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.
May 2025
Epidemiologic Research on Emerging Risk Factors and Liver Cancer Susceptibility (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2025
Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2025
PCORI: Addressing Violence and Trauma
Letter of Intent Deadline: May 13, 2025
PCORI: Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research
Letter of Intent Deadline: May 13, 2025
PCORI: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Letter of Intent Deadline: May 13, 2025
Tribal Behavioral Health
Application Deadline: May 15, 2025
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health: Advancing Equity Through Oral Health Fund
Application Deadlines: May 16, August 1, and November 20, 2025
RWJF Research to Advance Racial & Indigenous Health Equity: Rapid Response Research
Application Deadline: May 28
The Centene Charitable Foundation: Drivers of health, social services; and education
Application Deadline: May 30 and November 29, 2025
TD Bank Capacity Building Fund: Better Health, Connected Communities, Financial Security, and Vibrant Planet
Application Deadline: May 30, 2025
June 2025 Deadlines
RWJF Systems for Action: Community-Led Systems Research to Address Systemic Racism
Application Deadline: June 4, 2025
Research to Action: Assessing and Addressing Community Exposures to Environmental Contaminants (R01)
Application Deadline: June 5, 2025
DOT Safe Streets and Roads for All
Application Deadline: June 26, 2025
Bank of America Stable Housing and Empowering Communities
Application Deadline: June 30, 2025
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
Letter of Intent Deadline: June 30, 2025
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships
Application Deadline: June 30, 2025
July 2025 and Later Deadlines
RWJF Research to Advance Racial & Indigenous Health Equity: New Research Support
Letter of Intent Deadline: July 16, 2025
American Psychological Foundation: Direct Action Visionary Grants
Letter of Intent Deadlines: July 31 and October 31, 2025
Clif Family Foundation: Environmental Justice
Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Exploring Equitable Futures
Application Deadline: Rolling until October 15, 2025
Research With Activities Related to Diversity (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2026
Native American Research Centers for Health Planning Grants (R34)
Application Deadline: July 8, 2026
Health and Health Care Disparities Among Persons Living with Disabilities (R01)
Application Deadline: Nov 5, 2026
Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Healthcare Systems in Populations with Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2027
Improving Care and Outcomes for Cancer Survivors from Sexual and Gender Minority Populations (R01)
Application Deadline: Jan. 7, 2027
Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2027
Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01)
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2027
Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Oct. 5, 2027
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Policy Research for Health Equity (R01)
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2028
Notices of Special Interest
Expiring 2025
Research on the Health of Bisexual and Bisexual+ People
Expiration Date: May 8, 2025
Research on Barriers to Care and Risk of HIV-associated Comorbidities among Vulnerable Population Groups
Expiration Date: May 8, 2025
Research on the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations
Expiration Date: Aug. 8, 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
Research Opportunities Centering the Health of Women Across the HIV Research Continuum
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
Intersectional Stigma and Discrimination, or Other Social and Structural Determinants of Health in HIV Prevention and Treatment
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 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
Encouraging Health Disparities and Health Equity Workforce Development within NIDDK Mission Areas
Expiration Date: April 7, 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
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
Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32)
Application Deadline: Rolling through Sept. 14, 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
Improving Care and Outcomes for Cancer Survivors from Sexual and Gender Minority Populations (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Jan. 8, 2027
Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Jan. 8, 2027
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
Interventions to Expand Cancer Screening and Preventive Services to ADVANCE Health in Populations That Experience Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
NIMHD Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
NINR Areas of Emphasis for Research to Optimize Health and Advance Health Equity (R01) and (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
NSF Smart and Connected Communities
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