Deadline: 5-May-22
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for leveraging health information technology (Health IT) to address and reduce health care disparities.
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) seeks to support research that examines the impact of leveraging health information technology (health IT) to reduce disparities in access to and utilization of health care services, quality of care, patient-clinician communication, and health outcomes for populations that experience health disparities in the U.S.
Research Objectives
- This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) seeks to support multidisciplinary research that examines the impact of leveraging health information technology (health IT) to reduce disparities in access to care, quality of care, patient-clinician communication, and health outcomes for populations that experience health disparities in the U.S. Projects should include a focus on one or more NIH-designated health disparity populations in the United States, which include Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations of any race, underserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities living in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, tribal lands, and the U.S. territories. Projects that include populations that identify across more than one population with health disparities are encouraged. Projects should involve collaborations from relevant stakeholders, health disparity population groups such as academic researchers, administrators and leaders of healthcare systems or clinics, clinicians caring for the patients from populations that experience health disparities, and patient advisory and advocacy groups.
- Research encouraged under this FOA includes multi-level (e.g., patient, clinician, and health care system) approaches to develop interventions that leverage health IT tools to improve the health outcomes of populations that experience health disparities. Please refer to the NIMHD Research Framework for additional detail. Lessons learned through this initiative can help build the research evidence regarding health IT approaches to improve health outcomes for populations that experience health disparities.
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to assess social determinants of health as appropriate using the measures available in the Social Determinants of Health Collection of the PhenX Toolkit previously vetted by the NIMHD led workgroup.
Duration
The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
- Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Federal Governments
- U.S. Territory or Possession
- Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
- Foreign Institutions
- 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.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339020