Funding Opportunities
Each week, the AAMC Center for Health Justice updates a list of funding opportunities that will support health equity research and interventions. If you would like to add additional opportunities, please contact us with links to funding information.
January 2025 Deadlines
Model Continuums of Care Initiative to Advance Health Equity and End Health Disparities Among Women and Girls in Racial/Ethnic Minority and Other Underserved Communities (U34)
Letter of Intent Deadline: Jan. 19, 2025
Technology Development to Reduce Health Disparities
Application Deadline: Jan. 21, 2025
AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Application Deadline: Jan. 23, 2025
Maternal and Child Health Public Health Catalyst Program
Application Deadline: Jan. 23, 2025
Electronic Case Reporting for Tribal Nations: A Tribal Data Sovereignty Project
Application Deadline: Jan. 24, 2025
Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science, and Practice
Application Deadline: Jan. 27, 2025
Training Program to Promote Broad Participation (T32)
Letter of Intent Deadline: Jan. 28, 2025
Environmental Health Disparities Centers
Application Deadline: Jan. 29, 2025
February 2025 Deadlines
Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21)
Application Deadline: Feb. 3, 2025
Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities
Application Deadline: Feb. 5, 2025
Impacts of Climate Change Across the Cancer Control Continuum
Application Deadline: Feb. 5, 2025
Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Research Advancing Health Equity
Application Deadline: Feb. 5, 2025
Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01)
Application Deadline: Feb. 5, 2025
Rural Veterans Health Access Program
Application Deadline: Feb. 5, 2025
The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. (R01)
Application Deadline: Feb. 5, 2025
Reimagining Land Use & Zoning for Health Equity
Application Deadline: Feb. 6, 2025
National Science Foundation Civic Innovation Challenge
Application Deadline: February 10, 2025
Model Continuums of Care Initiative to Advance Health Equity and End Health Disparities Among Women and Girls in Racial/Ethnic Minority and Other Underserved Communities (U34)
Application Deadline: Feb. 19, 2025
HRSA Maternal and Child Health Secondary Data Analysis Research
Application Deadline: February 25, 2025
March 2025 Deadlines
Understanding the Intersection of Social Inequities to Optimize Health and Reduce Health Disparities: The Axes Initiative (R01)
Application Deadline: Mar. 10, 2025
GLMA Lesbian Health Fund
Application Deadline: March 15, 2025
HRSA Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program
Application Deadline: March 17, 2025
SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework: Partnerships for Success for Communities and Tribes
Application Deadline: March 18, 2025
SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework: Partnership for Success for States
Application Deadline: March 18, 2025
Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Residency Training in Street Medicine
Application Deadline: March 20, 2025
April 2025 and Later Deadlines
Tribal Behavioral Health
Application Deadline: May 15, 2025
Epidemiologic Research on Emerging Risk Factors and Liver Cancer Susceptibility (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2025
Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2025
RWJF Systems for Action: Community-Led Systems Research to Address Systemic Racism
Application Deadline: June 4, 2025
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnerships
Application Deadline: June 30, 2025
Research With Activities Related to Diversity (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2026
Native American Research Centers for Health Planning Grants (R34)
Application Deadline: July 8, 2026
Health and Health Care Disparities Among Persons Living with Disabilities (R01)
Application Deadline: Nov 5, 2026
Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Healthcare Systems in Populations with Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2027
Improving Care and Outcomes for Cancer Survivors from Sexual and Gender Minority Populations (R01)
Application Deadline: Jan. 7, 2027
Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2027
Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01)
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2027
Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Oct. 5, 2027
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Policy Research for Health Equity (R01)
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2028
Notices of Special Interest
Expiring 2025
Research Addressing Eye and Vision Health Equity/Health Disparities
Expiration Date: Jan. 25, 2025
Innovative Technologies for Research on Climate Change and Human Health
Expiration Date: April 26, 2025
Research on the Health of Bisexual and Bisexual+ People
Expiration Date: May 8, 2025
Research on Barriers to Care and Risk of HIV-associated Comorbidities among Vulnerable Population Groups
Expiration Date: May 8, 2025
Research on the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations
