Forecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for EmbraceHealth Clinical Research Network to Reduce Health Disparities - Coordinating Center
Past Federal grant forecast Posted
- Opportunity number
- FOR-MD-25-009
- Agency
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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- County Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Small Businesses
- State Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Independent School Districts
- For Profit Organizations
- Points of contact
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- Larissa Avilés-Santa avilessantal@nih.gov (301) 827-6924
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is forecasting publication of a Notice of Funding Opportunity to solicit cooperative agreement applications for the Coordinating Center of the EmbraceHealth Clinical Research Network, with no specific application deadline identified in this forecast announcement.
NIMHD intends to establish a coordinating center to support a multi-site clinical research network addressing health disparities among underserved populations. The network will conduct research to develop, test, and implement clinical and behavioral interventions and services targeting key public health needs and diseases with documented health disparities. Interventions must demonstrate feasibility, scalability, and reproducibility using robust scientific methods and serve to improve routine healthcare services while linking clinical practice and science within lower-resourced healthcare settings.
The Coordinating Center will coordinate research activities across network sites, including steering committee and workgroup management; identify and support study teams; develop operational manuals and standardized protocols for multi-site studies, including consent and IRB processes; provide technical and quality control support to network sites; maintain a data management system with NIMHD guidance; standardize protocols for common data elements including biospecimen and electronic health record data; deliver biostatistical support for study design, implementation, and analyses; advise on infrastructure development including electronic data harmonization and data science; coordinate data-sharing arrangements; and ensure secure storage and access to study materials.
Eligible applicants include public and Indian housing authorities, higher education institutions (public and private), county and state governments, tribal governments and organizations, small businesses, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, for-profit organizations, and independent school districts.
This opportunity is assigned to CFDA 93.307 (Minority Health and Health Disparities Research). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
Forecast synopsis
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the Coordinating Center for the EmbraceHealth Clinical Research Network. The overarching goals of the EmbraceHealth Network are to establish and maintain an efficient and nimble infrastructure to conduct research to address emerging, urgent, or chronic health needs among populations that experience health disparities. Each site within the Network will conduct research to develop, test, and implement clinical and behavioral interventions and services that address key public health needs and diseases with evidence of health disparities. Interventions will be designed and evaluated using robust scientific methods and must demonstrate feasibility, scalability, and reproducibility. The EmbraceHealth Network will serve the purpose of improving routine healthcare services as well as linking clinical practice and science within lower resourced healthcare settings.
The Coordinating Center will support the Clinical Research Network sites by:
- Coordinating research activities, including the Steering Committee and workgroups.
- Identifying network personnel and clinicians for study teams.
- Developing operational manuals and standardized protocols for multi-site studies, including consent and IRB processes.
- Assisting CRN sites in implementing projects with technical and quality control support.
- Maintaining a data management system for study data, including guidance from NIMHD.
- Standardizing protocols for common data elements, including biospecimen and electronic health record (EHR) data collection.
- Providing biostatistical support for study design, implementation, and analyses.
- Advising on infrastructure development, including electronic data harmonization and data science expertise.
- Coordinating data-sharing plans among CRN sites.
- Ensuring secure storage and access to study-related materials.
Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. In addition, collaborative investigations combining expertise in multiple scientific and clinical disciplines will be encouraged.
Activity Code:
This NOFO will utilize the U24 (Research Program Grant Cooperative Agreements) activity code.
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