February 7, 2023
PAR-23-112 - Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will participate, effective immediately in PAR-23-112, Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
The following changes and updates are made to PAR-23-112 (shown in bold italics) to reflect NCI’s participation:
Part 1. Overview Information, Participating Organization(s)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
All applications to this funding opportunity announcement should fall within the mission of the Institutes/Centers. The following NIH Offices may co-fund applications assigned to those Institutes/Centers.
Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Disease Prevention (ODP)
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)
Office of Nutrition Research (ONR)
Assistance Listing Number(s)
93.399; 93.307, 93.859, 93.172, 93.847, 93.313, 93.867, 93.113, 93.279, 93.121, 93.213, 93.361, 93.865, 93.286, 93.242, 93.173, 93.866
Part 2. Full Text of Announcement, Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Specific Areas of Research Interest
NCI is committed to eliminating cancer related disparities and promoting equity in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. For this FOA, NCI seeks intervention projects focused on addressing structural/institutional racism/discrimination (SRD) that influence cancer-related outcomes -- from early detection through end of life. Projects submitted to NCI may focus on cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and/or survivorship based and provide a conceptual model identifying hypothesized pathways or mechanisms between the SRD and cancer-related outcomes. Areas of specific interest to NCI include multilevel interventions focused on addressing SRD to improve cancer outcomes, or interventions that address several determinants of health in addition to SRD.
NCI areas of interest in intervention research include, but are not limited to:
- Multi-level, multi-component interventions that address SRD as well as other determinants of health to prevent cancer, improve cancer care for patients, and/or improve cancer outcomes.
- Intervention research examining family, organization, neighborhood, cultural and community factors that may moderate SRD exposure and cancer prevention and care.
- Intervention research focusing on the prevention of cancer that incorporates risk and resilience factors in response to structural racism such as historical trauma, immigration policies, school and language-based discrimination, housing and criminal justice practices, etc.
- Research on development of cancer treatment interventions and service delivery approaches that address systemic racism and structural barriers health services such as staff training, service delivery settings and schedules, use of digital platforms, language and health literacy barriers, costs, etc.
- Mechanistic studies of the effects of discrimination-based trauma and/or chronic experiences on biological processes (e.g., epigenome, inflammation, microbiome, or other molecular/cellular processes) that contribute to poorer cancer and overall health outcomes.
Part 2. Full Text of Announcement, Section VII. Agency Contacts
Scientific/Research Contact(s)
Crystal L. Barksdale, PhD, MPH
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Telephone: 301-827-4228
Email: crystal.barksdale@nih.gov
Roberto Flores, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Office of Nutrition Research (ONR)
Telephone: 240-276-7119
Email: floresr2@mail.nih.gov
Alexa Ruth Romberg
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Phone: 301-435-0264
E-mail: alexa.romberg@nih.gov
Hiroko Iida, DDS, MPH
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Telephone: 301-594-7404
Email: hiroko.iida@nih.gov
Jennifer Alvidrez, PhD
Office of Disease Prevention (ODP)
Telephone: 301-827-0071
Email: Jennifer.alvidrez@nih.gov
Zeynep Erim
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Phone: (301) 451-4792
E-mail: erimz@mail.nih.gov
Damiya Eve Whitaker, PsyD, MA
Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)
Phone:301-451-8206
E-mail: damiya.whitaker@nih.gov
Cheri Wiggs
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Phone: (301) 402-0276
E-mail: cheri.wiggs@nih.gov
Juanita J. Chinn, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-827-4901
Email: juanita.chinn@nih.gov
Della White
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Email: whitede@mail.nih.gov
Kelly Anne King, Au.D., Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Phone: 301-402-3458
E-mail: kingke@mail.nih.gov
Christopher Barnhart, PhD
Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO)
Telephone: 301-594-8983
Email: christopher.barnhart@nih.gov
Beda Jean-Francois, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Phone: 202-313-2144
Email: beda.jean-francois@nih.gov
Alexander M. Talkovsky, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Division of Translational Research
Telephone: 301-827-7614
Email: alexander.talkovsky@nih.gov
Jennifer Villatte, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Division of Services and Intervention Research
Telephone: 301-451-9365
Email: jennifer.villatte@nih.gov
Frank Bandiera, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR)
Phone: 301-496-3131
E-mail: frank.bandiera@nih.gov
Damali Martin, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Division of Neuroscience (DN)
Phone: 301402-8310
E-mail: martinda@mail.nih.gov
Rene Sterling
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Phone: 301.435.1275
E-mail: rene.sterling@nih.gov
Ebony B Madden
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Phone: 301-503-5620
E-mail: ebony.madden@nih.gov
Lindsey Ann Martin, PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Phone: 984-287-4036
E-mail: lindsey.martin@nih.gov
Shalanda A. Bynum, PhD, MPH
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Telephone: 301-755-4355
Email: shalanda.bynum@nih.gov
Robert C Rivers
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Phone: 301-443-8415
E-mail: riversrc@mail.nih.gov
April Oh, PhD, MPH
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Phone: 240-753-3154
E-mail: april.oh@nih.gov
Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)
Priscilla Grant, JD
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Telephone: 301-594-8412
Email: pg38h@nih.gov
Pamela G Fleming
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Phone: 301-480-1159
E-mail: pfleming@mail.nih.gov
Diana Rutberg, MBA
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Telephone: 301-594-4798
Email: rutbergd@mail.nih.gov
Katie Ellis
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Phone: 301-451-4791
E-mail: kellis@mail.nih.gov
Karen Robinsonsmith
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Phone: (301) 451-2020
E-mail: kyr@nei.nih.gov
Margaret Young
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-642-4552
Email: margaret.young@nih.gov
Kelly Aubrecht
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Email: aubrechtk@mail.nih.gov
Christopher Myers
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Phone: (301) 435-0713
E-mail: myersc@nidcd.nih.gov
Debbie Chen
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Phone: 301-594-3788
Email: debbie.chen@nih.gov
Tamara Kees
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Telephone: 301-443-8811
Email: tamara.kees@nih.gov
Ryan Blakeney
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-451-9802
E-mail: blakeneyr@mail.nih.gov
Jenny L Greer
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Phone: 984.287.3332
E-mail: jenny.greer@nih.gov
Kelli Oster
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Telephone: 301-594-2177
Email: osterk@mail.nih.gov
Tommy Gunter
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Phone: 301-451-3447
E-mail: gunterto@mail.nih.gov
Crystal Wolfrey
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Telephone: 240-276-6277
Email: crystal.wolfrey@mail.nih.gov
All other aspects of PAR-23-112 remain unchanged.
April Oh, PhD, MPH
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Phone: 240-753-3154
E-mail: april.oh@nih.gov
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