Federally Funded Research

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.

Literacy Research

• Adult Literacy Research – 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 Program (NIH National Institute of Child Health & Human Development 2010)
  • Language, Bilingualism and Biliteracy (NIH National Institute of Child Health & Human Development 2010)
  • Reading, Writing and Related Learning Disabilities Program (NIH National Institute of Child Health & Human Development 2010)

Plain Language for Grant Writing

• Grant writing and plain language