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 email healthjustice@aamc.org with the title of the funding opportunity and name of the funding organization.

May 2022 Deadlines

Healthy Start Supplement: Community-Based Doulas
Application Deadline: May 31

June 2022 Deadlines

Bob Woodruff Foundation Grants for Veterans
Application Deadline: June 1

Health Equity and the Cost of Novel Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (R61/R33)
LOI Deadline: June 1

PCORI Funding to Address Disparities: Hypertension Management and Control
LOI Deadline: June 1

PCORI Funding to Address Disparities: Postpartum Maternal Health
LOI Deadline: June 1

PCORI Addressing Racism, Discrimination, and Bias in Healthcare Systems and Care Delivery
LOI Deadline: June 1

PCORI Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
LOI Deadline: June 1

First Nations Development Institute: Regional Dialogues on Climate Resiliency
Application Deadline: June 1

Department of Labor Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants
Application Deadline: June 2

Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening in Diverse Adult Populations (R01)
Application Deadlines: June 5, October 5

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program
Application Deadline: June 6

Cancer Control Research in Persistent Poverty Areas (U54)
LOI Deadline: June 6

HUD Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing
Application Deadline: June 6

Innovation Award: Minority Health and Health Equity
Application Deadline: June 6

CDC Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plans
LOI Deadline: June 8

HRSA State Maternal Health Innovation & Data Capacity Program
Application Deadline: June 13

HRSA Community Health Worker Training Program
Application Deadline: June 14

HRSA Accelerating Cancer Screening
Application Deadline: June 15

USDA Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program
Application Deadline: June 17

CDC Preventing Maternal Mortality: Supporting Maternal Mortality Review Committees
Application Deadline: June 20

Demonstrating Policy Effectiveness to Promote Black Youth Mental Health Initiative
Application Deadline: June 22

The Bold, Upstream, Integrated, Local, Data-Driven (BUILD) Health Challenge
Application Deadline: July 30

July 2022 Deadlines

CDC Closing the Gap with Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plans
Application Deadline: July 8

Community-Driven Approaches to Address Factors Contributing to Structural Racism in Public Health
Application Deadline: July 15

Innovative Multi-Level Approaches and Strategies to Prevent, Test and Treat HIV in Primary Care Settings in Health Disparity Populations in Geographic Hot Spots in the United States (R01)
LOI Deadline: July 15

Urgent Award: COVID-19 Mental Health Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) and (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
LOI Deadlines: July 25 and November 25

August 2022 and Later Deadlines

Comprehensive Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Populations with Health Disparities (R01)
LOI Deadlines: September 5

Leveraging Health Information Technology (Health IT) to Address and Reduce Health Care Disparities (R01)
LOI Deadlines: September 5

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21, R03, R01)
LOI Deadlines: September 16, January 5, 2023

Addressing Mental Health Disparities Research Gaps: Aggregating and Mining Existing Data Sets for Secondary Analyses (R01)
LOI Deadline: September 18

Understanding Suicide Risk and Protective Factors among Black Youth (R21) & (R01)
LOI Deadlines: September 19, 2022 and May 20, 2023

Policy and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) Healthcare Disparities: Access, Utilization, and Quality (R01)
LOI Deadline: September 20

Understanding and Addressing Misinformation among Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01)
LOI Deadline: October 13 

Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadlines: November 17 2022; February 17, 2023

Transgender People: Immunity, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV and STIs (R21)
Application Deadline: December 7, 2022

Notices of Special Interest

Administrative Supplements to Support Germline Genome-wide Genotyping and Sequencing of Existing Samples from Minority Racial/Ethnic Populations and Sharing of Associated Epidemiologic Data
Expiration Date: May 27, 2022

Promoting Health, Safety, and Recovery Training for COVID-19 Essential Workers and their Communities
Expiration Date: June 7, 2022

Training Modules to Address Resiliency and Wellness, and Structural Racism and Discrimination in Research Training Environments
Expiration Date: June 21, 2022

Administrative Supplements to Support "All of US" and Health Disparities-Related Pilot Research Projects at NIMHD-Funded Research Centers in Minority Institutions
Expiration Date: June 28, 2022

Implementation Science to Advance Maternal Health and Maternal Health Equity
Expiration Date: July 17, 2022

Research to Address Vaccine Hesitancy, Uptake, and Implementation among Populations that Experience Health Disparities
Expiration Date: January 8, 2023

Administrative Supplements for Research on Sex and/or Gender Influences
Expiration Date: January 27, 2023

Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported (U3) Populations
Expiration Date: February 1, 2023

AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Advance Health Equity
Expiration Date: April 27, 2023

Expanding Cancer Control Research in Persistent Poverty Areas
Expiration Date: May 8, 2023

Administrative Supplements for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations
Expiration Date: February 1, 2024

Addressing Accessibility Inequities with COVID Home-Based Testing for Individuals with Visual Impairment
Expiration Date: March 9, 2024

Behavioral and Social Science Priority Areas in Dementia Care Partner/Caregiver Research
Expiration Date: November 13, 2024

Health Disparities and Alzheimer's Disease
Expiration Date: November 13, 2024

Epidemiologic Studies in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (Parent R01)
Expiration Date: November 19, 2024

COVID-19 Pandemic Mental Health Research
Expiration Date: January 8, 2025

Biologic Factors Underlying Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Health Disparities
Expiration Date: January 8, 2025

Research Addressing Eye and Vision Health Equity/Health Disparities
Expiration Date: January 25, 2025

Addressing Evidence Gaps in Screening
Expiration Date: May 8, 2025

Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening in Diverse Populations Across the Lifespan
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

Diagnostics and Disease Management Tools for Use in Underserved Populations
Expiration Date: July 6, 2026

Rolling Deadlines

Anthem Foundation Program Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling

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

Social Science Research Council: COVID-19 Mis- and Disinformation
Application Deadline: Rolling

USDA Economic Impact Initiative Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling