NIH launched an effort to end structural racism in biomedical research through a new initiative called UNITE. NIH Director Francis Collins issued a statement committing NIH to instituting new ways to support diversity, equity, and inclusion, and identifying and dismantling any policies and practices that may harm our workforce and our science.

NIH has also issued a Request for Information seeking input on practical and effective approaches to improve and strengthen racial equity, diversity, and inclusion across all facets of the biomedical research enterprise, both within NIH and the external community, and expand research to eliminate or lessen health disparities and inequities.

Comments can be submitted through the submission website and must be received by April 23, 2021.

NICHD has published funding opportunity announcements for P2C and R24 applications:

• Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2022 (P2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed) : RFA-HD-22-013
• Coordinating Center for the NICHD Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2022 (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) : RFA-HD-22-014

Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity (U01 Clinical Trial Allowed)

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-21-021.html

The Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity initiative is soliciting applications to support collaborative investigative teams or individual scientists who propose unusually innovative research projects, which, if successful, would have a major impact in developing, implementing, or disseminating innovative and effective interventions to prevent, reduce, or eliminate health disparities and advance health equity. No preliminary data are required. Projects must clearly demonstrate, based on the strength of the logic, a compelling potential to produce a major impact in addressing health disparities and inequities.

 

Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity at Minority Serving Institutions (U01 Clinical Trial Allowed)

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-21-022.html

The Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity at Minority Serving Institutions initiative is soliciting applications to support collaborative investigative teams or individual scientists who propose unusually innovative research projects, which, if successful, would have a major impact in developing, implementing, or disseminating innovative and effective interventions to prevent, reduce, or eliminate health disparities and advance health equity. No preliminary data are required. Projects must clearly demonstrate, based on the strength of the logic, a compelling potential to produce a major impact in addressing health disparities and advancing health equity.

Purpose

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities with other NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications on (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention research that addresses SRD in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities.

Key Dates

Release Date: February 23, 2021
Estimated Publication Date of Funding Opportunity Announcement: April 09, 2021
First Estimated Application Due Date: August 20, 2021
Earliest Estimated Award Date: April 01, 2022
Earliest Estimated Start Date: April 01, 2022

For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MD-21-016.html

WHEN: February 1 (12:15 – 1:45 PM CT)  
WHERE: Online (Zoom Link)
COST: Free

The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is a University-wide interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic research. Seminars are held during both the fall and spring semesters. For a full list of our spring seminars, visit https://pop.umn.edu/events/seminar-series. All of MPC’s seminars are virtual and open to the public.

Presenters in this webinar include:
Rachel Hardeman – School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Hedwig Lee – Sociology, Washington University
Maeve Wallace – Tulane School of Public Health
Alyasah “Ali” Sewell – Sociology, Emory University