Community Heart & Soul Planning, Technical Assistance, and Seed Grant Program
A resident-driven planning process, technical assistance, and seed grant program to engage small cities and towns in economic and community development. Activities and objectives are determined by communities, and projects have included volunteerism, leadership, business development, healthcare access, social programs, transportation, broadband, and emergency preparedness, among others. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Orton Family Foundation (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - August 10, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Cardiovascular Biorepository for Type 1 Diabetes (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-DK-21-010 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites a single cooperative agreement application to establish a biorepository of human cardiovascular (CV) tissue and an infrastructure for discovery and mechanistic research to increase our knowledge of the CV complications of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and morbidity for individuals with T1D, but no T1D-specific therapy exists to prevent or treat this complication of diabetes because of challenges from inadequate preclinical models, decades-l...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - August 4, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

The Heart Truth Community Subcontract Program for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is seeking communities to implement and assess community health worker resources to address heart disease education within American Indians and Alaska Native communities. Funding will be given to communities to implement one-year pilot programs using a specific curriculum and provide feedback that will inform updates to the materials. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - July 14, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

NIH Seeking Feedback on Consent Language Resource to Foster Participant Specimen and Data Sharing
  Lyric Jorgenson, NIH Acting Associate Director for Science Policy and Acting Director of the Office of Science Policy NIH is committed to ensuring that study participants are equal partners in research and have input into how their data and biospecimens are collected and used in the future.  At the heart of any research effort lies the need for transparent and clear conversations between researchers and prospective participants about mutual goals and expectations regarding sharing practices. To assist in facilitating this dialogue, NIH has been working with stakeholders to identify informed consent language “best...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - July 2, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer and Lyric Jorgenson Tags: blog Open Mike Data sharing Request For Information (RFI) Source Type: funding

All About Grants Podcast: NIH Loan Repayment Programs (Part 2) –The Application
Dr. Roya Kalantari, Program Officer, NHLBI Dr. Ericka Boone, Director, NIH Division of Loan Repayment The NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) conversation is back! And, building on Part 1, this time, we are getting into the nitty gritty of the application itself (MP3 / Transcript). Dr. Ericka Boone, Director of the Division of Loan Repayment is joined by Dr. Roya Kalantari, a program officer focused on LRPs at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to discuss what you should do when preparing to apply, the various sections of the application, some tips to consider and mistakes to avoid, as well as thoughts on when seek...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - June 10, 2021 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: New Resources All About Grants loan repayment program podcast Source Type: funding

Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-HL-22-011 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to enhance the pool of of highly trained investigators from diverse backgrounds , including those from groups underrepresented in research areas of interest to the NHLBI. The career development will take place under the guidance of an experienced mentor in the biomedical, behavioral or clinical sciences leading to research independence. It is targeted toward individuals whose basic, clinical, and translational research interests are grounded in the advanced methods and experimen...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - May 26, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity RFA-HL-22-010 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to enhance the pool of highly trained investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in research areas of interest to the NHLBI. The career development will take place under the guidance of an experienced mentor in the biomedical, behavioral or clinical sciences leading to research independence. It is targeted toward individuals whose basic, clinical, and translational research interests are grounded in the advanced methods and experimental ...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - May 25, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Decoding Disparities QuickFire Challenge
A challenge seeking innovative ideas to better understand health disparities in the areas of mental health, inflammatory bowel diseases, and cardiovascular disease. Populations of interest include racial and ethnic minority populations, as well as the rural and urban poor. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Johnson and Johnson Innovation (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - May 11, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Availability of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for RFA-HL-22-007 and RFA-HL-22-008: Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH) program
Notice NOT-HL-21-014 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - May 11, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

T32 Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-HL-22-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to enhance the participation of individuals from nationally underrepresented backgrounds in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic and sleep disorders research across the career development continuum by providing support to institutions that promote diversity. The NHLBI's T32 Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity is a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Program intended to support training of predoctoral and health professional students and indivi...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - May 11, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

NHLBI Emerging Investigator Award (EIA) (R35 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-HL-23-005 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of the NHLBI Emerging Investigator Award (EIA) is to promote scientific productivity and innovation by providing long-term support and increased flexibility to experienced Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD/PIs) who are currently PD/PIs on at least two NHLBI R01-equivalent awards and whose outstanding record of research demonstrates their ability to make major contributions to heart, lung, blood and sleep (HLBS) research. The EIA is intended to support a research program, rather than a research project, by providing the...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - May 5, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

NHLBI Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) (R35 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-HL-23-004 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of the NHLBI Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) is to promote scientific productivity and innovation by providing long-term support and increased flexibility to experienced Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD/PIs) who are currently PD/PIs on at least two NHLBI R01-equivalent awards and whose outstanding record of research demonstrates their ability to make major contributions to heart, lung, blood and sleep (HLBS) research. The OIA is intended to support a research program, rather than a research project, by providing ...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - May 5, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Learn More Breathe Better Community Subcontract Program
Funding for educational initiatives and programs designed to increase awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Program goals are to 1) empower people with COPD, their families, and caregivers to recognize and reduce the burden of COPD, and 2) improve the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of COPD by improving the quality of care delivered across the healthcare continuum. Applications from rural and other areas of high COPD disease burden are encouraged. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (Source: Funding opportunitie...
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 25, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Maximizing the Scientific Value of Existing Biospecimen Collections (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-OD-21-004 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite R21 applications to stimulate exploratory research relevant to the mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) using existing (publicly available) biospecimens currently stored in repositories in the United States. This will include, but not be limited to, collections associated with the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the National Heart, Lung...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - March 10, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH) Multisite Resource and Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity RFA-HL-22-008 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This FOA runs in parallel with the companion FOA (RFA-HL-22-007). This FOA uses the bi-phasic, milestone-driven UG3/UH3 cooperative agreement mechanism (UG3/UH3), and runs in parallel with a companion FOA (RFA-HL-22-008), which seeks applications for a Data Coordinating Center (DCC). Awards made under this FOA will support a milestone-driven planning phase, including feasibility studies and pilot trials for up to 2 years, with possible transition to an implementation phase (UH3) for up to five additional years. Only UG3 trials that meet the s...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 22, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding