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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Minority Health and Health Disparities Research

Federal program · program number 93.307 (the federal Assistance Listing number)

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Typical award
(1) Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research (P50) 3 total awards made by the NIMHD ranged from $1,359,847 to $1,513,011; average $1,433,333; (2) Endowment grants (S21): 2 total awards made...
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What it pays for

To support basic, clinical, social, and behavioral research; promote research infrastructure and training; foster emerging programs; disseminate information; and reach out to minority and other health disparity communities. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has established programs to pursue these goals: (1) The Centers of Excellence Program promotes research to improve minority health and/or reduce and eliminate health disparities; builds research capacity for minority health and health disparities research in academic institutions; encourages participation of health disparity groups and communities in biomedical and behavioral research and prevention and intervention activities; and brings together investigators from relevant disciplines in a manner that will enhance and extend the effectiveness of their research; (2) NIMHD Research Endowment Program builds research capacity and infrastructure at eligible NIMHD Centers of Excellence or eligible Section 736 health professions schools (42 U.S.C. 293) to facilitate minority health and other health disparities research to close the disparity gap in the burden of illness and death experienced by racial and ethnic minority Americans and other health disparity populations; promotes a diverse and strong scientific, technological and engineering workforce; and emphasizes the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities and other socio-economically disadvantaged populations in the fields of biomedical and behavioral research and other areas of the scientific workforce; (3) The...

Who can apply

Individuals and public and private institutions, both non-profit and for-profit, who propose to establish, expand, and conduct research, promote or engage in research training, and outreach activities that contribute to improving minority health and/or eliminating health disparities. Endowment grants: Only NIMHD Centers of Excellence or Section 736 health professional schools (see 42 U.S.C. 293) with net endowment assets less than or equal to 50 percent of the national median of endowment funds at institutions that conduct similar biomedical research or training of health professionals are eligible for the research endowment awards. All applicants must have an NIMHD Center of Excellence Award or HRSA Centers of Excellence Award at the time of award of an NIMHD Research Endowment Grant. SBIR grants: Domestic small businesses (entities that are independently owned and operated for profit, are not dominant in the field in which the research is proposed, and have no more than 500 employees). Primary employment (more than one-half time) of the principal investigator must be with the small business at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed project. Small business concerns must be at least 51 percent US owned by individuals and independently operated and/or at least 51 percent owned and controlled by another (one) for-profit business concern that is at least 51...

How applications are judged

The major elements in evaluating all new grant and renewal grant applications include assessments of the scientific merit and general significance of the proposed study and its objectives; the technical adequacy of the experimental design and approach; the competency of the proposed investigator or group to successfully pursue the project; the adequacy of the available and proposed facilities and resources; and the necessity of the budget components requested in relation to the proposed project and the relevance and importance to the announced program objectives. SBIR and STTR grants: For Phase I grant applications, the criteria used are the soundness and technical merit of the proposed approach; the qualifications of the proposed principal investigator, supporting staff, and consultants; the technological innovation of the proposed research; the potential of the proposed suitability of the facilities and research environment; and where applicable, the adequacy of assurances detailing the proposed means for safeguarding human or animal subjects and/or protecting against or minimizing any adverse effect on the environment. For Phase II grant applications, the criteria used are the degree to which the Phase I objectives were met and feasibility demonstrated; the scientific and technical merit of the proposed approach for achieving the Phase II objectives; the qualifications of the proposed principal investigator, supporting staff and consultants; the technological...

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

28 awards to Tennessee groups since 2000. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson County$66.3M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$15.5M2021
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$11.9M2016
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson County$8M2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$4.6M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.5M2022
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.3M2021
University of TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$2.8M2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$2.8M2022
University of TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$2.5M2023
Rhodes College (")Memphis, Shelby County$2.5M2000
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$2.3M2017

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse, USAspending.gov.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 47 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$1.6M2025
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyVumc$1.2M spent that year2023
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$823K2026
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyThe General Hospital Corporation$809K2025
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$798K spent that year2025
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$333K2024
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University Medical Center$333K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyThe General Hospital Corporation$328K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyWashington University, the$299K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyWashington University, the$261K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyWashington University, the$239K2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyRush University Medical Center$229K2024

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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