Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 10 136
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- The National Institutes of Health in the education environment food and nutrition health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113 Environmental Health 93.121 Oral Diseases and Disorders Research 93.173 Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders 93.213 Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants 93.279 Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs 93.361 Nursing Research 93.393 Cancer Cause and Prevention Research 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research 93.846 Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research 93.847 Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research 93.866 Aging Research 93.867 Vision Research 93.879 Medical Library Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 19, 2010 and posted on Mar 18, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 11, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments City or township governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments County governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Small businesses Private institutions of higher education.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession.
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Opportunity Summary:
The NIH funding opportunity PAR-10-136, titled Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01), supports research that explains why health and disability disparities exist in the United States and tests practical ways to reduce those gaps. The focus is on disparities affecting racial and ethnic populations, people with lower socioeconomic status, and rural residents when compared to the broader U.S. population. The program is rooted in the idea that persistent differences in health outcomes are driven by behavioral and social conditions as much as biology, and that rigorous research can identify leverage points for change and inform real-world solutions.
The scientific emphasis is organized around three broad areas where interventions can meaningfully shift outcomes. The first is public policy, which can include research on how laws, regulations, institutional policies, and social programs shape access to resources, exposure to risks, and opportunities for health across communities. The second area is health care, covering topics such as access to care, quality of care, patient-provider communication, care coordination, health system organization, insurance coverage, and barriers that different populations face when trying to obtain timely and effective services. The third area is disease and disability prevention, which includes research on preventing the onset of disease, reducing risk factors, supporting healthy behaviors, and preventing disability or limiting its impact. Across all three areas, the opportunity places particular weight on projects that aim to reduce gaps between groups, not just describe disparities.
This announcement encourages approaches that reflect the complexity of disparities and the multiple forces that create them. Applications are especially encouraged if they use interdisciplinary teams (for example, combining public health, sociology, psychology, economics, medicine, and data science), examine multiple levels of influence (such as individual behavior, family context, neighborhood conditions, health systems, and policy environments), or adopt a life course perspective that considers how exposures and advantages or disadvantages accumulate from early life through adulthood and aging. NIH also signals strong interest in innovative research designs and methods, including system science approaches (such as systems dynamics, agent-based modeling, or network analysis) and community-based participatory research, where communities are engaged as partners in defining questions, shaping methods, and translating findings into action.
The mechanism of support is the NIH Research Project Grant (R01), which is generally used for more developed, comprehensive research projects that require substantial effort and a longer-term plan. This R01 opportunity runs in parallel with a companion announcement of the same scientific scope that uses the R21 mechanism (PAR-10-137), which is typically oriented toward exploratory or early-stage studies. Funding through PAR-10-136 is not guaranteed year to year; awards depend on the availability of funds and on the number of high-quality, competitive applications submitted.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic and non-domestic organizations. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including those with and without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, federal entities, state and local governments (including counties, cities, townships, and special districts), independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and tribal governments and organizations. The opportunity also explicitly includes organizations such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and foreign (non-U.S.) entities. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number PAR-10-136 and is associated with multiple CFDA program areas that reflect NIH’s broad health mission, including environmental health, oral health, communication disorders, complementary and integrative health, mental health, drug abuse, nursing research, cancer prevention, heart and vascular disease, arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions, diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases, child health and development, aging, vision research, and medical library assistance. The opportunity was posted on March 18, 2010, with an original and current closing date listed as May 11, 2013, and an archive date of June 11, 2013, indicating it is no longer accepting applications but remains useful as a reference for NIH priorities and program structure at the time.
In practical terms, the strongest fit for this opportunity would be a well-developed R01 project that identifies drivers of disparity (such as structural barriers, differential exposure to stressors, unequal access to prevention, or health care system factors), tests interventions or policy-relevant strategies, and measures outcomes in a way that can demonstrate whether gaps between groups narrow. The announcement’s repeated emphasis on interdisciplinary, multi-level, life course, and innovative or community-engaged methods signals that NIH is looking for research that is both scientifically rigorous and positioned to produce actionable knowledge for reducing inequities in health and disability.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is PAR-10-136?
PAR-10-136 is an NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement titled "Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01)." It supports research projects designed to explain why health and disability disparities exist in the United States and to test practical strategies for reducing those disparities.
What type of grant mechanism does this opportunity use?
This opportunity uses the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) mechanism, which is typically intended for more developed, comprehensive research projects that require substantial effort and a longer-term research plan.
What is the main goal of the PAR-10-136 program?
The main goal is to support rigorous behavioral and social science research that goes beyond describing disparities and actively tests approaches that can reduce gaps in health and disability outcomes between groups in the United States.
Which populations and disparities are emphasized?
The announcement emphasizes disparities affecting racial and ethnic populations, people with lower socioeconomic status, and rural residents, specifically in comparison to the broader U.S. population.
