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- The National Institutes of Health in the education health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.173 Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs 93.361 Nursing Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 12, 2013 and posted on Dec 12, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 7, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Independent school districts For profit organizations other than small businesses Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) County governments Small businesses Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs) 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) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01) funding opportunity (PA 14-033) was a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary grant program designed to support research aimed at reducing health disparities affecting children, particularly those from minority and underserved populations. The emphasis of the announcement is on generating rigorous, actionable evidence about why disparities occur in childhood and what can be done to prevent or narrow those gaps through targeted health promotion and intervention strategies. It uses the NIH R01 research project grant mechanism, which typically supports hypothesis-driven, investigator-initiated research projects with enough scope to develop, test, and evaluate meaningful approaches that can improve child health outcomes.
A central focus of this opportunity is biobehavioral research that looks at child health disparities through a multi-factor lens, rather than treating disparities as the result of a single cause. The announcement explicitly encourages studies that integrate multiple levels of influence on child health, including biological factors (such as genetics, cellular processes, and organ system functioning), lifestyle and behavioral factors, and environmental conditions in both the physical and family environment. It also highlights the importance of social influences like peers and broader social networks, as well as economic pressures, institutional factors (for example, how schools, health systems, or other organizations shape access and quality), and cultural and family influences that can affect health behaviors, stress exposure, care seeking, and adherence to prevention or treatment recommendations. In practice, this means NIH was looking for projects that could connect mechanisms across domains, such as how chronic stress and neighborhood conditions interact with physiology, or how family routines, school environments, and access to healthy food collectively shape risk trajectories.
In addition to explanatory and mechanistic research, the announcement places strong weight on intervention-oriented work, particularly studies aimed at the specific health promotion needs of children who already have a known health condition and/or disability. This part of the scope recognizes that disparities are often amplified when children face chronic conditions or functional limitations, because they may require more frequent services, specialized care, accommodations in school or community settings, and family-level resources that are unevenly available. Research under this topic could include designing and evaluating tailored health promotion strategies that account for the realities faced by children with conditions or disabilities, with the goal of improving outcomes and reducing unequal burdens across populations.
Another major area encouraged by the announcement is comparative effectiveness research on health promotion interventions delivered in both traditional and nontraditional settings. Traditional settings could include clinics, hospitals, or established school health programs, while nontraditional settings may include community centers, faith-based organizations, home-based programs, after-school environments, or other places where children and families naturally spend time and where health promotion might be more accessible or culturally acceptable. The comparative effectiveness angle signals an interest in testing which approaches work best for which groups and under which circumstances, rather than simply showing that an intervention can work under ideal conditions. That orientation supports practical decision-making for real-world adoption and scaling, especially in underserved communities where resources, staffing, and infrastructure may differ from typical research settings.
Eligibility for this opportunity was broad and included many types of U.S.-based organizations capable of carrying out NIH-supported research. Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including those with and without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses, and a wide range of government entities such as city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. Tribal entities were also included, both federally recognized Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations that are not federally recognized, as well as tribally controlled colleges and universities. The announcement also called out categories of institutions and organizations often central to serving underserved populations, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs), along with faith-based or community-based organizations and regional organizations. U.S. territories or possessions were eligible. At the same time, the announcement clearly excluded non-U.S. (foreign) institutions and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations, and it did not allow foreign components as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Administratively, the program did not require cost sharing or matching, which is consistent with many NIH research grant opportunities and can make participation more feasible for institutions with limited discretionary funds. The opportunity was posted on December 12, 2013, and the original and final closing date listed is January 7, 2017, with an archive date of February 7, 2017, indicating it is no longer active but remains available as a reference for the kind of research NIH sought to support. The announcement is associated with CFDA numbers 93.173 (Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders), 93.273 (Alcohol Research Programs), and 93.361 (Nursing Research), reflecting the cross-cutting relevance of child health disparities research to multiple NIH scientific and program areas.
For applicants or readers seeking the full official text, NIH provided an additional information link to the archived funding announcement (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-033.html). For technical difficulties accessing the notice, the listed contact route was the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV. Overall, the opportunity was built to stimulate well-designed research that explains and intervenes on the interconnected biological, behavioral, social, and structural drivers of unequal child health outcomes, with an emphasis on interventions that can be tested, compared, and implemented in the settings where children actually live, learn, and receive care.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01)" opportunity (PA 14-033)?
PA 14-033 was a National Institutes of Health (NIH) discretionary funding opportunity that supported research aimed at reducing health disparities affecting children, especially children from minority and underserved populations. It used the NIH R01 research project grant mechanism to fund rigorous, hypothesis-driven research that could explain why disparities occur and identify actionable strategies to prevent, reduce, or narrow those gaps.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity is archived. It was posted on December 12, 2013, had a final closing date of January 7, 2017, and an archive date of February 7, 2017. It remains available as a reference for the type of child health disparities research NIH sought to support.
