Core objective: To provide accurate, useful, usable, and understandable health information to populations that experience health disparities and their health care providers.
Focus: Develop, deploy, expand, or improve new or existing information resources or services to reduce health disparities and promote health for all.
Target recipient type: Higher Education Institutions, Nonprofits, Local, State, Tribal, and Federal Governments, Independent School Districts, Public Housing Authorities, Native American Tribal Organizations, Faith-based or Community-based Organizations, and Regional Organizations.
Target size: Not specified (broad range of organization types).
Designation: SECTOR-SPECIFIC
Geographic scope: United States entities only (foreign organizations are not eligible).
Key filtering criteria: Must address a health disparity, must collaborate with a medical or health library, projects cannot be clinical trials.
Grant frequency and program context: Reissue of a previous funding opportunity (PAR-20-283) under the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) G08 program, which is recurring.
Financial Structure
Maximum funding: Applicants may request up to $200,000 per year in direct costs.
Project Period: Maximum project period is 3 years, meaning a potential total of $600,000 in direct costs over the project duration.
Cost sharing: Not required.
Indirect costs: Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs will be provided using the organization's negotiated 'Other Sponsored Activities' rate, or other applicable non-research rate, in addition to direct costs.
Eligible costs: Direct costs related to the proposed project, and F&A costs as per negotiated rates.
Payment mechanism: Grant (financial assistance).
Eligibility Requirements
Organizational Type & Legal Structure
Eligible Organizations:
Higher Education Institutions: Public/State Controlled and Private Institutions of Higher Education.
Nonprofits: With or without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (other than Institutions of Higher Education).
Local Governments: County, City or Township, Special District Governments.
State Governments.
Indian/Native American Tribal Governments: Federally Recognized and Other than Federally Recognized.
Federal Governments: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government, U.S. Territory or Possession.
Other: Independent School Districts, Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities, Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Faith-based or Community-based Organizations, Regional Organizations.
Geographic Requirements
Only domestic (U.S.) entities are eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible.
Non-domestic components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Project Scope Requirements
Projects must provide evidence that the intended audience is a population with health disparities or a healthcare provider for one of these populations.
Projects must include evidence of a collaboration with a medical or health library.
Projects cannot be clinical trials. Evaluations that meet the NIH definition of a clinical trial will be withdrawn.
Projects must not include:
Installation of online library catalogs.
Electronic health record systems, single-purpose or closed clinical information systems (e.g., stand-alone laboratory system or PACS).
Digitization of print materials.
Projects that duplicate NLM products and databases (e.g., biomedical literature indexing projects).
Registration Requirements
Applicant organizations must complete and maintain active registrations in:
System for Award Management (SAM) (requires annual renewal).
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) (issued as part of SAM.gov registration).
eRA Commons (organization registration, and at least one Signing Official and one Program Director/Principal Investigator account).
Registration: All required registrations (SAM, UEI, eRA Commons, Grants.gov) must be active before application submission.
PD/PI Identification: All PD(s)/PI(s) must include their eRA Commons ID in the Credential field of the Senior/Key Person Profile form.
Required Documentation and Materials
Follow instructions in the Research (R) Instructions in the 'How to Apply - Application Guide' unless specifically deviated in this funding opportunity.
Resource Development Strategy: Must include:
Information problem and context, supported by evidence.
Rationale for the resource or service.
Content features (selection, source credibility, currency, accuracy, completeness).
Evidence of user-centered approach to development, deployment, and evaluation.
Plan for evaluating usability and end-user experience.
Usage tracking and user characteristics.
Generalizability of the approach.
Mechanisms for promoting resource use.
Timeline and milestones.
Plan for sustaining the resource after grant funding ends.
Evidence of demonstrated commitment to health disparity communities.
Extent of coordination with medical or health libraries.
Dissemination Plan: A specific plan to disseminate findings and materials nationally (e.g., web postings, publications, presentations, community engagement, workshops).