Does the program focus only on biological causes of disparities?
No. The program is rooted in the idea that persistent differences in health outcomes are driven by behavioral and social conditions as much as biology, and that research can identify leverage points for real-world change.
What are the three main scientific emphasis areas?
The scientific emphasis is organized around three broad areas: public policy, health care, and disease and disability prevention.
What topics fall under the public policy emphasis area?
Public policy research may examine how laws, regulations, institutional policies, and social programs shape access to resources, exposure to risks, and opportunities for health across communities.
What topics fall under the health care emphasis area?
Health care topics may include access to care, quality of care, patient-provider communication, care coordination, health system organization, insurance coverage, and barriers different populations face in obtaining timely and effective services.
What topics fall under the disease and disability prevention emphasis area?
This area includes research on preventing disease onset, reducing risk factors, supporting healthy behaviors, and preventing disability or limiting its impact.
Is simply documenting disparities enough for this opportunity?
No. Across all emphasis areas, the opportunity places particular weight on projects that aim to reduce gaps between groups, not just describe or measure disparities.
What kinds of research approaches are especially encouraged?
Applications are especially encouraged if they use interdisciplinary teams, examine multiple levels of influence (for example, individual, family, neighborhood, health system, and policy), or take a life course perspective that considers how advantages and disadvantages accumulate over time.
What does "interdisciplinary" mean in the context of this announcement?
Interdisciplinary work can include collaborations across fields such as public health, sociology, psychology, economics, medicine, and data science, among others, to better address the complexity of health disparities.
What does "multiple levels of influence" refer to?
It refers to studying factors that operate at more than one level, such as individual behavior, family context, neighborhood conditions, health systems, and policy environments, rather than focusing on a single layer of cause or solution.
What is meant by a "life course perspective"?
A life course perspective considers how exposures, opportunities, and disadvantages can accumulate from early life through adulthood and aging, shaping health outcomes and disparities over time.
Does the announcement encourage innovative methods?
Yes. NIH signals strong interest in innovative research designs and methods, including system science approaches and community-based participatory research.
What are examples of system science approaches mentioned in the announcement?
Examples include system dynamics, agent-based modeling, and network analysis.
What is community-based participatory research (CBPR) in this context?
CBPR is an approach where communities are engaged as partners in defining research questions, shaping methods, and translating findings into action.
Is there a related or companion NIH opportunity with the same scientific scope?
Yes. PAR-10-136 (R01) runs in parallel with a companion announcement of the same scientific scope using the R21 mechanism: PAR-10-137, which is generally oriented toward exploratory or early-stage studies.
How does an R01 project differ from an R21 project in this context?
In this set of announcements, the R01 (PAR-10-136) is described as supporting more developed, comprehensive projects, while the R21 (PAR-10-137) is described as more exploratory or early-stage.
Is funding guaranteed each year under PAR-10-136?
No. Funding is not guaranteed year to year; awards depend on the availability of funds and the number of high-quality, competitive applications submitted.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic and non-domestic organizations, including higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profits (other than small businesses), small businesses, federal entities, state and local governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and tribal governments and organizations.
Are foreign (non-U.S.) organizations eligible?
Yes. The announcement explicitly includes foreign (non-U.S.) entities among eligible applicants.
Are specific institution types explicitly included (such as HBCUs or Tribal Colleges)?
Yes. The announcement explicitly includes organizations such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and faith-based or community-based organizations, among others.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What are the administrative identifiers for this opportunity?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PAR-10-136. The opportunity is also associated with multiple CFDA program areas reflecting NIH's broad health mission.
Which CFDA program areas are associated with PAR-10-136?
Associated areas include environmental health, oral health, communication disorders, complementary and integrative health, mental health, drug abuse, nursing research, cancer prevention, heart and vascular disease, arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions, diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases, child health and development, aging, vision research, and medical library assistance.
When was PAR-10-136 posted, and what are the listed closing and archive dates?
The opportunity was posted on March 18, 2010. The original and current closing date is listed as May 11, 2013, and the archive date is June 11, 2013.
Is PAR-10-136 currently accepting applications?
No. Because the closing date and archive date are in 2013, it is no longer accepting applications, though it may still be useful as a reference for NIH priorities and program structure at the time.
What kinds of projects appear to be the strongest fit for this R01 opportunity?
The strongest fit would be a well-developed R01 project that identifies drivers of disparity (such as structural barriers, differential exposure to stressors, unequal access to prevention, or health care system factors), tests interventions or policy-relevant strategies, and measures outcomes in a way that can show whether gaps between groups narrow.
What does the opportunity imply about "actionable" research?
The description emphasizes research that is scientifically rigorous and positioned to produce actionable knowledge, including translating findings into real-world solutions that can reduce inequities in health and disability.
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