Addressing Health Inequities in Clinical Diagnostics (R43/R44 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
ID: 352685Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

National Institutes of Health (HHS-NIH11)

Eligible Applicants

Small Businesses

Funding Category

Health

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352685

Additional Information

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-158.html
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    Description

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a funding opportunity titled "Addressing Health Inequities in Clinical Diagnostics" (R43/R44), aimed at encouraging Small Business Concerns (SBCs) to develop improved clinical diagnostics that address health disparities. Applicants are required to identify specific diagnostic disparities that perpetuate health inequities and propose innovative solutions to enhance clinical laboratory assays and point-of-care devices, ensuring they adequately represent diverse patient populations. This initiative is crucial for promoting health equity and improving health outcomes for underserved groups disproportionately affected by inequitable healthcare practices. Funding is available through SBIR grants, with budgets of up to $306,872 for Phase I and $2,045,816 for Phase II projects, and applications must be submitted by January 5, 2027. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov.

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    grantsinfo@nih.gov
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    The Department of Health and Human Services is offering a funding opportunity titled "Addressing Health Inequities in Clinical Diagnostics" (R43/R44), aimed at encouraging Small Business Concerns (SBCs) to develop improved clinical diagnostics that address health disparities. This initiative, led by the National Institutes of Health and several participating institutes, focuses on enhancing clinical laboratory assays and point-of-care devices that inadequately represent diverse patient populations, leading to health inequities. Applicants are tasked with identifying diagnostic disparities, proposing solutions, and ensuring accessibility to underserved populations. Funding is available through SBIR grants, with budgets reaching up to $306,872 for Phase I and $2,045,816 for Phase II projects, without including clinical trials. The application process requires adherence to strict guidelines, with multiple deadlines for submissions. Review criteria will assess the significance of the project, investigator qualifications, innovation, approach, and the potential to promote health equity among health disparity populations. Overall, this funding aims to catalyze systemic changes in diagnostics to improve health outcomes for diverse groups disproportionately affected by inequitable healthcare practices.
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