On May 26th, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support innovative research to develop, test, and evaluate comprehensive strategies to improve care for adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus from populations with health disparities. Strategies may include multi-level/multi-component interventions (including new models of health care), clinical trials, studies, and other projects that effectively adapt and implement recommended guidelines of comprehensive clinical care. Although this FOA is not limited to these, the NIH-designated health disparity populations include:
- Blacks/African Americans;
- Hispanics/Latinos;
- American Indians/Alaska Natives;
- Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders;
- Socioeconomically disadvantaged populations;
- Underserved rural populations; and
- Sexual and gender minorities.
SPG’s summary of the FOA is attached. The full FOA is available here. NIH will accept several rounds of applications through 2024, with the first round of applications due on October 5th.