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Purpose

The All of Us Research Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, seeks applications for the National, State, and Local Engagement Partner funding opportunity (FO) as part of the All of Us Research Program, a historic effort to gather data from one million or more people living in the United States to accelerate research and improve health.

The National, State, and Local Engagement Partner is designed to fund local, regional, and national engagement partners who will establish strong collaboration with members of the All of Us consortium to design, implement, and evaluate strategies and tactics geared toward the following categories:

1. Recruiting and retaining one million or more participants who reflect the rich diversity of the United States. To ensure that the All of Us data reflect the diversity of the country, the program needs to mobilize and collaborate with trusted organizations, intermediaries, and influencers to engage and facilitate enrollment and retention of communities historically underrepresented in biomedical research (UBR).
2. Engaging researchers from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups, to utilize the All of Us data resources to advance precision medicine.
3. Collaborating with health care providers who serve communities historically underrepresented in biomedical research to promote All of Us.
4. Working with the All of Us consortium and communications team to develop assets that resonate with diverse groups and conduct multiple engagement, enrollment, and retention campaigns based on geography and programmatic scientific priorities.
5. Contributing to the science of engaging, enrolling, and retaining UBR communities into research.

Each applicant should be an expert and from experienced organizations with a proven track record in some or all tasks and sub-tasks in this FO. Programmatic priority will be given to investigators who have demonstrated experience and success in engaging and recruiting communities historically underrepresented in biomedical research into research. All of Us considers the following populations UBR: racial and ethnic minority groups; children and seniors; sexual and gender minorities; people living with disabilities; people with barriers in access to care; people who have low income or low educational attainment; and rural residents.

Funding opportunity and mechanism

The funding opportunity is accessible at https://allofus.nih.gov/funding-and-program-partners/funding-opportunities. Applications will be accepted until 5pm on November 23, 2020 local time.

This funding opportunity solicits applications under the Other Transaction award funding mechanism. Applications will be considered from U.S. academic or private institutions or consortia. Non-U.S. entities and components of non-US entities are not eligible. Potential applicants are encouraged to learn more about the program and the Other Transaction Award mechanism by visiting the following websites:

• The All of Us Research Program: https://allofus.nih.gov/
• Other Transaction Award Policy Guide for the NIH Precision Medicine Initiative Research Programs: https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/research-training/initiatives/pmi/20151118-ot-award-policy-guide.pdf
• Enrollment site: https://www.joinallofus.org/
• Research Hub: https://www.researchallofus.org/

Informational webinar

National Institutes of Health staff will be available during an informational webinar on October 5, 2020, to answer questions about the All of Us Research Program, specific objectives of this FO, and the application and award process. Questions can be submitted prior to the webinar by email to the address for inquiries below.

Informational Webinar: Monday, October 5, 2020, 12PM EDT. To register for this webinar and receive instructions, email: [email protected].

A summary of the questions and answers will be posted on the All of Us Research Program website https://allofus.nih.gov.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Please direct all inquiries to: [email protected].