NCMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Intervention Research Phase

Submission Date: August 31, 2007

Anticipated number of awards: 20
New and/or competing continuation grants may request a project period up to 5 years and a budget for direct costs of up to $400,000 per year.

The ultimate goal of this FOA is to support disease intervention research in reducing and eliminating health disparities using community-based participatory research that is jointly conducted by health disparity communities and researchers. The overall goal of the NCMHD CBPR initiative is to support community-based participatory research in planning, implementing, evaluating and disseminating effective interventions for diseases disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minority and health disparity populations with low socioeconomic status, the medically underserved populations, and those living in rural areas in the U.S.

For more information, visit CBPR Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities webpage.