The FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) serves to promote and protect the health of diverse populations through research and communication of science that addresses health disparities.
Donor Name: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands and Northern Marianas Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/06/2022
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support innovative research that will strengthen and advance COVID-19 health equity research.
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to fund COVID research that will strengthen and advance research in minority health and healthy equity, increase understanding of health disparities, and provide future direction for research that will contribute to regulatory decision making.
The FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) is interested in research proposals that will contribute to advancing understanding of COVID and long COVID or post-COVID conditions for racial and ethnic minorities or contribute to informing the continued evaluation of the safety and efficacy of FDA approved products (therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines) for the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID-19. These research proposals should support evaluation of outcomes by demographic data including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, age, disability and geography.
Objectives
These efforts focus on advancing innovative research that will strengthen and advance COVID-19 health equity research.
OMHHE is interested in research proposals that will contribute to advancing understanding of COVID-19 and long COVID or post-COVID conditions for racial and ethnic minorities or contribute to informing the continued evaluation of the safety and efficacy of FDA approved products (therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines) for the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID-19. These research proposals should support evaluation of outcomes by demographic data including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, age, disability and geography.
The following studies are encouraged under this FOA:
- Studies that leverage real world data to support evaluation of outcomes of FDA approved products (therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines) for the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID-19 by demographic data including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, age, disability and geography.
- Studies that advance understanding of how to mitigate spread of COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation about science and medicine.
- Studies that leverage big data, novel data sources and artificial intelligence/machine learning options that contribute to the continued evaluation of the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 FDA-approved products (therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines) by demographic data including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, age, disability, and geography.
- Studies that continue to advance understanding of long COVID by demographic data including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, age, disability and geography.
Award Budget
- Application budgets need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project and should not exceed the following in total costs (direct and indirect):
- YR 01: $500,000
Grant Period
The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is ONE (1) year.
Eligibility Information
- 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 FDA 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
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- U.S. Territory or Possession
- Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
- Foreign Institutions
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
- Foreign components, as defined in the HHS Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
