Archive - Community Grants - The Office of Minority Health

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	Request for Intensive Capacity Building The Supporting Networks of HIV Care by Enhancing Primary Medical Care (SNHC by EPMC) project is a national technical assistance and capacity building project led by CAEAR Foundation (CAEAR) and its project partners, the Academy for Educational Development (AED) and the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC). AED/CAEAR invites applications for ICB from primary care sites to support any range of technical assistance activities to help develop, improve, or expand their HIV primary medical care treatment capacity. In particular, the target organizations for this assistance are small to moderate-size nonprofit primary medical care sites in communities serving racial/ethnic minorities with a high burden of HIV disease and relatively few resources. Applications must be received by September 18, 2007.
	Scan of Cultural and Linguistic Services at Local Initiatives and County Organized Health Systems in California This Request for Bids seeks a qualified individual, team or organization (“applicant”) to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current best practices as well as challenges and limitations among the thirteen California local initiatives and county organized health systems in implementing cultural and linguistic services for their members. Applications are due by Noon on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.
	Tobacco Policy Change: A Collaborative for Healthier Communities and States This grant provides resources and technical assistance for local, regional and state-based organizations and tribal groups to advocate for effective, sustainable policies that decrease tobacco use and exposure. This special solicitation will build on previous success in attracting new and diverse partners whose constituencies are most directly affected by tobacco use and exposure. Grantees are expected to apply their advocacy skills and experience to advance tobacco and other public health policies in their communities. Deadline for receipt of planning proposals is September 14, 2007.
	Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21 version) To encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) Public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing “health gaps” among groups. Proposals that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as system science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged. The first application submission deadline is September 19, 2007.
	Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01 version) To encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) Public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing “health gaps” among groups. Proposals that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as system science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged. The first application submission deadline is September 19, 2007.
	Announcement of Availability of Funds for Adolescent Family Life (AFL) Demonstration Projects These grants are for prevention demonstration projects to provide and evaluate innovative abstinence education activities and services targeting youth ages 9-18 and their parents. All AFL prevention demonstration projects must provide "abstinence education"’ as defined in section 510(b)(2)(A)-(H) of the Title V of the Social Security Act (‘‘the A-H criteria’’). Therefore, prevention demonstration projects must clearly and consistently promote premarital abstinence as the only 100% effective way of preventing adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. The application deadline is 5 PM ET on June 1, 2007.
	Community Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities Demonstration Grant Program Approximately $5.8 million is available for new, competitive grants under OMH’s Community Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities Demonstration Grant Program. Applications are due July 11, 2007.
	Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care All health plans including managed care organizations (MCOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs) are encouraged to submit applications for consideration. NCQA will highlight and recognize health plans for their exemplary efforts and demonstrated effectiveness in promoting cultural competence and addressing the health care needs of diverse members. Through these awards, NCQA hopes to advance efforts to improve multicultural health care and eliminate health care disparities. The application deadline is May 31, 2007.
	Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the US (REACH US) Funding is for cooperative agreements to advance evidence- and practice-based programs and culturally based community practices to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities through implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of state of the art knowledge. The application deadline is May 7, 2007.
	Compassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity Building Program Pursuant to this announcement, OCS will award funds to help build the capacity of faith-based and community organizations that address the needs of distressed communities. A distressed community is defined as a neighborhood or geographic community with an unemployment rate and/or poverty rate equal to or greater than the State or national rate. The application deadline is April 10, 2007.
	Demonstration Grants for Indian Children The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking applicants for its Demonstration Grants for Indian Children, which are intended to provide financial assistance to projects that develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve the educational opportunities and achievement of preschool, elementary, and secondary Indian students. The application deadline is March 12, 2007.
	Implementing Surveillace to Determine the Prevalence of the Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities in Early Childhood Populations The purpose of this announcement is to implement a protocol for early age population identification of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Developmental Disabilities (DD). The application deadline is April 18, 2007.
	2007 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/HACU Professions Capacity Building Program The program aims to increase the participation of HSIs and entry-level faculty in grant development efforts designed to improve the health status of Hispanic and other minority populations, including disease prevention and health promotion activities. The application deadline is April 20, 2007.
	New Routes to Community Health New Routes to Community Health supports local partnerships among immigrant organizations, media production centers, and established community institutions to foster collaborations to improve immigrants’ health, work life, and civic participation. Up to 8 geographically and ethnically diverse sites will receive awards of as much as $225,000 over 39 months. The deadline for proposals is 3PM, May 17, 2007.
