Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA MD 17 002
Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42), funding opportunity number RFA-MD-17-002, is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant opportunity designed to move practical health-disparities innovations toward commercialization. The core purpose is to support U.S. small business concerns working in partnership with a research institution to develop a product, process, or service that can measurably reduce disparities in health care access and health outcomes for one or more NIH-defined health disparity population groups. The emphasis is on solutions that do not just work in controlled settings, but are realistically deployable in the communities that experience disproportionate burdens of disease and poorer access to care.
The FOA specifically calls for technologies that are effective, affordable, culturally acceptable, and deliverable to populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, low-income communities, and rural populations. In practice, this framing pushes applicants to think beyond technical performance alone and to address real-world adoption barriers like cost, usability, cultural fit, language access, trust, infrastructure limitations, transportation challenges, broadband constraints, and fragmented care systems. The intended output is something that can be commercialized, meaning applicants are expected to be developing an innovation with a credible pathway to becoming a market-ready offering that can be sustained and scaled rather than remaining a one-off research prototype.
This opportunity uses the STTR mechanism with R41/R42 activity codes, which generally correspond to phased development: an initial phase focused on feasibility and proof-of-concept (R41, often described as Phase I), followed by a subsequent phase that supports more advanced research and development steps (R42, often described as Phase II) to mature the technology and position it for commercialization. While the provided text does not list specific budget limits or number of awards, it clearly situates the program as a discretionary NIH grant within the health funding category and under CFDA number 93.307.
Eligibility is limited to U.S. small businesses, consistent with STTR requirements. The announcement also makes clear that non-U.S. entities (foreign institutions) cannot apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. However, it notes that foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, may be allowed, which typically means certain specific project elements could potentially occur outside the U.S. if they meet NIH policy requirements and are well-justified, even though the applicant organization must be U.S.-based and eligible as a small business concern.
Key administrative details from the source data include the agency (National Institutes of Health), the original closing date (2017-02-22), and the FOA creation date (2016-12-12). Overall, the grant is aimed at translating research into usable, scalable tools that directly address persistent inequities in health outcomes and access, with a strong expectation that the resulting innovation can be delivered in a way that fits the economic and cultural realities of the communities it is meant to serve.Apply for RFA MD 17 002
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.307.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-12-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-02-22. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses.
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