Opportunities for Small Businesses to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities

1. Opportunities for Small Businesses to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities • Derrick C. Tabor, PhD, • SBIR/STTR Program Official National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

2. The Vision… • Vision • The NIMHD envisions an America in which all populations will have an equal opportunity to live long, healthy and productive lives. • Mission • Lead scientific research to improve minority health and eliminate health disparities. • How • Plans, reviews, coordinates, and evaluates all minority health and health disparities research and activities of the National Institutes of Health • Conducts and supports research on minority health and health disparities • Promotes and supports the training of a diverse research workforce • Translates and disseminates research information • Fosters innovative collaborations and partnerships

3. What are Health Disparities? • The NIH defines health disparities as differences in the incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health outcomes that exist among specific population groups. 

4. What Population Groups are of Interest? • Racial and Ethnic Minorities (including subpopulations): • African Americans; • American Indians/Alaska Natives; • Asian Americans; • Hispanic Americans; • Native Hawaiians, and other U.S. Pacific Islanders • Socioeconomically Disadvantaged; and • Residents in Rural Areas.

5. Key Strategies • Outreach is a core commitment • Engage Communities (including Health Care Providers) in the Research Process • Harness the Power and Insights of Diverse Communities • Identify/Eliminate the Barriers these Communities Encounter • Barriers: Cultural, Environmental, Economic, Physical, Knowledge • Translate/Commercialize Research Findings

6. The Challenge… • Research Findings • Translation • Commercialization

7. Relevant Opportunities BeyondThe Omnibus Solicitation • The NIMHD & NIBIB RFA-EB-14-001 • The NIMHD RFA-MD-13-009

8. A Unique SBIR based Opportunity • The NIMHD and NIBIB Solicitation • RFA-EB-14-001 • This announcement supports proposals to develop medical devices, imaging systems, and other technologies that adequately address the healthcare needs of health disparity populations.

9. A Unique SBIR based Opportunity • RFA-EB-14-001 • (Closed) • Key Criteria: • Improvement over current quality of care • Effective • Affordable • Culturally Acceptable, and • Deliverable

10. A Unique STTR based Opportunity • RFA-MD-13-009 • (Announced 07/13; Closed August 19, 2013) • Key Criteria: • Improvement over current quality of care • Effective • Affordable • Culturally Acceptable, and • Deliverable

11. RFA-MD-13-009 • Current Status • Number of Applications Received: 10-20 • Scheduled Review Date: November 2013 • NIMHD Advisory Council Review: February 2014 • Expected Date of Earliest Awards: April 2014

12. Questions?

13. SBIR/STTR Contacts Vincent A. Thomas, Jr., MSW, MPA Program Manager Office: (301) 402-2516 Fax: (301) 480-4049 Email: vt5e@nih.gov Derrick C. Tabor, PhD Program Official Telephone: (301) 594-8950 Fax: (301) 480-4049 Email: dt103j@nih.gov Division of Scientific Programs NIMHD, NIH 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800 Bethesda, MD 20892-5465

14. 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800 Bethesda, MD 20892 http://www.nimhd.nih.gov (301) 402-1366