RFA-AA-24-012-Full-Announcement.html

This is a Request for Application (RFA) announcement for a U34 cooperative agreement to support the Model Continuums of Care Initiative (MCCI) focused on advancing health equity and ending health disparities among women and girls in racial/ethnic minority communities. The initiative, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, aims to reduce multi-morbidity among racial/ethnic minority women and girls of reproductive age (15-44 years) who are at risk for or living with various conditions including mental health disorders, substance use disorders, chronic stress, cardiopulmonary diseases, metabolic disorders, cancer, and HIV/AIDS.

The funding opportunity (RFA-AA-24-012) is supported through multiple NIH programs including Alcohol Research Programs (93.273), Nursing Research (93.361), Minority Health and Health Disparities Research (93.307), and Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health (93.213). Eligible applicants include various government entities, nonprofits, higher education institutions, tribal organizations, small businesses, and for-profit organizations. The initiative emphasizes stakeholder partnerships, provider training, and infrastructure changes to improve healthcare access for underserved populations, particularly those in low-resource settings, through an integrated continuum of care approach combining preventive services, primary care, behavioral health, and specialty care.