Conducting Rural Health Research, Needs Assessments, and Program Evaluations – Funding & Opportunities

Healthy Eating Research: Supportive and Equitable Policies and Programs Enabling All U.S. Children and Adolescents to Thrive Inactive
Funding for research on supportive family policies and programs with a potential to impact equitable access to nutritious food in communities, nutrition security, diet quality, and improved nutrition and health outcomes. Populations of focus include low income families, and Black, Latino/a, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 3, 2024
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2024
Sponsors: Duke University, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Funding to support innovative intervention research addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) which, if successful, would have a major impact on preventing, reducing, or eliminating health disparities and advancing health equity. Rural populations are a priority, among other populations.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Mar 22, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute Inactive
An intensive training experience to support the career development of promising minority health/health disparities research scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research in the disciplines supported by health disparities science.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 14, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Change Leadership Programs Inactive
Change leadership programs are designed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to extend the influence and impact of leaders working to advance health equity.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 7, 2024
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

PCORI Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Topical Studies Inactive
Funding for clinical effectiveness research that will address important evidence gaps and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Special emphasis is given to projects focused on populations experiencing maternal health disparities, including rural communities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 6, 2024
Application Deadline: May 7, 2024
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Firearm Injury Prevention in Community Healthcare Settings (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Grants for research that develops and evaluates firearm injury primary prevention interventions that capitalize on community healthcare settings, to identify risk factors; reduce exposure risk in individuals, families, and populations; prevent injury or reoccurrence of injury; and mitigate disparities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 6, 2023
Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office

Leveraging Social Networks to Promote Widespread Individual Behavior Change (R01 and R34 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Funding for planning activities and research to develop social network interventions to promote health across the lifespan, especially in populations in which they are currently largely underdeveloped and untested. Rural and tribal populations are research interests, among others.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 3, 2023
Application Deadline: Nov 3, 2023
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program: Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain Inactive
Funding for community-led research to enhance culturally grounded, strengths-based, effective, and sustainable interventions addressing overdose, substance use, mental health, and pain in Native communities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 1, 2023
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2023
Sponsors: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

Equitable Access in Child Nutrition Programs Research Grants Inactive
Grants to support research activities that identify barriers to equitable access in the child nutrition programs, as well as strategies to help overcome these barriers.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 9, 2023
Application Deadline: Oct 3, 2023
Sponsor: Food Research & Action Center

Tobacco Control Policies to Promote Health Equity (R01 and R21 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Funding for observational or intervention research focused on reducing disparities in tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. Populations of focus include older individuals, black Americans, Hispanics, people with low socioeconomic status, and people living outside metropolitan areas.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Sep 7, 2023
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services