The National Institutes of Health invites proposals for research centers to advance cancer control equity by stimulating community-engaged, multilevel research interventions that address the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on adverse cancer control outcomes.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/14/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,500,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
Purpose
Each Research Center will: develop interventions that target the multilevel pathways by which SDOH impact adverse cancer outcomes; develop measures, methods, and assess community-level SDOH, community engagement and cancer control equity processes and outcomes; and build capacity and engagement among scholars from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups in the biomedical sciences, and community partners to implement interventions that incorporate the lived experiences of those who face cancer inequities.
Objectives and Scope
This notice of funding opportunity requires each ACCERT Center to conduct at least one signature community-engaged, multilevel SDOH intervention(s) research project and community responsive projects over the course of the grant period. Each ACCERT Center must propose an overarching research theme related to addressing health equity by intervening on multilevel SDOH influences on cancer control outcomes. Themes may focus on addressing inequities related to health promotion, cancer prevention, screening, care delivery, and/or survivorship for individuals, families, neighborhoods, and communities experiencing health disparities and underserved populations. The proposed theme should inform the overall scientific agenda of each ACCERT Center, including study design, methodological approaches, and dissemination activities. The research theme should be identified in collaboration with community partners and transdisciplinary researchers, as well as guide the selection and participation of relevant sectors and stakeholders. Lastly, the research theme should be synergistic, with projects and cores connected by the common theme, and describe anticipated scientific gains beyond those achievable if each project were pursued independently.
Research Areas of Interest
Examples of research areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Development of multilevel interventions that address pathways by which SDOH impact community and/or individual level cancer risks or outcomes (e.g., cancer-related health behaviors, exposure to carcinogens, psychological distress, financial toxicity, and related cancer decision-making and family cancer caregiving)
- Interventions to modify the effects of historical and contemporary injustices on receipt of cancer prevention, detection, or treatment services (e.g., historical trauma, immigration policies, criminal justice, and others), and/or chronic experiences of structural racism and discrimination, and related individual level experiences with bias and discrimination on cancer control inequities
- Interventions that combine community and individual approaches to healthy lifestyles by integrating behavioral interventions with interventions that modify related SDOH at community, clinic, and/or policy levels (e.g., combining food environment or built environment with related behavior change interventions).
- Development and testing of SDOH interventions that address historical and contemporary inequities and structural barriers to receipt of cancer-related health services (e.g., staff training, service delivery settings, health care and service utilization, health literacy, cost, and financial toxicity) and individual outcomes to reduce inequalities
- Interventions to mitigate the effects of community social risks on cancer preventive behaviors, screening, care delivery and follow up for communities experiencing health disparities and underserved populations, including individuals experiencing homelessness, incarcerated or formally incarcerated populations and their families.
- Develop and test strategies that collect and use community level SDOH data (e.g., food access, transportation, housing, interpersonal safety, utilities) to rapidly communicate and inform the delivery of targeted and tailored interventions to reduce disparities in cancer control outcomes.
Funding Information
- NCI intends to commit $10.1 million in FY 2024 to fund 4 U19 awards and 1 U24 Coordination Center.
- Application budgets are limited to $1.5 M in direct costs per year.
Grant Period
The project period is 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
- Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Federal Governments
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
