Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R21 and R01), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

This funding opportunity is for institutions/organizations that propose to conduct research to reduce health disparities among ethnic and racial minority children and underserved populations of children including those with hearing and visual impairments and physical or mental disabilities.

For the full announcement, go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-392.html.

Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD), National Science Foundation,
September 15, 2007

The RAPD program supports the development of technologies for new and improved devices or software for persons with disabilities.

For the full announcement, go to: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501021.

Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program

The purpose is to improve the effectiveness of services through advanced research, training, and technical assistance to service providers, individuals with disabilities, and family members or other representatives.

Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health (NIH), August 20, 2007

The purpose of these two grants is to encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U.S. population.

For the full announcement, go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-379.html (R01) and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-380.html (R21).