Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional) | PAR 24 330

Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 24 330

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity PAR 24-330, titled "Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)," supports research projects that test and refine non-pharmacological interventions aimed at improving sleep health in populations that experience health disparities. The core purpose is twofold: first, to develop or evaluate behavioral, environmental, technological, systems-level, or other non-drug approaches that can improve sleep health and reduce inequities in sleep outcomes; and second, to examine whether improving sleep can serve as a practical, modifiable pathway for reducing disparities in other health conditions and outcomes. The announcement is being reissued to align with NIH's simplified peer review criteria that apply to applications due after January 25, 2025, which affects how applications are evaluated but does not change the central scientific focus on sleep health equity.

This opportunity uses the R01 grant mechanism, meaning it is intended for larger, hypothesis-driven research projects that can support substantial, multi-year programs of work. Clinical trials are optional under this announcement, so applicants may propose studies that include clinical trials (for example, testing an intervention in a randomized design) or studies that do not meet the NIH definition of a clinical trial (for example, certain implementation, observational, or mechanistic studies focused on intervention development and evaluation). Regardless of whether a clinical trial is included, the emphasis remains on interventions that are non-pharmacological and designed to address sleep health disparities directly, or to test sleep improvement as a lever for narrowing disparities in broader health outcomes.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic applicants across government, education, nonprofit, and private sectors. Eligible applicant categories listed include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other organizations that meet NIH requirements. The notice also highlights additional eligible applicants such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions. At the same time, it clearly restricts foreign participation: non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign organizations) are not eligible to apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply either.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity in the Education and Health activity category, administered by NIH. The opportunity has an original closing date of September 7, 2027, indicating multiple application due dates may be available under the announcement through that period. The posted information does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards in the excerpt provided, so applicants would need to consult the full funding announcement and NIH institute-specific budget guidance to understand typical award sizes, project periods, and any institute participation details. The CFDA/assistance listing numbers associated with the announcement include 93.233, 93.273, 93.307, 93.361, 93.399, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.840, 93.853, and 93.866, reflecting that multiple NIH components and program areas may be relevant.

In practical terms, a strong proposal under this PAR would center on populations experiencing sleep-related inequities and would justify why the chosen intervention approach is well suited to the real-world contexts driving those disparities. Competitive projects are likely to pay close attention to factors such as access barriers, cultural and linguistic relevance, neighborhood and housing conditions, work schedules and shift work, discrimination and chronic stress, healthcare access, and other social and structural determinants that shape sleep health. Applicants are expected to move beyond simply documenting disparities and instead test strategies that can measurably improve sleep health and, where relevant, evaluate downstream effects on other health outcomes that also show disparities.

• The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.233, 93.273, 93.307, 93.361, 93.399, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.840, 93.853, 93.866.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-06.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2027-09-07.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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