Project #: PAR-07-380
Project/Funding Opportunity: Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21)
Letter of Intent Deadline: August 20, 2007, August 20, 2008, August 20, 2009
Application Deadline: September 19, 2007, September 19,  2008, September 18, 2009
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): July 1, 2008, July 1, 2009, July 1, 2010
Link to Grant Announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-380.html

Research Project Area / Purpose: To encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) Public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing “health gaps” among groups. Proposals that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as system science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged.