Key Dates

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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 on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

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 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 Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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.

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), with other NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs), intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications on (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities.

This Notice of Intent to Publish (NOITP) is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects.

The FOA is expected to be published in April 2021 with an expected application due date in August 2021.

This FOA will utilize the R01 activity code. Details of the planned FOA are provided below.

Key Definitions

Discrimination: A socially structured action that is unfair or unjustified and harms individuals and groups. Discrimination can be attributed to social interactions that occur to protect more powerful and privileged groups or institutions at the detriment of other groups. Racism refers to discrimination based on race or ethnicity.

Structural discrimination refers to macro-level conditions (e.g., residential segregation) that limit opportunities, resources, and well-being of less privileged groups (Healthy People 2020, https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-health/interventions-resources/discrimination).

Structural racism and discrimination (SRD): For the purposes of this FOA, SRD refers to structural discrimination on the basis of race/ethnicity and/or other statuses, including but not limited to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, social class or socioeconomic status, religion, national origin, immigration status, limited English proficiency, or physical characteristics or health conditions.

NIH-designated Populations with Health Disparities: Racial and ethnic minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities in the U.S. (see https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/about/overview/).

Research Objectives

Observational Studies: Research may (1) examine the impact of SRD on health, and/or (2) evaluate the impact that existing efforts to address SRD (e.g., laws, policies, programs, organizational practices and procedures) have on the health of individuals, families, and communities. Projects may involve collection of primary data/and or analysis of existing data and may involve quantitative or mixed methods approaches. Projects must be exclusively domestic, including U.S. territories.

Intervention Studies: Research may focus on health promotion, treatment, and/or prevention. Interventions may focus primarily on addressing SRD to improve health outcomes, or SRD may be included as one of several determinants of health addressed to improve health outcomes. For both types of intervention approaches, interventions must directly address the cause or source of SRD, not just help individuals or populations to cope with SRD.

Applications are not being solicited at this time.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Jennifer Alvidrez, PhD
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Telephone: 301-594-9567
Email: [email protected]

Della B. White, PhD
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Phone: 301-827-6358
Email: [email protected]

Shobha Srinivasan, PhD
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Phone: (240) 276-6938
E-mail: [email protected]

Cheri Wiggs, PhD
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Phone: (301) 451-2020
E-mail: [email protected]

Ebony B Madden
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Phone: 301-503-5620
E-mail: [email protected]

Rene Sterling
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Phone: 301.435.1275
E-mail:[email protected]

Frank Bandiera, Ph.D.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Division of Behavioral & Social Research (DBSR)
Phone: 301-402-7629
Email: [email protected]

Damali Martin, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience (DN)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-402-8310
Email: [email protected]

Lyndon Joseph, Ph.D.
Division of Geriatrics & Clinical Gerontology (DGCG)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-496-6761
Email: [email protected]

Judith Arroyo, Ph.D.
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Phone: 301-402-0717
E-mail: [email protected]

Diane Adger-Johnson
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Phone: 240-669-2924
E-mail: [email protected]

Stephanie M George
National Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Phone: 301.594.4974
E-mail: [email protected]

Zeynep Erim, Ph.D
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging And Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Phone: (301) 451-4792
E-mail: [email protected]

Juanita J. Chinn, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Phone: 301-827-4901
E-mail: [email protected]

Aria Crump
National Institute On Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Phone: 301-443-6504
E-mail: [email protected]

Kelly Anne King
National Institute on Deafness And Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Phone: 301-402-3458
E-mail: [email protected]

Darien Jerome Weatherspoon, DDS, MPH
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Phone: 301-594-5394
E-mail: [email protected]

Lindsey Ann Martin
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Phone: 984-287-4036
E-mail:[email protected]

Rochelle Long, PhD
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry (PPBC)
E-mail: [email protected]

Kenneth D Gibbs, Jr., PhD, MPH
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity
Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
E-mail: [email protected]

Lauren D. Hill, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Telephone: 301-443-2638
Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Henry, PhD, RN
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Telephone: 301-594-5976
Email: [email protected]

Richard Benson, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Telephone: (301) 827-9071
E-mail: [email protected].

Melissa C. Green Parker, Ph.D.
Office of Disease Prevention ( ODP)
Telephone: 301-480-1161
Email: [email protected]