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

Maternal Health Research Collaborative for Minority-Serving Institutions (MH-RC-MSI) Research Centers (RCs) Inactive
Funding to establish a multi-institutional research network supporting minority-serving institutions to build capacity to conduct research addressing disparities in maternal mortality, morbidity, and health outcomes and to find community-based solutions to advance health equity.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 12, 2023
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Health System Strategies to Address Disparities in Hypertension Management and Control Inactive
Funding for clinical effectiveness research that compares health system strategies to improve blood pressure management and control in primary care, community, and safety net settings for populations experiencing disparities in outcomes, including Black, Hispanic, rural, and uninsured individuals.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): May 31, 2023
Application Deadline: Aug 29, 2023
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Inactive
Grants to support planning and conducting research that involves federally recognized tribes and tribal-based organizations on issues of crime and justice, with research priorities including alcohol, opioids, and other substance abuse and violent crime.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: May 16, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

Multi-Level HIV Prevention Interventions for Individuals at the Highest Risk of HIV Infection (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Research grants for projects that test the effectiveness of multi-level interventions to prevent HIV in high-risk health disparity populations or subgroups in one or more geographic areas with a high rate of new HIV infections. Individuals from rural areas are considered a health disparity population.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 3, 2023
Application Deadline: Apr 3, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities Inactive
A single grant for a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) to conduct research, knowledge translation, training, dissemination, and technical assistance activities to improve outcomes among people with disabilities who live in rural areas, including those from racial and ethnic minority groups.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 6, 2023
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Research Grants to Inform Firearm-Related Violence and Injury Prevention Strategies (R01) Inactive
Grants for research to inform the development or improvement of prevention programs, policies, or practices that have the potential to substantially reduce firearm-related violence, injuries, death, or crime within populations or settings experiencing elevated risk. Research focusing on rural and tribal communities is encouraged.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Dec 20, 2022
Application Deadline: Feb 16, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Maternal and Child Health Secondary Data Analysis Research (MCH SDAR) Inactive
Funding to support applied research through analysis of existing databases and/or administrative records to improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of healthcare services and health outcomes for underserved maternal and child health populations. Underserved populations include indigenous and Native American persons, people in rural areas, persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality, among others.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 13, 2023
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Novel Health Equity Research: Addressing Health Systems Factors and Social Determinants of Maternal Health Inactive
Funding for established researcher-community partnerships to research the comparative effectiveness of multicomponent, multilevel interventions to improve maternal outcomes for individuals from maternal health disparity populations.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 7, 2023
Application Deadline: May 2, 2023
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute