Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 13 130
Apply for PAR 13 130
- 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 "Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (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 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants 93.286 Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research 93.361 Nursing Research 93.399 Cancer Control 93.847 Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research 93.879 Medical Library Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 7, 2013 and posted on Mar 1, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 7, 2016. (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) County governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Special district governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments.
- 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) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The NIH grant opportunity titled "Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01)" (Funding Opportunity Number PAR-13-130) supports research aimed at improving how health literacy is understood, measured, strengthened, and spread through real-world systems. At its core, the announcement focuses on building better evidence around the methods, interventions, and dissemination strategies that can help people successfully obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services so they can make appropriate health decisions, using the widely cited definition from Ratzan and Parker (2000). Rather than treating health literacy as only an individual trait, the opportunity encourages work that can clarify what drives health literacy and how health care, public health, education, and community settings can be designed to communicate more effectively and reduce preventable misunderstandings.
This funding uses the NIH R01 mechanism, meaning it is designed for substantial, hypothesis-driven or well-justified research projects that can generate generalizable knowledge. The announcement emphasizes three broad categories of work. First is methodological research, which includes improving the conceptual frameworks and measurement tools used in health literacy research. This can involve developing or validating instruments, refining outcomes and metrics, comparing measurement approaches across populations, and strengthening study designs that allow researchers to tease apart what is actually causing changes in comprehension, decision-making, adherence, navigation of services, or health outcomes. Second is intervention research, which can include testing strategies that improve communication, comprehension, numeracy demands, decision support, or navigation in clinical or community environments. Third is dissemination research, which focuses on how proven approaches can be implemented, scaled, and sustained across settings, including the practical factors that influence adoption by organizations, providers, and communities.
The opportunity is listed under multiple CFDA program areas, reflecting how health literacy touches many NIH mission spaces. These include environmental health (93.113), oral diseases and disorders (93.121), deafness and communication disorders (93.173), mental health research (93.242), technological innovations to improve human health (93.286), minority health and health disparities research (93.307), nursing research (93.361), cancer control (93.399), diabetes/digestive/kidney diseases research (93.847), child health and human development research (93.865), and medical library assistance (93.879). That breadth signals that proposals can be relevant to many diseases and populations, and that health literacy is seen as a cross-cutting determinant affecting prevention, treatment understanding, self-management, informed consent, risk communication, and patient engagement.
Eligibility is deliberately broad and includes a wide range of public, private, and community-based applicants. Eligible applicants include federal, state, county, city/township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; small businesses; and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The announcement also explicitly recognizes additional eligible applicants such as faith-based and community-based organizations, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institutions (AANAPISIs). Importantly, non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) may apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are eligible, and foreign components as defined by NIH policy are allowed, making this a globally accessible opportunity where justified by the science and public health relevance.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant program with no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to contribute matching funds. The announcement was posted March 1, 2013, created March 7, 2013, and had an original and current closing date of May 7, 2016, with an archive date of June 7, 2016, indicating it is no longer active as a current competition but remains available as a reference for the NIH priorities and expectations at that time. The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health, and the full archived announcement was hosted on the NIH grants site.
For practical next steps, applicants or interested researchers would typically look to this program announcement for guidance on the kinds of research questions NIH considered high priority in health literacy, the expectation that projects move beyond simple associations to stronger methods and real-world impact, and the emphasis on dissemination and implementation to ensure effective communication strategies do not stay confined to single studies. For technical issues accessing the announcement, the provided point of contact was the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV, which reflects the centralized NIH support structure for funding opportunity access and linking problems.
FAQs: Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01) (PAR-13-130)
What is the NIH funding opportunity "Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01)" (PAR-13-130)?
It is an NIH research grant opportunity that supported studies to improve how health literacy is understood, measured, strengthened, and spread through real-world systems. The goal was to build stronger evidence on methods, interventions, and dissemination strategies that help people obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services so they can make appropriate health decisions.
What definition of health literacy does this opportunity emphasize?
