Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Coordinating Center (U24)

Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Coordinating Center (U24) is sponsored by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Supports the coordination of research centers in minority institutions.

Opportunity Listing - Limited Competition: Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Coordinating Center (U24 - Clinical Trial Optional) Limited Competition: Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Coordinating Center (U24 - Clinical Trial Optional) Agency: National Institutes of Health Assistance Listings: 93.

307 -- Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Last Updated: May 13, 2026 View version history on Grants. gov NIMHD invites applications from eligible institutions to establish a national coordinating center (CC) for NIMHD-funded Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMIs).

The RCMI CC will work closely with key personnel at all RCMI Specialized Centers and with NIMHD staff to help the centers collectively achieve their objectives to: (1) enhance institutional research capacity within the areas of basic biomedical, behavioral, and/or clinical research (patient-oriented and health services research); (2) enable all levels of investigators to become more successful in obtaining competitive extramural...

support, especially from NIH, particularly on diseases that disproportionately impact minority and other health disparity populations; (3) foster environments conducive to career enhancement with a special emphasis on development of early career investigators; (4) enhance the quality of all scientific inquiry and promote research on minority health and health disparities; (5) establish sustainable relationships with community-based organizations that partner with RCMI centers, and (6) centralize and harmonize study operations, coordinate data management, provide biostatistical support to facilitate rapid development and implementation of minority health and health disparity studies conducted in the RCMI-CRNHE (Clinical Research Network for Health Equity) (see RFA-MD-22-006), and also manage a Network Steering Committee .

The RCMI CC will be responsive to requests generated by RCMI site key personnel, NIMHD, NIH, the scientific community, and the general public. Eligible applicant institutions for this FOA are limited to recipients of RCMI awards through RFA-MD-17-003, RFA-MD-17-006, RFA-MD-18-012, RFA-MD-20-006, PAR-11-132, RFA-MD-22-002, RFA-MD-23-001, or RFA-MD-24-001.

Public and Indian housing authorities City or township governments Federally recognized Native American tribal governments Special district governments Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3) Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Other Native American tribal organizations Private institutions of higher education Public and state institutions of higher education Independent school districts For-profit organizations other than small businesses Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed. Grantor contact information See Section VII.

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