Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 15 279
Apply for PAR 15 279
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strategies to Increase Delivery of Guideline Based Care to Populations with Health Disparities (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.233 National Center on Sleep Disorders Research 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research 93.838 Lung Diseases Research 93.839 Blood Diseases and Resources Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 18, 2015 and posted on Jun 18, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 21, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education Special district governments Small businesses For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Independent school districts Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Nonprofits that do not have 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:
Strategies to Increase Delivery of Guideline Based Care to Populations with Health Disparities (R01) is an NIH research grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PAR 15-279) aimed at closing the gap between what clinical guidelines recommend and what actually happens in real-world care for groups that experience health disparities. The central goal is to support innovative, practical, and testable studies that speed up the adoption and consistent use of evidence-based, guideline-driven care in routine clinical practice. The focus is not on creating new guidelines, but on studying how to get proven recommendations implemented more reliably, especially in settings and communities where outcomes are worse and access to high-quality care is uneven.
The program is strongly oriented toward the diseases and conditions within the mission area of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), including cardiovascular disease, lung disease, blood disorders, and sleep diseases/disorders. It encourages applications that concentrate on providers serving clinical populations with an excess burden of these conditions and that also consider the health care delivery systems surrounding those providers. In other words, applicants are expected to look beyond individual clinician behavior and examine the real constraints and supports embedded in clinics, hospitals, health systems, community health centers, and other care environments, then test strategies that can work within those environments to improve adherence to guideline-based care.
A major theme of the announcement is implementation: studying systems, infrastructure, and organized strategies that make guideline-based care easier to deliver and sustain. Projects of interest include efforts that change workflows, strengthen care coordination, leverage health IT or clinical decision support, improve quality measurement and feedback, reduce structural barriers, or otherwise redesign care delivery so that evidence-based recommendations are routinely carried out. Because the emphasis is on populations with health disparities, competitive proposals would typically be grounded in the realities that drive inequities, such as differences in access, insurance coverage, geographic barriers, under-resourced clinical settings, language and cultural barriers, or historical patterns of unequal care. The intent is to generate findings that can meaningfully improve care quality and outcomes in groups that have been left behind by standard diffusion of best practices.
This is a discretionary grant opportunity using the NIH R01 mechanism, which generally supports substantial, hypothesis-driven or well-justified research projects. The activity category is health, and the relevant CFDA numbers include 93.233 (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research) and 93.837, 93.838, and 93.839 (cardiovascular, lung, and blood research areas). The announcement does not require cost sharing or matching funds, which lowers the barrier for safety-net providers and resource-constrained institutions to participate.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S.-based organizations that can credibly conduct and manage research, including city, county, and state governments; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); small businesses; for-profit organizations; special district governments; independent school districts; and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. The FOA explicitly notes additional eligible applicants such as faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, and multiple categories of minority-serving institutions and tribal entities, including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions. Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply, foreign components are not allowed, and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible, which keeps the work anchored in domestic settings and U.S. health systems.
Key administrative details place the FOA in a defined historical window: it was posted and created on June 18, 2015, with an original and current closing date of June 21, 2018, and an archive date of July 22, 2018. The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health. For applicants or readers who need the full text, the FOA was hosted through the NIH Grants Guide at the provided link, and the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contact was listed for technical access issues.
In practical terms, this opportunity was designed to fund rigorous implementation-focused research that tests real strategies to improve delivery of guideline-based care for NHLBI-relevant conditions in disparity-affected populations. The strongest fit would be studies that are both scientifically solid and operationally realistic, built around providers and the delivery systems they work in, with outcomes that matter for equitable care (for example, higher guideline concordance, better control of risk factors, improved clinical outcomes, improved access or continuity, and sustainable system-level change).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the purpose of this NIH funding opportunity?
This FOA supports research that closes the gap between what clinical guidelines recommend and what happens in real-world care, specifically for populations that experience health disparities. The emphasis is on testing practical, real-world strategies that speed up adoption and consistent delivery of evidence-based, guideline-driven care in routine clinical settings.
What is the official title and funding opportunity number?
The opportunity is titled Strategies to Increase Delivery of Guideline Based Care to Populations with Health Disparities (R01), Funding Opportunity Number PAR 15-279.
Which agency is sponsoring this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
What NIH mission areas are most relevant to this FOA?
The announcement is strongly oriented toward conditions within the mission area of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), including:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Lung disease
- Blood disorders
- Sleep diseases/disorders
Is this opportunity about creating new clinical guidelines?
No. The focus is not on developing new guidelines. It is focused on research about how to implement proven, evidence-based recommendations more reliably and consistently in real-world care, especially in settings serving disparity-affected populations.
What type of research does this FOA prioritize?
This FOA prioritizes implementation-focused research that examines systems, infrastructure, and organized strategies that make guideline-based care easier to deliver and sustain. The goal is to test innovative, practical, and testable approaches that work within real care environments.
What kinds of strategies or interventions are considered responsive?
Examples of strategies highlighted include approaches that:
- Change clinical workflows
- Strengthen care coordination
- Leverage health IT or clinical decision support
- Improve quality measurement and feedback
- Reduce structural barriers to care
- Redesign care delivery so evidence-based recommendations are carried out routinely
Who or what should be the focus: individual clinicians or health care systems?
The FOA explicitly encourages applicants to look beyond individual clinician behavior. Applicants are expected to examine the constraints and supports in clinics, hospitals, health systems, community health centers, and other care environments, and to test strategies that can work within those delivery systems.
How does this FOA define or frame "health disparities" for the purpose of projects?
Competitive proposals would typically be grounded in real drivers of inequity such as differences in access, insurance coverage, geographic barriers, under-resourced clinical settings, language and cultural barriers, or historical patterns of unequal care. The intent is to improve care quality and outcomes in groups that have not benefitted equally from standard diffusion of best practices.
What outcomes or impacts is this FOA aiming to produce?
The opportunity is designed to generate findings that meaningfully improve equitable care delivery. Outcomes mentioned include higher guideline concordance, better control of risk factors, improved clinical outcomes, improved access or continuity, and sustainable system-level change.
What grant mechanism is used for this opportunity?
This is a discretionary NIH research grant using the R01 mechanism, which generally supports substantial, hypothesis-driven or otherwise well-justified research projects.
What is the activity category?
The activity category listed for this opportunity is Health.
Are matching funds or cost sharing required?
No. The FOA states that cost sharing/matching is not required.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many U.S.-based organizations capable of conducting and managing research, including:
- City, county, and state governments
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit organizations (501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3))
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Are faith-based and community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The FOA explicitly notes eligibility for faith-based or community-based organizations, as well as regional organizations.
Are minority-serving institutions and tribal entities eligible?
Yes. The FOA specifically calls out eligibility for multiple categories of minority-serving institutions and tribal entities, including:
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Hispanic-serving institutions
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions
Are foreign institutions eligible to apply?
No. Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply under this FOA.
Are foreign components allowed as part of an application?
No. Foreign components are not allowed, and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible. The work is intended to be anchored in domestic settings and U.S. health systems.
What are the relevant CFDA numbers listed for this opportunity?
The FOA lists CFDA numbers including:
- 93.233 (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research)
- 93.837, 93.838, and 93.839 (cardiovascular, lung, and blood research areas)
When was the FOA posted and what were the closing and archive dates?
Key dates provided in the announcement include:
- Posted/Created date: June 18, 2015
- Original and current closing date: June 21, 2018
- Archive date: July 22, 2018
Where was the full FOA published?
The full text was hosted through the NIH Grants Guide (NIH Grants Guide link referenced in the announcement).
Who was listed as the contact for technical access issues?
The NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contact was listed for technical access issues.
What kinds of clinical settings does this FOA expect applicants to study?
The FOA encourages studies that are embedded in real care environments such as clinics, hospitals, health systems, community health centers, and other care delivery settings, especially those serving populations with an excess burden of NHLBI-relevant conditions.
What is the central idea behind a strong-fit application, based on the FOA description?
Based on the description, a strong-fit application would be scientifically rigorous and operationally realistic, centered on providers and the delivery systems around them, and designed to test strategies that measurably increase consistent delivery of guideline-based care for disparity-affected populations in NHLBI mission areas.
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