The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a funding opportunity titled "Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health," aimed at supporting exploratory research to enhance health outcomes among Native American populations, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. This initiative seeks to fund studies that address significant gaps in knowledge regarding health interventions, develop and pilot test culturally appropriate health promotion strategies, and identify barriers to the adoption and sustainability of effective interventions. The program emphasizes the importance of community engagement and Indigenous Knowledge in research design, with grants covering direct costs up to $275,000 for a maximum duration of two years. Interested applicants should note that the submission window opens on September 21, 2024, and can find further details and application guidelines at the NIH grants website or by contacting NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov.

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The Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces the funding opportunity for Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (NOFO PAR-23-299). This initiative aims to support exploratory research to enhance health among Native American populations, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The focus includes etiologic research to inform interventions, developing and adapting health promotion strategies, and addressing barriers to effective intervention adoption and sustainability. Research should be culturally appropriate, leveraging community engagement and incorporating Indigenous Knowledge. 

Key participating NIH institutes include NIDA, NIAAA, NIAMS, NIDCR, NIEHS, and others—all of which prioritize research proposals aligned with their missions. Grants will cover direct costs up to $275,000 for a maximum of two years. Applicants must demonstrate collaboration with Native communities, detailing community involvement and support. Critical dates include a submission window opening on September 21, 2024, with subsequent application deadlines. Overall, this NOFO seeks to empower Native American communities by promoting effective health strategies grounded in local knowledge and needs.

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The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support developmental/exploratory studies in preparation for health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, or treatment services research to improve health in Native American (NA) populations. Applications may include 1) etiologic research, where there is a significant gap in knowledge, that will directly inform intervention development or adaptations, 2) research to develop and pilot test new or adapted interventions for feasibility, acceptability, and scalability, 3) research to test the short-term efficacy of interventions, 4) where a sufficient body of knowledge on intervention efficacy exists, research on strategies to overcome barriers to the adoption, integration, scale-up, and sustainability of effective interventions. Existing data suggest that significant acute and chronic disease inequities exist for NA populations. Concurrently, NA populations experience unique sociopolitical, historical, and environmental stressors and risks that may exacerbate health conditions and/or impact the effectiveness of existing solutions to address the conditions. They also possess unique strengths and resiliencies that can mitigate stressors or inform intervention strategies. Through this announcement, culturally informed exploratory/developmental research is sought that builds upon community knowledge, resources, and resilience to provide foundational knowledge for future science-based, culturally appropriate solutions to reduce morbidity and mortality through identification and remediation of precursors to diseases and disorders and through culturally informed treatment. For the purposes of this FOA, Native Americans include the following populations: Alaska Natives, American Indians (whose ancestral lands fall at least partially within the U.S. mainland border), and Native Hawaiians. The term Native Hawaiian means any individual any of whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area which

See Section VII. Agency Contacts within the full opportunity announcement for all other inquires.

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