What grant mechanism did this program use?
This opportunity used the NIH R01 research project grant mechanism. R01 awards typically support investigator-initiated, hypothesis-driven research projects with sufficient scope to develop, test, and evaluate approaches intended to improve child health outcomes.
What was the overall purpose of the research funded under this announcement?
The purpose was to generate rigorous, actionable evidence about (1) why health disparities occur in childhood and (2) what can be done to prevent, reduce, or narrow those disparities through targeted health promotion and intervention strategies.
What kinds of research topics were emphasized?
The announcement emphasized biobehavioral research that examines child health disparities through a multi-factor lens and encourages work that links multiple levels of influence on health. It also strongly encouraged intervention-oriented research and comparative effectiveness research on health promotion interventions across different real-world settings.
What does "biobehavioral" mean in the context of this announcement?
In this announcement, "biobehavioral" refers to research that integrates biological factors with behavioral, lifestyle, and environmental influences to understand child health disparities. The intent was to move beyond single-cause explanations and examine how multiple domains interact to shape unequal outcomes.
Which domains or levels of influence did NIH encourage applicants to integrate?
NIH encouraged studies that integrate multiple levels of influence, including biological factors (for example, genetics, cellular processes, and organ system functioning), lifestyle and behavioral factors, physical and family environments, social influences (such as peers and social networks), economic pressures, institutional factors (such as schools and health systems), and cultural and family influences that shape health behaviors, stress exposure, care seeking, and adherence.
Did the announcement support mechanistic research (research about why disparities happen)?
Yes. A key emphasis was on generating evidence about why disparities occur in childhood, including research that connects mechanisms across domains (for example, how chronic stress and neighborhood conditions may interact with physiology).
Did the announcement support intervention research (research about what can reduce disparities)?
Yes. The announcement placed strong weight on intervention-oriented work, including the development and evaluation of targeted health promotion and intervention strategies intended to prevent or narrow child health disparities.
Were children with known health conditions and/or disabilities a specific focus?
Yes. The announcement particularly emphasized studies aimed at the health promotion needs of children who already have a known health condition and/or disability, recognizing that disparities can be amplified when children require more frequent services, specialized care, school or community accommodations, and family resources that may be unevenly available.
What types of settings were considered for delivering health promotion interventions?
The announcement encouraged interventions delivered in both traditional and nontraditional settings. Traditional settings could include clinics, hospitals, or established school health programs. Nontraditional settings could include community centers, faith-based organizations, home-based programs, after-school environments, or other places where children and families naturally spend time.
What is meant by "comparative effectiveness research" in this opportunity?
Comparative effectiveness research, as described here, refers to studies that compare which health promotion interventions work best for which groups and under which circumstances, with an emphasis on practical decision-making for real-world adoption and scaling, particularly in underserved communities.
Was the program focused only on interventions proven under ideal conditions?
No. The comparative effectiveness emphasis signals an interest in practical testing across real-world circumstances and settings, supporting evidence that can inform adoption and implementation where resources and infrastructure may differ from typical research environments.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included many U.S.-based organizations able to conduct NIH-supported research. Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, small businesses, and many government entities.
Which government entities were listed as eligible?
Eligible government entities included city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
Were Tribal entities eligible?
Yes. The announcement included federally recognized Native American tribal governments, tribal organizations that are not federally recognized, and tribally controlled colleges and universities.
Were minority-serving institutions specifically mentioned?
Yes. The announcement explicitly called out institutions and organizations often central to serving underserved populations, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs).
Were faith-based or community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. Faith-based or community-based organizations were specifically mentioned among the eligible categories, along with regional organizations.
Were U.S. territories or possessions eligible?
Yes. U.S. territories or possessions were listed as eligible.
Were foreign institutions or foreign components allowed?
No. The announcement excluded non-U.S. (foreign) institutions and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations. It also did not allow foreign components as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Did the program require cost sharing or matching funds?
No. The program did not require cost sharing or matching.
What are the CFDA numbers associated with this funding opportunity?
The announcement is associated with CFDA numbers 93.173 (Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders), 93.273 (Alcohol Research Programs), and 93.361 (Nursing Research), reflecting cross-cutting relevance to multiple NIH scientific and program areas.
Where can someone find the official archived funding announcement?
The archived funding announcement is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-033.html
Who was listed as a contact for technical difficulties accessing the notice?
For technical difficulties accessing the notice, the listed contact was the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
What kind of evidence was NIH looking for applicants to generate?
NIH was looking for rigorous, actionable evidence that explains the interconnected biological, behavioral, social, and structural drivers of unequal child health outcomes, and evidence that supports targeted interventions that can be tested, compared, and implemented in the settings where children live, learn, and receive care.
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