Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program Grant

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Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program Grant: The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) and Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), invite applications for the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) awards. These awards will support programs that offer international research training opportunities to qualified undergraduate, graduate and health professions students who are from health disparities populations and/or are underrepresented in basic science, biomedical, clinical or behavioral health research career fields. Section 485E(a) of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) provided that the general purpose of the NCMHD includes the conduct of training with respect to minority health conditions and other populations with health disparities. Further, Section 485E(d) of the PHS Act provides that a population is a health disparity population if as determined by the Director of NCMHD, in consultation with the Director of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), there is significant disparity in the overall rate disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates in the populations as compared to health status of the general population. Based on the 1992 Minority Programs Fact-Finding Teams Recommendations Report, the recommendations provided guidance to the NIH for future development of policies on the support of minority training programs and initiatives. Additionally, Public Law 106-525 recognized a national need for increasing the number of well trained minority scientists in the fields of biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and health services research. The statute recognized that the inclusion of underrepresented minorities and women in the scientific, technological and engineering workforce will enable society to better address its diverse needs. Thus, the MHIRT program is a component of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) long-term strategy to help establish a cadre of biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social science researchers that understands health disparities populations and will contribute to reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States.
Federal Grant Title: Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program Grant
Federal Agency Name: National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories: Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MD-04-004
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 93.30793.989
CFDA Descriptions: Loan Repayment for Health Disparities Research 93.989 Senior International Fellowships
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2004
Posted Date: Oct 19, 2004
Creation Date: Oct 19, 2004
Archive Date: Jan 14, 2005
Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $225,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards: 20
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. You may submit an application if your institution has the following characteristic: o Domestic public or private university or college that offers at least the baccalaureate degree in fields relevant to basic science, clinical, biomedical, and/or behavioral health science. Only one application per institution will be accepted for review. An applicant institution may form a consortium with other postsecondary entities for the purpose of maximizing resources to support a MHIRT program. The application from a consortium of institutions should describe the specific plans for the management and participation of students and mentoring faculty at consortia institutions for all components of the applicant's proposed program plan. In keeping with the Presidential Executive Orders 12876, 12900 and 13270, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are eligible to participate as a member of an applicant's consortium or apply directly for a MHIRT program grant under this RFA.
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