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Funding by Topic: Racial and ethnic groups

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders Program Inactive
Grants to improve and expand access to developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate services and supports for transition-aged youth and young adults (ages 16-25), who either have, or are at risk for developing, serious mental health conditions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 8, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose through Collaborative Actions in Localities (OD2A: LOCAL) Inactive
Funding for health departments to use data to drive actions that reduce overdose morbidity and mortality in communities, with a primary focus on opioids and/or stimulants. Activities should focus on people and groups experiencing a disproportionate burden of substance use disorders, which includes rural communities, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Apr 6, 2023
Application Deadline: May 8, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Planning and Developing Infrastructure to Promote the Mental Health of Children, Youth, and Families in American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) Communities Inactive
Funding to provide tribes and tribal organizations with the tools and resources to plan and design a family-driven, community-based, culturally and linguistically competent system of care to address the mental health and wellness needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children, youth, and families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 5, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Utah Primary Care Grant Program Inactive
Grants to provide access to primary care services for low income individuals and families living in Utah that do not have health insurance and are not eligible for CHIP, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Application Deadline: May 5, 2023
Sponsor: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Cancer Health Equity Research Centers at Minority-Serving Institutions Inactive
Funding to support the formation of Cancer Health Equity Research Centers (CHERCs) designed to target cancer health disparities that are unique to a local or regional community. At least 30% of the planned research participants will be racial and ethnic minorities or live in rural or medically underserved areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Required): May 1, 2023
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2023
Sponsor: American Cancer Society
HUD Section 4 Capacity Building Grants: Rural and Tribal Communities Inactive
Grants to build the technical and administrative capacity of community development corporations, community housing development organizations, and Native American organizations to carry out community development and affordable housing activities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 28, 2023
Sponsor: Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Ohio Disparities in Maternal Health Community Grant Program Inactive
Funding to implement innovative and culturally responsive initiatives to address racial, ethnic, and/or geographic health disparities related to maternal health in Ohio.
Geographic coverage: Ohio
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 26, 2023
Application Deadline: May 29, 2023
Sponsor: Ohio Department of Health
Indian Health Service Zero Suicide Initiative Coordinating Center Inactive
Cooperative agreement to operate a Zero Suicide Initiative Coordinating Center to provide technical assistance to tribal grantees working to implement Zero Suicide projects in Indian Country.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 17, 2023
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program (EJG2G) Inactive
Competition to support projects that transform overburdened and underserved communities into healthy, thriving communities capable of addressing the environmental and public health challenges they have historically faced. Projects addressing climate change, disaster resiliency, and/or emergency preparedness and projects in rural/tribal areas will be given priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Supporting the Management of Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care and other Ambulatory Settings (R18) Inactive
Funding to develop and test strategies to improve the capacity of primary care and ambulatory care settings to provide evidence-based, patient-centered care for people who misuse opioids and other substances. Priority populations include inner city, rural, low income, minority, women, children, and elderly, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 14, 2023
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2023
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services