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CMS-1W1-23-001: Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP)

Closed Closed July 12, 2023 Opportunity CMS-1W1-23-001 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Expected awards3
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

To be eligible, applicants must:1. Be a researcher at a Minority Serving Institution. For more detailed information see https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html. Minority Serving Institutions are:• a part B institution (a historically Black college or university) (§322 of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §1061);• a Hispanic-serving institution (§502 of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §1101a);• a Tribal College or University (§316 of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §1059c);• an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (§317(b) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §1059d(b);• a Predominantly Black Institution (§§318(b) and 371(c)(9) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. §§ 1059e(b) and 1067q(c)(9));• an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (§§ 320(b) and 371(c)(2) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. §§1059g(b) and 1067q(c)(2); or• a Native American-serving nontribal institution (§§319(b) and 371(c)(8) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. §§ 1059f(b) and 1067q(c)(8).and2. Propose health services research that can directly contribute to the improvement of health of people from all minority populations and/or the reduction of health disparities, while taking into consideration the interaction between system-level healthcare, individual clinical care and social determinants of health.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations awards averaged $403,353; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (94% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The Minority Research Grant Program, authorized under Section 1110 of the Social Security Act, provides funding opportunities to support health equity research. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage innovative health services research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the improvement of health outcomes for people from all minority populations. Eligible applicants are: 1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 2) Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), 3) Asian American and Native American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), 4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), 5) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNHs), 6) Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTIs), or 7) Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). This program also encourages research that focuses on the reduction of health disparities at the health care system-level. Such research will stimulate interest in the characterization and inferential analysis of determining factors associated with health-related social needs and to provide funding in this area. A single institution may submit more than one application for consideration, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.

Category: Health.

Applying now

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