Federally Funded Research

Success may include changes to process, behavior, and attitudes, as well as health outcomes.

The federal government supports and encourages health literacy research in several ways. Below you can find funding opportunities, and research and training initiatives from the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Education.

Health Literacy Research

• Research Underway in Health Literacy Supported by NIH (NIH 2010)
  NIH has funded the development of some health literacy research tools including surveys.
• AHRQ’s Tools for Researchersexternal icon helps health care professionals and delivery organizations make information easier to understand and systems easier to navigate

Literacy Research

• Adult Literacy Researchexternal icon – Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, the Reading Research Network supports six study teams investigating the effectiveness of adult literacy interventions for low literate adults.
• Research supported by the NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Child Development and Behavior Branch
  • Early Learning and School Readiness Programexternal icon (NIH National Institute of Child Health & Human Development 2010)
  • Language, Bilingualism and Biliteracyexternal icon (NIH National Institute of Child Health & Human Development 2010)
  • Reading, Writing and Related Learning Disabilities Programexternal icon (NIH National Institute of Child Health & Human Development 2010)
• AHRQ Research Studiesexternal icon compiles research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers that were recently published in journals or newsletters. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2019)

Plain Language for Grant Writing

• Grant writing and plain languageexternal icon