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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 Deadlines

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

Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Letter of intent deadline: May 31, 2025

Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation: Emergency Grant Cycle
Application Deadline: May 31, 2025

June 2025 Deadlines

RedRover Safe Housing Grants
Application Deadline: June 1 and September 1, 2025

AIM-AHEAD Federated Network Program: AI & Health Research
Application Deadline: June 4, 2025

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

Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize
Application Deadline: June 13, 2025

AIM-AHEAD Hub-Specific Projects: AI for Community-Based Participatory Research
Application Deadline: June 23, 2025

Fostering Trustworthy AI Research to Advance Health and Medicine for All Americans
Application Deadline: June 23, 2025

Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Population Health Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Application Deadline: June 23, 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 Deadlines

American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
Application Deadline: July 15, 2025

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

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

Publix Super Markets Charities – Housing and Shelter
Application Deadline: August 31, 2025

September 2025 and Later Deadlines

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

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