Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03)

The summary for the Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03): -Purpose. The ultimate goal of this program announcement is to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions as these relate to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services public health priorities that are outlined in its HealthierUS and Healthy People 2010 initiatives. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the R03 grant mechanism and runs in parallel with FOAs of identical scientific scope, PAR-07-020, that solicits applications under the R01 grant mechanism, which will be issued at a later date, and PAR-07-018, that solicits applications under the R21 grant mechanism. -The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.
Federal Grant Title: Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03)
Federal Agency Name: National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories: Education Health Environment Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-07-019
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 93.11393.121
CFDA Descriptions: Environmental Health 93.121 Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates - See Link to Full Announce
Posted Date: Oct 27, 2006
Creation Date: Oct 27, 2006
Archive Date: Dec 05, 2008
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Cost Sharing or Matching: 93.226 -- Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Special district governments City or township governments State governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses County governments Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Independent school districts For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
Foreign institutions are eligible to apply. Eligible agencies of the Federal Government can apply. Faith-based or community-based organizations can apply.
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