September 19, 2022
OTA-22-007– NIH Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA): Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention (CHESI) Initiative
NOT-RM-23-001- Notice of Information: Upcoming Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) for Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) Program: Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention Initiative (CHESI) (OT2 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOT-RM-23-002 - Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS): Coordination Center (U24 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)
Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) Title:Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention (CHESI) Initiative
ROA Number: OTA-22-007
ROA Open Period:September 12, 2022, to January 23, 2023
Letter of Intent Due Date (Required): November 18, 2022
Overview:
The Office of Strategic Coordination – The Common Fund, within the Office of the Director (OD), has issued a research opportunity announcement (ROA) to solicit applications from community organizations in support of the goals of the Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS)Program’s CHESI Initiative. A ROA is a method of solicitation that announces the anticipated availability of Other Transactions (OT) awards, a special legal instrument other than contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements.
Purpose:
The Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) Program is focused on community-led research that will intervene on structural factors that limit the optimization of health. The program aims to develop structural interventions that leverage multi-sectoral partnerships to improve health outcomes of communities, reduce health disparities, and to change systems, policies and practices to achieve optimal health for all. ComPASS will also develop a new health equity research model for community-led, multisectoral structural intervention research across NIH and other federal agencies.
The purpose of this announcement is to inform community organizations about the new research opportunity, OTA-22-007. This research opportunity will fund community organizations and support the development, implementation, assessment, and dissemination of community-led, health equity structural interventions, co-created in partnership with research organizations, that intervene upon structural factors that produce and perpetuate health disparities.
Letter of Intent (Required): Applicants are required to submit a letter of intent by November 18, 2022, 11:59 PM ET. Applicants will be selected from the Letter of Intent to submit full applications, which will be due by January 23, 2023.
Technical Assistance Webinars: NIH staff will hold technical assistance webinars for the required Letter of Intent on October 4, 2022, and October 11, 2022, from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM ET. Registration is required. Register here: bit.ly/compass-roa-webinar. To help prepare a Letter of Intent for this ROA, applicants are encouraged to watch a pre-recorded technical assistance presentation and view slides. Additionally, answers to Frequently Asked Questions about OTA-22-007 are available on the ComPASS website.
Documents and Related Links: The full ROA package can be accessed via the following link:https://commonfund.nih.gov/sites/default/files/OTA-22-007.pdf. Community organizations are encouraged to carefully review theannouncement in its entirety before submitting questions and/or preparing a submission.
Yvonne Owens Ferguson, Ph.D., MPH
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD), NIH
Telephone: 301-827-7136
Email: CFComPASS@od.nih.gov
Kristina Faulk
Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of the Director (OD), NIH
Email: CFComPASS@od.nih.gov
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