PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide support for activities which have the potential to improve the health status and/or quality of life of racial/ethnic minorities, with the objective of reducing the excessive burden and death borne by minority and disadvantaged populations in the United States.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. HEALTH;
- General Health and Medical;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;
- Minority group;
- Native American Organizations;
- Black;
- American Indian;
- Other Non-White;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Native American Organizations (includes Indian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations);