Establishment of the National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD) Established in 2010, NIMHD’s mission is to lead scientific research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities.

Most NIH Institutes have specific programs or offices devoted to health disparities research and devote significant proportions of their budgets to health disparities research.

NIH frequently issues specific funding announcements soliciting health disparities research grant applications. For example, see the recent announcement: Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (RFA MD-21-004)

NIH recently released a funding announcement designed to “transform culture at NIH-funded extramural institutions by building a self-reinforcing community of scientists committed to diversity and inclusive excellence” NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (RFA-RM-022)

NIH established the UNITE initiative to “address structural racism and promote racial equity and inclusion at NIH and within the larger biomedical research enterprise” They recently requested input from stakeholders that can inform development and implementation of this initiative (NOT-OD-21-066).