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Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03)
Purpose.
The ultimate goal of this program announcement is to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions as these relate to the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services public health priorities that are outlined in its HealthierUS and Healthy People
initiative.
Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
Mechanism of Support.
This FOA will utilize the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with FOAs of identical scientific scope, PAR-10-133 that encouragess applications under the R01 grant mechanism, and PAR-10-135, that encouragess applications under the R21 grant mechanism.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards.
Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary.
The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.
The ultimate goal of this program announcement is to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions as these relate to the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services public health priorities that are outlined in its HealthierUS and Healthy People
initiative.
Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
Mechanism of Support.
This FOA will utilize the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with FOAs of identical scientific scope, PAR-10-133 that encouragess applications under the R01 grant mechanism, and PAR-10-135, that encouragess applications under the R21 grant mechanism.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards.
Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary.
The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.
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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: National Institutes of Health
Estimated Funding: Not Available
Office: National Institutes of Health
Estimated Funding: Not Available
Who's Eligible
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Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-134.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Other Eligible Applicants include the following:
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) .
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-134.html
Contact:
NIH OER WebmasterFBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
Agency Email Description:
If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster
Agency Email:
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
Date Posted:
2010-03-12
Application Due Date:
2013-05-07
Archive Date:
2013-06-07
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