	Maintaining Collection of National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) Data CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, “Maintaining Collection of National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) Data” $233,000 [this amount is an estimate, and subject to the availability of funds] will be available in fiscal year 2007 to fund up to 6 awards. The application deadline is March 5, 2007.
	Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services SAMHSA is accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2007 funds for grants to enhance and expand substance abuse treatment and/or outreach and pretreatment services in conjunction with HIV/AIDS services in African American, Latino/Hispanic, and/or other racial or ethnic communities highly affected by the twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. The application deadline is February 28, 2007.
	The Health Through Action - Community Partnerships Grant Program The W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) announce a new and exciting community grant opportunity! The deadline for submission of Letter of Intent to apply is February 28, 2007
	Study of the United States Institutes for Student Leaders The Branch for the Study of the United States, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, invites proposal submissions for the design and implementation of nine Study of the United States Institutes for Student Leaders, to take place over the course of five weeks. The application deadline is February 16, 2007.
	Near East Asia - South Asia Undergraduate Exchange Program The Office of Academic Exchange Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition to administer the FY2007 Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Exchange Program. The application deadline is February 15, 2007.
	Head Start University Partnership Research Grants: English Language Learners (ELLs) in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that funds are provided for Head Start University Partnership Research Grants: English Language Learners (ELLs) in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. The application deadline is May 3, 2007.
	Prevent Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students The U.S. Department of Education is seeking applicants for grants to develop, enhance, implement, and evaluate campus-and community-based strategies to prevent high-risk drinking or violent behavior among college students. The application deadline is February 5, 2007.
	Transition from Jail to the Community (TJC) An 18-month cooperative agreement award will be made to an organization that will help NIC design a jail/community transition model that will enhance the likelihood that persons released from jails do not commit crimes following release. The application deadline is February 1, 2007.
	OVW FY 07 Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions The purpose of the Tribal Coalitions Program is to build the capacity of survivors, advocates, Indian women's organizations, and victim services providers to form nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions to advance the goal of ending violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women. The application deadline is January 25, 2007.
	National Communications System for Runaway and Homeless Youth The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is accepting applications for the National Communications System (NCS) for Runaway and Homeless Youth. The NCS assists youth who have run away, or are considering running away, and their families through a toll-free hotline; linking youth and families across the country to shelters, counseling, medical assistance, and other vital services. The application deadline is January 26, 2007.
	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Connections Initiative: Bringing Diversity to RWJF Grantmaking and Increasing Secondary Data Analyses This three-year program is designed to expand the diversity of perspectives that inform RWJF programming and introduce new researchers and scholars to the Foundation, while simultaneously helping to meet staff needs for data that can measure progress towards programming objectives. The application deadline is December 28, 2006 at 3:00 pm EST.
	Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grant This grant supports and enhances tribal efforts to prevent and control delinquency and improve tribal juvenile justice systems for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. Federally recognized tribes are the only eligible applicants under this funding opportunity. Applicants must register with www.grants.gov prior to applying as all applications must be submitted via www.grants.gov. The application deadline is January 31, 2007, 8:00 pm EST.
	Tribal Youth Program Grant This grant supports and enhances tribal efforts to prevent and control delinquency and improve tribal juvenile justice systems for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. Federally recognized tribes are the only eligible applicants under this funding opportunity. Applicants must register with www.grants.gov prior to applying as all applications must be submitted via www.grants.gov. The application deadline is January 24, 2007, 8:00 pm EST.
	2007 Rural People, Rural Policy Initiative Cohort Rural People, Rural policy is a multi-year initiative that is connecting and equipping organizations across the country to become stronger, more organized policy actors for rural America. This grant is based on the premise that rural America has abundant assets and that the brightest potential for rural America emerges when a critical mass of rural people are stronger, more organized policy actors. The application deadline is January 22, 2007.
	My Medicare Matters Outreach and Enrollment Demonstration Grants The National Council on Aging will make available 5-10 grants of up to $100,000 each to local or state organizations for the implementation of innovative, cost-effective strategies and approaches for finding, educating and enrolling people with Medicare of limited means-both seniors and younger beneficiaries with disabilities-in the Extra Help (also known as the Low-Income Subsidy, or LIS) available through the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and other prescription and health care savings programs. The application deadline is January 5, 2007.
