The Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) is designed to support researchers at minority serving institutions that are exploring how CMS can better meet the health care needs of CMS beneficiaries.
Donor Name: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/28/2022
Grant Size: $333,333
Grant Duration: 2 year
Details:
The MRGP supports research on the discovery and characterization of health processes, practices, behaviors, and burdens or issues related to CMS programs, policies, and operations, that influence health equity. Funded research may comprehensively address the social determinants of health that drive or influence the barriers and opportunities populations described above experience related to CMS-supported benefits, services, and coverage. By focusing on understanding how inequities in communities impact health, Funded research may also employ participatory methods that foster equitable engagement of affected communities in research, such as convening and advisory board with community members, community-based organizations, and service providers.
The three goals of the MRGP are to:
- Develop capacity at minority serving institutions to research health disparities and social determinants of health;
- Understand the root cause of issues – processes, practices, behaviors, and burdens – that lead to health disparities and identify replicable interventions; and
- Strengthen CMS programs by disseminating best practices uncovered through funded research.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $333,333
- The anticipated Period of Performance is 9/30/2022 – 9/29/2024
Eligibility Criteria
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Be a researcher at an AANAPISI, HBCU, HSI, or TCUs; and 2. Propose research focused on reducing health disparities, including methods to address the social determinants of health.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
