Purpose

Led by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the Information Resource Grant to Reduce Health Disparities supports projects that use information technology to improve the organization and management of health-related information.  Specifically, NLM seeks proposals that will provide useful information to communities that experience health disparities or those who provide health care for these communities, including doctors, nurse practitioners, midwives, hospitals, health centers, and clinics.  Successful applicants plan a collaboration with a medical or health library to ensure that information materials with broad generalizability can be disseminated.

Eligible Entities

The following types of organizations are eligible to apply for these grants:

• • State, County, City or Township Governments
  • Special District Governments
  • Independent School Districts
  • Public/State-Controlled and Private Institutions of Higher Education
  • Other Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
  • Public Housing Authorities
  • Community-based Organizations
  • Regional Organizations
  • Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized; Other than Federally Recognized) and Housing Authorities
  • Native American Tribal Organizations

Among Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education, the following are encouraged to apply for NIH support:  Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally-Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).

Eligible Activities