Oral Health Disparities & Inequities Research Program

The Oral Health Disparities & Inequities Research Program supports studies that:

  • provide a better understanding of the basis of oral health disparities and inequities;
  • develop and test interventions tailored or targeted to underserved populations;
  • seek to understand a broadened array of determinants of disparities and inequities in oral health status and care at multiple levels;
  • explore approaches to the dissemination of evidence and implementation of evidence-based tools and interventions, to assure rapid translation into practice, policy, and action in communities; and
  • take a holistic, social-ecological, multi-level interventional approach designed to have a meaningful impact on oral health status and quality of life of vulnerable and underserved populations.
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Title Staff Contact Opportunity number Activity Code Expiration Date
Notice Announcing Publication of “Development and Application of Ophthalmic Imaging Technologies to Advance Our Understanding of Systemic Diseases (OT2)” Research Opportunity Announcement NOT-RM-24-007 OT2
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research supplements to promote workforce diversity and enhance utility and use of Common Fund datasets NOT-RM-24-003 332, 333, 666
Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional) PA-21-268 777
Transformative Research Award for the INCLUDE (Investigation of Co-occurring Conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndrome) Project (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-OD-22-009 R01
Notice of Informational Webinar for PAR-23-144, STrengthening Research Opportunities for NIH Grants (STRONG): Structured Institutional Needs Assessment and Action Plan Development for Resource Limited Institutions (RLIs) (UC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NOT-MD-24-011 UC2
Multi-sectoral preventive interventions that address social determinants of health in populations that experience health disparities (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trial Required) PAR-24-053 UG3/UH3
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-RM-24-003 DP2
NIH Director’s Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-RM-24-004 R01
NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-RM-24-005 DP5
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations NOT-MH-21-330 UG3/UH3, R01
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-RM-24-002 DP1
Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program: Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-22-167 UG3/UH3
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for Research on Womens Health in the IDeA States NOT-GM-22-005 333
The Intersection of Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-OD-22-028 R01
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS): Coordination Center (U24 - Clinical Trial Optional) NOT-RM-23-002 OT2
Notice of Information: Upcoming Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) for Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) Program: Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention Initiative (CHESI) (OT2 Clinical Trial Optional) NOT-RM-23-001 OT2
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Biologic Factors Underlying Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Health Disparities NOT-DE-21-013 R21, R01
Effectiveness of School-Based Health Centers to Advance Health Equity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-21-287 R01
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-22-090 R21
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities with a focus on addressing diverse representation in research on Down syndrome (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) NOT-OD-22-142 R21
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Developing Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) and Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Institutions with an emphasis on Down syndrome research (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NOT-OD-22-136 R15
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIH Research Project Grants on Down Syndrome (R01) for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project NOT-OD-22-123 R01
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Addressing Evidence Gaps in Screening NOT-OD-22-179 R21, R01, R61/R33
NIDCR Small Research Grants for Oral Health Data Analysis and Statistical Methodology Development (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-22-160 R03
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Climate Change and Health NOT-ES-22-006 R21, F31, D43
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening in Diverse Populations Across the Lifespan NOT-OD-22-178 R21, R01, UG3/UH3
Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-23-138 S10
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing Imaging, Device Production, and Clinical Capabilities in Digital Dentistry (R41/R42, R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NOT-DE-21-012 R43/R44, R41/R42
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards NOT-OD-23-032 333
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Preventive Interventions to Address Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Populations that Experience Health Disparities NOT-OD-22-154 R01, R21, R34
Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-23-112 R01
Assessment of Climate at Institutions (ACt) Award (RC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-24-038 RC2
Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-23-122 R01
NIDCR Prospective Observational or Biomarker Validation Study Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-23-162 U01
Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-23-189 R16, R21/R33, R41/R42
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIDCR Support for Research on the Physiological Involvement of Oral Cavity in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) NOT-DE-23-004
