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Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions


The purpose of the immigrant health initiative is to support research to design and implement effective interventions to enhance health advantages and reduce health disparities among U.S. immigrant populations (particularly agricultural workers, unaccompanied minors, first generation immigrants, and children of immigrant families) and address factors related to immigration experiences that affect health. For this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI), the term "1st generation" refers to people who were born outside of the U.S. and its territories and relocated to the U.S. The term "2nd generation" refers to the U.S. born children of 1st generation immigrants.

Application and Submission Information

This notice applies to due dates on or after June 5, 2023 and subsequent receipt dates through June 8, 2026.

Submit applications for this initiative using one of the following funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) or any reissues of these announcements through the expiration date of this notice. Applicants should verify that the target Institute/Center to which they intend to apply participates in the FOA through which they will apply.

  • PA-20-183 - NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)
  • PA-20-184 – NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies)
  • PAR-22-105 - Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  • PAR-22-145 - Leveraging Health Information Technology (Health IT) to Address and Reduce Health Care Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  • PAR-21-358 - Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)