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.
July 2025 Deadlines
American Psychological Foundation: Direct Action Visionary Grants
Letter of Intent Deadlines: July 31 and October 31, 2025
Truist Foundation - Building Career Pathways to Economic Mobility
Application Deadline: July 31 and November 30, 2025
August 2025 Deadlines
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health: Advancing Equity Through Oral Health Fund
Application Deadlines: August 1 and November 20, 2025
Clif Family Foundation: Environmental Justice
Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
Supporting Academic Health Professionals to Address Structural Racism
Application Deadline: August 4, 2025
Publix Super Markets Charities – Housing and Shelter
Application Deadline: August 31, 2025
September 2025 and Later Deadlines
RedRover Safe Housing Grants
Application Deadline: Sept. 1, 2025
The J.W. Couch Foundation: Preservation, Education, and Wellness
Application Deadline: September 26, 2025
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Exploring Equitable Futures
Application Deadline: Rolling until October 15, 2025
The Centene Charitable Foundation
Application Deadline: November 29, 2025
Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions
Application Deadline: June 6, 2026
Native American Research Centers for Health Planning Grants (R34)
Application Deadline: July 8, 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 2025
Preventive Interventions to Address Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Populations that Experience Health Disparities
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2025
Research on Addressing Violence to Improve Health Outcomes
Expiration Date: Oct. 5, 2025
AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Improve Healthcare for Persons Living with Disabilities
Expiration Date: Nov. 20, 2025
Expiring 2026
Computational and Statistical Methods to Enhance Discovery from Health Data
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2026
Impact of Policy Interventions Aimed at Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Improve Functioning and Well-being for People with Serious Mental Illnesses
Expiration Date: Jan. 9, 2026
Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations
Expiration Date: June 6, 2026
Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions
Expiration Date: June 6, 2026
Diagnostics and Disease Management Tools for Use in Underserved Populations
Expiration Date: July 6, 2026
Assessing Real-World Effectiveness and Implementation of Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication among Rural Communities
Expiration Date: Oct. 10, 2026
Expiring 2027 and Later
Leveraging Existing and Accessible Datasets for Implementation Research Strategies and Testing
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2027
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
Improving Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens and Maintenance of Health Behaviors to Promote Health
Expiration Date: June 14, 2027
Determining the Tri-directional Relationship Among Oral Health, Nutrition, and Comprehensive Health
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2027
Analysis of Existing Linked Datasets to Understand the Relationship between Housing Program Participation and Risk for Chronic Diseases and Other Conditions (R01)
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2027
Addressing Cancer-Related Financial Hardship to Improve Patient Outcomes
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2028
Understanding and Addressing Weight Stigma, Bias, and Discrimination to Promote Health Equity
Expiration Date: May 8, 2028
Rolling Deadlines
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
Nourishing Neighbors Innovation Incubation Fund
Application Deadline: Rolling until all funds allocated (grant period starts September 2025)
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
RWJF Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health
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
Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Oct. 5, 2026
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
Letter of Intent Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Nov. 9, 2026
Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42)
Letter of Intent Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Nov. 9, 2026
American Heart Association Social Impact Fund
Application Deadline: Rolling
Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
NHLBI Program Project Applications (P01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
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
Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10)
Application Deadline: Rolling
NIMHD Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
Research to Action: Assessing and Addressing Community Exposures to Environmental Contaminants (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
The Commonwealth Fund
Application Deadline: Rolling
Fund for Trans Generations: COVID-19 Rapid Response
Application Deadline: Rolling
Hearst Foundation Awards
Application Deadline: Rolling
RWJF Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity
Application Deadline: Rolling
RWJF Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
Application Deadline: Rolling