AHRQ: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Healthcare Disparities in Chronic Conditions

Applications to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) are required to disseminate and implement PCOR findings across healthcare settings to address disparities in health outcomes and quality for racial and ethnic minority populations and AHRQ priority populations. Interventions must be focused on improving dissemination and implementation of evidence-based strategies, with the specific goal of reducing health and healthcare disparities. Though not limited to the following, areas where evidence-based interventions have demonstrated disparities reduction include:

• Improving Control and Management of Chronic Conditions including Cardiovascular Disease (CVD);
• Promoting Improved Cancer and Chronic Condition Screening; and
• Improving Prenatal Care, Maternal Health, and Infant Mortality

Funding Information

• Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
• The project period may not exceed 3 years.

Eligibility Criteria

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Small businesses
• Special district governments
• For profit organizations other than Small businesses
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• City or township governments
• Independent school districts
• State governments
• Private institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• County governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education