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RFA-FD-23-011: FDA OMHHE Health Equity Innovation Award: Enhance Equity Funding Opportunity (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed

Closed Closed May 8, 2023 Opportunity RFA-FD-23-011

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: FDA OMHHE Health Equity Innovation Award: Enhance Equity Funding Opportunity (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed (FOR-FD-24-016). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of Food and Drug Administration notices from 2023.

Food and Drug Administration offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $50,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 4 awards. Applications closed on May 8, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 9, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Food and Drug Administration has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
RFA-FD-24-022December 21, 2023Closed March 11, 2024Closed
FOR-FD-24-016December 8, 2023Forecast, no dates yetForecast

Key dates

PostedMarch 9, 2023
DeadlineMay 8, 2023
Archived by Grants.govJune 7, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

All 15 applicant types the notice lists

Eligible Organizations 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: Hispanic-serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) 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

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to fund innovative research that will strengthen and advance minority health and health equity research. Areas of interest include: Proposals that focus on advancing equity in clinical trials by supporting efforts to advance diversity in clinical trials, equitable data efforts by increasing data available on diverse groups including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, age, disability and geography, and equity of voices by increasing understanding of diverse patient perspectives, preferences, and unmet needs.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Food and Drug Administration Research grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Food and Drug Administration Research (93.103) awarded $1.2 billion across 940 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Critical Path InstituteArizona13$94.0 million
National Environmental Health AssociationColorado9$55.4 million
Association of Food & Drug OfficialsPennsylvania14$50.3 million
The Medical Device Innovation ConsortiumVirginia1$48.6 million
Duke UniversityNorth Carolina11$35.6 million

Top states: Arizona ($102 million), California ($95.7 million), Pennsylvania ($83.3 million), Maryland ($80.1 million), Virginia ($79.7 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, FOR-FD-24-016, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is RFA-FD-23-011 still open?

No. It closed on May 8, 2023. A newer notice is forecast: FOR-FD-24-016, forecast, no dates yet.

Who can apply for FDA OMHHE Health Equity Innovation Award: Enhance Equity Funding Opportunity (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed?

Food and Drug Administration accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for FDA OMHHE Health Equity Innovation Award: Enhance Equity Funding Opportunity (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed?

Closed May 8, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each.

Who has won Food and Drug Administration Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Critical Path Institute, National Environmental Health Association, Association of Food & Drug Officials. The program made 940 awards worth $1.2 billion in that time.

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