Expiration Date: Aug. 8, 2025
Preventive Interventions to Address Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Populations that Experience Health Disparities
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2025
Research on Addressing Violence to Improve Health Outcomes
Expiration Date: Oct. 5, 2025
AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Improve Healthcare for Persons Living with Disabilities
Expiration Date: Nov. 20, 2025
Expiring 2026
Computational and Statistical Methods to Enhance Discovery from Health Data
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2026
Research Opportunities Centering the Health of Women Across the HIV Research Continuum
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2026
Impact of Policy Interventions Aimed at Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Improve Functioning and Well-being for People with Serious Mental Illnesses
Expiration Date: Jan. 9, 2026
Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations
Expiration Date: June 6, 2026
Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions
Expiration Date: June 6, 2026
Diagnostics and Disease Management Tools for Use in Underserved Populations
Expiration Date: July 6, 2026
Intersectional Stigma and Discrimination, or Other Social and Structural Determinants of Health in HIV Prevention and Treatment
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2026
Assessing Real-World Effectiveness and Implementation of Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication among Rural Communities
Expiration Date: Oct. 10, 2026
Expiring 2027 and Later
Leveraging Existing and Accessible Datasets for Implementation Research Strategies and Testing
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2027
Encouraging Health Disparities and Health Equity Workforce Development within NIDDK Mission Areas
Expiration Date: April 7, 2027
AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Improve Care Delivery, Access, Quality, Equity, and Health Outcomes for Older Adults
Expiration Date: May 15, 2027
Improving Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens and Maintenance of Health Behaviors to Promote Health
Expiration Date: June 14, 2027
Determining the Tri-directional Relationship Among Oral Health, Nutrition, and Comprehensive Health
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2027
Analysis of Existing Linked Datasets to Understand the Relationship between Housing Program Participation and Risk for Chronic Diseases and Other Conditions (R01)
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2027
Addressing Cancer-Related Financial Hardship to Improve Patient Outcomes
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2028
Understanding and Addressing Weight Stigma, Bias, and Discrimination to Promote Health Equity
Expiration Date: May 8, 2028
Rolling Deadlines
The Hearst Foundation: Social Service
Application Deadline: Rolling
Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Oct. 5, 2026
Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32)
Application Deadline: Rolling through Sept. 14, 2026
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
Letter of Intent Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Nov. 9, 2026
Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42)
Letter of Intent Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Nov. 9, 2026
Improving Care and Outcomes for Cancer Survivors from Sexual and Gender Minority Populations (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Jan. 8, 2027
Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates through Jan. 8, 2027
American Heart Association Social Impact Fund
Application Deadline: Rolling
Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
NHLBI Program Project Applications (P01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
Norman Foundation Grants: Environmental and Economic Justice
Application Deadline: Rolling
Story of Stuff Grassroots Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation: Civil Society, Education, and Environment Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling
Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10)
Application Deadline: Rolling
Interventions to Expand Cancer Screening and Preventive Services to ADVANCE Health in Populations That Experience Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
NIMHD Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
NINR Areas of Emphasis for Research to Optimize Health and Advance Health Equity (R01) and (R21)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
Research to Action: Assessing and Addressing Community Exposures to Environmental Contaminants (R01)
Application Deadline: NIH Standard Dates
The Commonwealth Fund
Application Deadline: Rolling
Fund for Trans Generations: COVID-19 Rapid Response
Application Deadline: Rolling
Hearst Foundation Awards
Application Deadline: Rolling
NSF Smart and Connected Communities
Application Deadline: Rolling
RWJF Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity
Application Deadline: Rolling
RWJF Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
Application Deadline: Rolling