Funding Opportunities

Each week, the AAMC Center for Health Justice updates a list of funding opportunities that will support health equity research and interventions. If you would like to add additional opportunities, please contact us with links to funding information.

September 2026

Moderna Charitable Foundation
Application Deadline: Sept. 15, 2026

America’s Health Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Partnerships Program
Application Deadline: Sept. 18, 2026

Connecting Champions for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Health Professions
Application Deadline: Sept. 24, 2026

NHLBI Program Project Applications (P01) 
Application Deadline: Sept. 26, 2026

Building Bridges Learning Community
Application Deadline: Sept. 28, 2026

October and Later Deadlines

Pave HER Way Women's Grant Program
Application Deadline: Oct. 16, 2026

Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Oct. 5, 2027

Notices of Special Interest

Expiring 2027 and Later

AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Improve Care Delivery, Access, Quality, Equity, and Health Outcomes for Older Adults
Expiration Date: May 15, 2027

Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers
Expiration Date: May 8. 2028

Mind and Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms
Expiration Date: June 8, 2028

Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose
Expiration Date: Aug. 22, 2028

Rolling Deadlines

Economic Development and Recovery Disaster Supplemental
Application Deadline: Rolling

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Funding
Application Deadline: Rolling

Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households
Application Deadline: Rolling

The Bolger Foundation
Application Deadline: Rolling

The Make Sense Foundation
Application Deadline: Rolling

The Smart Family Fund: New Nonprofits
Application Deadline: Rolling

The Oak Foundation: Housing
Letter of Intent Deadline: Rolling

Arnold Ventures - Causal Research on Community Safety and the Criminal Justice System
Letter of Intent Deadline: Rolling

Nathan Cummings Foundation Partnership
Letter of Inquiry Deadline: Rolling

School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network Principal Student Support Services Grant
Application Deadline: Rolling

W.K. Kellogg Foundation: Education equity
Letter of Intent Deadline: Rolling

USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program (Via State Office)
Application Deadline: Rolling

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Application Deadline: Rolling

CHS Seeds for Stewardship Program
Application Deadline: Rolling

The Hearst Foundation: Health
Application Deadline: Rolling

The Hearst Foundation: Social Service
Application Deadline: Rolling

American Heart Association Social Impact Fund
Application Deadline: Rolling

Norman Foundation Grants: Environmental and Economic Justice
Application Deadline: Rolling

Story of Stuff Grassroots Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation: Civil Society, Education, and Environment Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling

The Commonwealth Fund
Application Deadline: Rolling