Resource Sharing Plan: Required for all applications, regardless of direct costs requested.
Letters of Support: Encouraged from proposed and established collaborators, and highly encouraged from targeted communities benefiting from the project.
Appendix: Limited materials allowed (blank questionnaires or blank surveys only).
No Data Management and Sharing Plan is applicable for this NOFO.
Post-Award Requirements
Reporting: Annual Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) and financial statements as required.
Closeout: Final RPPR, invention statement, and expenditure data portion of the Federal Financial Report are required.
Evaluation: Expected to propose how they will implement their evaluation plan and ensure course corrections are applied throughout the grant period.
Monitoring: Performance will be reviewed and measured based on details and outcomes shared in the RPPR.
Evaluation Criteria
Scored Review Criteria (Assess the likelihood for sustained, powerful influence on the field):
Significance: Does the project address an important problem for health disparities? Is the project's purpose and rationale well-supported by evidence?
Investigator(s): Are the Principal Investigator(s) and key personnel well-suited for the project? Do they have appropriate experience and expertise?
Innovation: Does the project challenge existing paradigms or develop new methodologies? Are the concepts and approaches novel?
Approach: Are the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses well-reasoned and appropriate? Are potential problems identified and alternative strategies considered? Is the resource development strategy sound, including content features (selection, source credibility, currency, accuracy, completeness), user-centered approach, evaluation plan, usage tracking, generalizability, promotion mechanisms, and sustainability plan?
Environment: Does the scientific environment contribute to success? Are institutional support, equipment, and resources adequate? Will the project benefit from unique features or collaborative arrangements?
Additional Review Criteria (Considered, but not separately scored):
Commitment to Health Disparities: Does the institution demonstrate a commitment to the needs of those who experience health disparities?
Medical or Health Library Involvement: Is a medical or health science library involved in this project? Is the extent of coordination with the library and other information science experts adequate?
Protections for Human Subjects: If applicable, justification for involvement, protection against risks, potential benefits, importance of knowledge, and data/safety monitoring.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Individuals Across the Lifespan: If applicable, evaluation of plans for inclusion (or justification for exclusion) based on sex, race, ethnicity, and age.
Resource Sharing Plans: Reasonableness of the proposed resource sharing plan or rationale for not sharing.
Authentication of Key Biological and/or Chemical Resources: Plans for identifying and ensuring the validity of these resources (if applicable).
Budget and Period of Support: Justification and reasonableness of the budget and requested project period in relation to the proposed work.
Compliance & Special Requirements
Regulatory Compliance
All NIH awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards).
Compliance with all applicable nondiscrimination laws (agreed to when registering in SAM.gov).
Submission of an Assurance of Compliance (HHS-690).
Compliance with all federal statutes and regulations relevant to federal financial assistance, including NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 4 Public Policy Requirements, Objectives and Other Appropriation Mandates.
Project Specific Requirements
Clinical Trial Exclusion: Projects that meet the NIH definition of a clinical trial are not allowed and will be withdrawn for non-responsiveness.
Health Disparity Focus: Project must address a population that experiences health disparities (defined as significant disparity in disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates compared to the general population).
Library Collaboration: Required to include evidence of collaboration with a medical or health library.
Resource Evaluation & Sustainability: A resource evaluation plan and evidence of resource sustainability are required in the application.
Data and Intellectual Property
Resource Sharing Plan is required for all applications.
Data Management and Sharing Plan is not applicable for this NOFO.
Intellectual property policies are governed by standard NIH policies, not specified as unique for this grant.
Risk Management
Mandatory disclosure of federal criminal law violations (fraud, bribery, gratuity) potentially affecting the federal award (2 CFR 200.113 and NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 4.1.35).
NIH reviews an applicant's federal award history in SAM.gov to ensure sound business practices and assess risk posed by applicants (2 CFR Part 200.206).
Grant Details
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NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities and Promote Health for All (G08 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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