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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Notice of Special Interest to solicit applications for research highlighting the important need for community-engaged research to address vaccine hesitancy, uptake, and implementation among populations who experience health disparities.*

This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants additional time to develop responsive applications.

The FOA is expected to be published in December 2020 and we will accept applications in February 2021 for FY21 funding. The FOA will be a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) for R01 projects. The goal is to make awards by September 2021.

The goal of the NOSI is to develop strategies and interventions to address vaccine hesitancy, uptake, and implementation among populations who experience health disparities in the US. The NOSI will solicit research to help understand and address misinformation, distrust, and hesitancy regarding vaccines (e.g., SARS-CoV-2, human papilloma virus, pneumococcal, influenza, hepatitis B, and herpes zoster) that target adults in the United States and territories, especially among populations who are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality due to long-standing systemic health and social inequities and chronic medical conditions. The program will solicit community-engaged research to: 1) evaluate innovative interventions (e.g., expand reach, access) to facilitate vaccination uptake in clinical and community contexts; and 2) address the barriers to increasing reach, access, and uptake of vaccinations among health disparity populations..

Health Disparity Population:*This phrase is intended to refer to individuals who belong to a health disparity population as defined in section 464z-3(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 285t(d)(1): A population is a health disparity population if, as determined by the Director of the Institute after consultation with the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, there is a significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates in the population as compared to the health status of the general population. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2018-title42/pdf/USCODE-2018-title42-chap6A-subchapIII-partC-subpart20-sec285t.pdf . As of October 2020, NIH-designated U.S. health disparity populations include Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities. Please see https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/about/overview/.

It is planned that the anticipated NOSI will utilize these funding opportunity announcements:

PA-20-183 - Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)

PA-20-185 - NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed

Applications are not being solicited at this time.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences:

Deborah E. Linares, Ph.D., M.A.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (http://www.nimhd.nih.gov)
301-402-2516
[email protected]

Clinical and Health Services Research:

Benyam Hailu, M.D., M.P.H.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Telephone: 301-594-8696
Email: [email protected]

Community Health and Population Sciences:

Nancy L. Jones, Ph.D., M.A.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Telephone: 301-594-8945
Email: [email protected]