NINR's mission:
To lead nursing research to solve pressing health challenges and inform practice and policy.
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NINR reissued a funding opportunity soliciting research that addresses how social determinants of health (SDOH) influence health outcomes at the intersection of social statuses in populations experiencing health disparities in the United States. Application Due Date: February 14, 2025
NINR published a funding opportunity as part of the Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity Initiative, which supports the development of innovative interventions addressing social determinants of health to prevent, reduce, or eliminate health disparities. Application Due Date: February 28, 2025
NINR Director Dr. Shannon Zenk and fellow Executive Committee Co-Chairs of the NIH-wide Social Determinants of Health Research Coordinating Committee authored an editorial published in JAMA Internal Medicine on prioritizing research on social determinants of health.
Funding opportunities that improve health outcomes
NINR believes that nursing research is the key to unlocking the power and potential of nursing. NINR offers grants to individuals at all points in their career, from early investigators to established scientists. NINR grants also support small businesses and research centers.
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Addressing public health challenges through research
Addressing public health challenges through research
NINR-supported researchers explore and address some of the most important challenges affecting the health of the American people. Learn about accomplishments from the community of NINR-supported scientists across the United States.
Advancing social determinants of health research at NIH
Advancing social determinants of health research at NIH
Over 20 NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices are working collaboratively to accelerate NIH-wide SDOH research across diseases and conditions, populations, stages of the life course, and SDOH domains.