating innovative research programs and partnerships across institutions and communities to address health disparities and deliver the benefits of translational science to all; (4) creating and implementing scientific and operational innovations that increase the quality, safety, efficiency, effectiveness, and informativeness of clinical research; (5) providing a national resource for the rapid response to urgent public health needs; and (6) creating, providing, and disseminating CTS training for clinical research professionals of all disciplines on the research team. Along with this solicitation for the UM1 CTSA hub application, NCATS has published a separate, companion FOA that solicits applications for a required K12 Clinical Scientist Institutional Career Development Program Award (PAR-TR-22-career); both a UM1 hub application and the required K12 application must be submitted. If there is no companion K12 application submitted, the UM1 hub application will not be reviewed. However, if the UM1 application is funded and the companion K12 application is not funded, a resubmitted K12 application will be accepted. Additional companion FOAs solicit applications for optional training, career, and research ed

This funding opportunity supports organizations in the southern United States to create integrated care models that improve HIV treatment and essential support services for women living with HIV.

This program provides funding to innovators developing non-invasive tear-based diagnostic technologies for continuous health monitoring and personalized treatment, initially targeting Dry Eye Disease.

This funding opportunity supports research projects aimed at reducing disparities in maternal health outcomes among vulnerable populations in the U.S. by investigating healthcare system and clinician factors.

This grant provides funding to organizations that promote vaccine confidence and health equity through partnerships and educational outreach, particularly targeting underserved populations across the United States.

This funding opportunity supports research institutions and organizations in developing innovative HIV vaccine candidates through preclinical and manufacturing processes, with a focus on partnerships and readiness for clinical trials.

This grant provides funding to support postdoctoral researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in neuroscience as they transition to independent faculty positions, promoting diversity in the field.

The main objective of this NOFO is to foster development and testing of technologies adaptable to aging-related changes in older adults (aged 65 years or older) with T1D to improve diabetes management and quality of life. Older adults may have increased vulnerability to hypoglycemia, cognitive impairment and/or multiple co-morbidities which may affect the risks and benefits of these technologies in this population. Projects will be funded to a) develop and test new technologies and b) to adapt and test existing technologies. It is expected that aging-adaptive diabetes technologies that address barriers for use among older adults with T1D will improve usability, adoption and adherence decreasing the risk of hypoglycemia (and hypoglycemia unawareness) while enhancing glycemic control, facilitating better diabetes management, and improving quality of life for these individuals and their caregivers.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to various organizations to enhance Botswana's HIV prevention and treatment services for adults and children, focusing on improving healthcare delivery and outcomes.

The "E-Learning Collaborative for Integrated Violence Prevention" grant aims to fund the development and maintenance of an online learning community and platform, which will provide resources, technical assistance, and support to violence prevention practitioners, helping them to effectively implement and evaluate strategies to prevent various types of violence, while also promoting health equity.

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite applications to establish integrated and collaborative Stillbirth Research Centers, as part of a new Stillbirth Research Consortium. The Centers will support cutting-edge basic, translational, clinical, and/or data sciences research and generate knowledge to fuel advancement of stillbirth-relevant research in the United States, with a particular emphasis on approaches that utilize an equity lens to identify ways to decrease the incidence of stillbirth in vulnerable populations. A Data Coordinating Center (described in the companion announcement NOT-HD-24-010) will support the work of the research projects funded under the Stillbirth Research Consortium. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants additional time to develop meaningful collaborations, interdisciplinary teams, and responsive applications. International collaboration is encouraged and allowable. The NOFO is expected to be published in Summer 2024 with an expected application due date in Winter 2024. This NOFO will utilize the UG1 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.

This funding opportunity supports the development and management of a centralized service center that provides genetically engineered mouse models and enhances research coordination, data sharing, and innovative methodologies in biomedical research.

This funding opportunity provides early-career clinical scientists with financial support and mentorship to develop their research skills in improving healthcare delivery, quality, and access in the United States.

This funding opportunity supports early-career clinicians dedicated to patient-oriented research, providing resources for studies that involve direct interaction with human subjects to advance understanding of health and disease.