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research to Address Vaccine Uptake and Implementation among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities NOT-MD-23-008
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Supporting the Exploration of Cloud in NIH-supported Research NOT-OD-24-078 332
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-23-166 S06
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry, Re-integration into, and Re-training in Health-Related Research Careers (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NOT-OD-23-170 332, 333, 666
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-MD-24-006 R43, R44
Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42- Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-MD-24-007 R41, R42
NIDCR Notice of Participation in PAR-24-075 "Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" NOT-DE-24-009 R01
NIDCR Notice of Participation in PAR-24-076 "Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Human Required)" NOT-DE-24-010 R01
Notice of National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Participation in PA-18-935 Urgent Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Urgent Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional) NOT-DE-20-020
Notice of Change to PAR-20-238, "Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)" NOT-DA-21-037
Notice of Corrected Application Forms and Extended Receipt date for RFA-DE-22-002 Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Eliminate Oral Health Disparities (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trials Optional) NOT-DE-21-008
NIDCR Guidance on Applications for Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials NOT-DE-21-014
Notice to Extend Expiration Date for PAR-19-145 "NIDCR Small Research Grants for Oral Health Data Analysis and Statistical Methodology Development (R03) NOT-DE-21-017
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for HEAL Initiative: Advancing Health Equity in Pain and Comorbidities (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) NOT-NS-22-040
Notice of pre-Application Technical Assistance Webinar for RFA-DE-24-003 Collaborative Science to Achieve Disruptive Innovations in Dental, Oral and Craniofacial (DOC) Research (RM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NOT-DE-23-016
Notice of Change in Funding Opportunity Expiration Date and Eligible Organizations for "Assessment of Climate at Institutions (ACt) Award (RC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (PAR-24-038) NOT-DE-24-007 RC2
Notice of Changes to NIDCR's Clinical Terms of Award (CToA) Policy NOT-DE-19-008
Notice of Change: Clarification of Budget for PA-20-227 "Administrative Supplements for Research on Dietary Supplements (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" NOT-OD-20-148
Notice of Change to PAR-20-238, "Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)" NOT-DA-22-068 R01
Notice of NIDCR's participation in PAR-18-714, Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15-Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NOT-DE-18-015
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for HEAL Initiative: Prevention and Management of Chronic Pain in Rural Populations (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trials Required) NOT-NR-22-015
Notice of Change Regarding Institutional Eligibility for PAR-19-134 and PAR-19-135 "Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools" NOT-DE-20-019
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) NOT-MD-21-016
Notice of Correction to Application Types Allowed for PAR-21-197, NIDCR Behavioral and Social Intervention Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) NOT-DE-21-009
Notice of Participation of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) in PAR-21-287 Effectiveness of School-Based Health Centers to Advance Health Equity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NOT-DE-21-016
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) FOA NOT-DE-21-020
Notice of Participation of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) in RFA-MD-22-004 Innovations for Healthy LivingImproving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44- Clinical Trial Optional) NOT-DE-22-004 R43/R44
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NIDCR Small Research Grants for Oral Health Data Analysis and Statistical Methodology Development (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NOT-DE-22-008
Notice of Corrected Application Forms for PAR-18-547, NIDCR Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) NOT-DE-18-016
Notice of NIDCR participation in PAR-23-303, Unveiling Health and Healthcare Disparities in Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases in Latin America: Setting the Stage for Better Health Outcomes Across the Hemisphere (R01 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)" NOT-DE-24-006
Unveiling Health and Healthcare Disparities in Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases in Latin America: Setting the Stage for Better Health Outcomes Across the Hemisphere (R01 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed) PAR-23-303 R01
Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R21 Clinical Trials Optional) PAR-23-299 R21
Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-24-144 R16
Interventions to expand cancer screening and preventive services to ADVANCE health in populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required) PAR-23-170 R01
Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-23-285 R34
Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-24-145 R16
Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-23-298 R01
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Data Informed, Place-Based Community-Engaged Research to Advance Health Equity NOT-HL-23-110 R21, R03, R01
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment or Prevention (SBIRT/P) for alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) use and misuse in adult populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required) PAR-23-270 R01
Notice of Special Interest: Womens Health Research NOT-OD-24-079 R15, R01, K01

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