Health Equity Data Access Program (HEDAP)

In plain English

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet.

Awards are up to $90,000 each and the agency expects to make 6 awards.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits and colleges & universities.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

Browse similar: Nonprofits · Colleges & universities

• Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The Health Equity Data Access program (HEDAP) provides funding for six (6) “seats” in the  CMS Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC). The VRDC assists researchers in gaining access to CMS restricted data for minority health research. Seats, in this context are defined as an individual user with VRDC access. These researchers will conduct health services research on health care topics such as physical health, oral health, behavioral health, population health, and social determinants of health focusing on, but not limited to, racial and ethnic minority groups; people with disabilities; members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community; individuals with limited English proficiency; individuals residing in rural areas; and individuals (including children, youth, and families) adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. …

Read the full forecast on Grants.gov →