The announcement centers on the widely cited definition from Ratzan and Parker (2000), focusing on people being able to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions.
Does this program treat health literacy as only an individual trait?
No. The opportunity encourages research that goes beyond viewing health literacy as solely an individual characteristic and instead examines drivers of health literacy and how health care, public health, education, and community settings can be designed to communicate more effectively and reduce preventable misunderstandings.
What grant mechanism does PAR-13-130 use?
It uses the NIH R01 mechanism, which is intended for substantial, hypothesis-driven or otherwise well-justified research projects that can produce generalizable knowledge.
What major types of research were emphasized in this announcement?
The announcement highlights three broad categories: (1) methodological research, (2) intervention research, and (3) dissemination research.
What is meant by methodological research in this opportunity?
Methodological research includes improving conceptual frameworks and measurement tools used in health literacy research. Examples described include developing or validating instruments, refining outcomes and metrics, comparing measurement approaches across populations, and strengthening study designs that can help clarify what causes changes in comprehension, decision-making, adherence, navigation of services, or health outcomes.
What kinds of intervention research were within scope?
Intervention research could include testing strategies that improve communication, comprehension, numeracy demands, decision support, or navigation in clinical or community environments.
What is dissemination research in the context of PAR-13-130?
Dissemination research focuses on how proven approaches can be implemented, scaled, and sustained across settings, including practical factors that influence adoption by organizations, providers, and communities.
Why does the announcement stress real-world systems and settings?
Because it aims to ensure that effective health literacy approaches can work in practical environments like health care, public health, education, and community settings, and that strategies do not remain limited to single studies.
What kinds of outcomes or impacts did the announcement suggest researchers examine?
It points to outcomes such as comprehension, decision-making, adherence, navigation of services, and health outcomes, and encourages stronger designs that can identify what is causing observed changes in these areas.
Which CFDA program areas were associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was listed under multiple CFDA areas, including: environmental health (93.113), oral diseases and disorders (93.121), deafness and communication disorders (93.173), mental health research (93.242), technological innovations to improve human health (93.286), minority health and health disparities research (93.307), nursing research (93.361), cancer control (93.399), diabetes/digestive/kidney diseases research (93.847), child health and human development research (93.865), and medical library assistance (93.879).
What does it mean that the opportunity spans many CFDA areas?
It reflects that health literacy is cross-cutting and relevant to many NIH mission spaces, diseases, and populations. The announcement frames health literacy as affecting prevention, treatment understanding, self-management, informed consent, risk communication, and patient engagement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad. Eligible applicants included federal, state, county, city/township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; small businesses; and for-profit organizations other than small businesses.
Were faith-based and community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The announcement explicitly recognizes faith-based and community-based organizations as eligible applicants.
Did the opportunity encourage applications from specific types of institutions?
It explicitly recognized several categories of institutions as eligible, including historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institutions (AANAPISIs).
Could non-U.S. (foreign) organizations apply?
Yes. Non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) were allowed to apply. The announcement also stated that non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations were eligible and that foreign components (as defined by NIH policy) were allowed.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The program is described as having no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute matching funds.
What agency sponsored this funding opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
When was this funding opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on March 1, 2013, created on March 7, 2013, and had an original and current closing date of May 7, 2016. The archive date is June 7, 2016.
Is PAR-13-130 still an active funding opportunity?
No. The closing and archive dates indicate it is no longer active as a current competition, but it remains available as an archived reference for NIH priorities and expectations at that time.
Where was the full announcement hosted?
The full archived announcement was hosted on the NIH grants site.
What should researchers use this archived announcement for today?
Based on the information provided, it can serve as guidance on the kinds of health literacy research questions NIH considered high priority at the time, including an emphasis on stronger methods, real-world impact, and dissemination and implementation so effective communication strategies can be scaled beyond single studies.
Who should be contacted for technical issues accessing the announcement?
For technical issues accessing the announcement, the point of contact listed was the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
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