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Epidemiology;
Prevention Services;
Treatment Services:

Drug Abuse as a Cause, Correlate, or Consequence of Criminal Justice Related Health Disparities among African Americans

Funding offered in three cycles:

Cycle I deadline - February 1
Cycle II deadline - June 1
Cycle III deadline - October 1

Drug Abuse as a Cause, Correlate, or Consequence of Criminal Justice Related Health Disparities among African Americans grants announced by the National Institutes on Health will support epidemiological, prevention, treatment, and services research on the relationship between crime, addiction, and healthcare disparities in African-American populations. "Health disparities among African-Americans are a major public-health concern in the United States," the grant announcement noted. "In particular, while African-Americans represent about 12 percent of the general population, they are over-represented in the criminal-justice system. This announcement is aimed at fostering new drug abuse and addiction research on criminal justice-related health and disease outcomes among African Americans. Specifically, it seeks to understand risk factors and pathways between drug abuse and criminal justice involvement, and to determine the extent to which criminal justice involvement and HIV/AIDS risk are interlinked or compounded by drug abuse and addiction." About 10 awards will be made, capped at $350,000 each. Governments, schools, nonprofits, and for-profit groups may apply. For the full grant announcement see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-068.html .

1/20/06