	Ryan White Title II Formula Grants Program Part B (Title II) of the Ryan White CARE Act authorizes formula grants for primary health care, medications and support services to the 50 States, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and the five Associated Jurisdictions in the Pacific. These grants assist States and Territories in developing and/or enhancing access to comprehensive continuum of care which includes primary medical care, HIV-related medications; mental health treatment; substance abuse treatment; oral health; and case management services, home health care; nutritional, and rehabilitation services that assist low-income and families living with HIV. Eligibility: Only currently funded State and Territories are eligible to apply for this continuation funding. The currently funded State and Territories are eligible to apply for this continuation funding. The application deadline is January 3, 2007.
	New Voices Gulf Coast Transformation Fellowship These New Voices grant awards in the Gulf Coast region hope to 1) create opportunities for talented emerging leaders to speak out on behalf of disadvantaged or marginalized communities, 2) build the capacity of small nonprofit organizations struggling with startup or survival, and 3) support timely social justice projects or initiatives in the region. The optional letters of intent deadline is December 4, 2006. The grant applications deadline is February 5, 2007.
	Design, Synthesis, and Preclinical Testing of Potential Treatment Agents for Drug Addiction (R01) This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, solicits research applications from institutions/organizations that propose design, synthesis, and preclinical testing of potential treatment agents for drug addiction and/or relapse prevention. A total of $2,000,000 is committed to this RFA. The application deadline is January 27, 2007.
	Development of Immunotherapeutic Products for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction (U01) This grant is made available to support research in the design, synthesis, and pre-clinical evaluation of vaccines developed from methamphetamine-protein conjugates (heretofore referred to as methamphetamine conjugate vaccines or MCVs) for the active immunotherapeutic treatment of methamphetamine addiction. The application deadline is January 12, 2007.
	Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities Program The Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities Program is designed to assist Scientists/Researchers to improve their programs of research and obtain additional funding for their work. In the program UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies faculty collaborate with program participants to develop ethnic minority focused HIV prevention research projects with the goals of: (1) increasing the amount of high quality, community collaborative HIV prevention research being conducted in minority communities; (2) increasing the number of ethnic minority group members among principal investigators at NIH, CDC, and other agencies. The application deadline is January 8, 2007.
	Evaluator Sought for Weed and Seed Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Capacity Development Office, the Justice Research and Statistics Association is seeking applications for an evaluation of the National Weed and Seed Strategy. Weed and Seed is a comprehensive, multi-agency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention, and community revitalization in designated high-crime neighborhoods. It is anticipated that up to $1.3 million may be awarded under this solicitation. The Intent to Respond deadline is November 22, 2006. The application deadline is December 29, 2006.
	Health Promotion Research Directed to Improving the Oral Health of Women and Their Infants (R21) This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant applications proposing to support health promotion research directed at women, before, during and after pregnancy to improve their health and well-being and that of their infant. The focus of the health promotion research could encompass any of the following areas: development of methods or strategies for testing behavioral theories and/or health promotion models that encourage preventive activities on oral health, conduct of feasibility studies which relate to developing, implementing and evaluating oral health promotion research specific to the target population, and conduct of research that explores innovative approaches to integrate oral health promotion into existing health promotion programs for pregnant women and/or for infants. The application deadline is January 20, 2007.
	FY 2007 Weed and Seed Guide and Application Kit Now Available The Office of Justice Programs' Community Capacity Development Office has released its FY 2007 Weed and Seed Communities Competitive Program Guide and Application Kit. The guidelines are designed to help applicants define community problems and their program responses more effectively and to foster a manageable scope of work. Application deadline is January 31, 2007. Notice of Intent must be postmarked by June 29, 2006.
	Federal Register Notice National Faith-Based and Community Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs for Women of Color Grant Program
	Evaluation of the ACF Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengtening Grants for Incarcerated and Re-entering Fathers and Their Partners The purpose of the contract is to evaluate the Administration for Children and Families Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Re-entering Fathers and Their Partners. The evaluation will document program development and assess grantee success through the evaluation of program implementation, effectiveness and impacts, using experimental design methodologies when appropriate and feasible. Current archive date is December 31, 2006.
	Assets for Independence Federal Grants for Individual Development Accounts The Assets for Independence program provides five-year grants to nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, and government agencies, that empower low-income families to be economically self-sufficient for the long-term.
	USDA Announces $20 Million Available for Distance Learning and Telemedicine in Rural Communities "The specialized health care and enhanced educational opportunities brought by modern technologies saves lives and promotes opportunities essential to the advancement of rural areas," said Dorr. "USDA Rural Development's funding for distance learning and telemedicine will help to bring technology into rural America to build strong and vibrant communities."
	SAMHSA Conference Grants Applications Due: January 31 and October 31 each year. The purpose of the Conference Grant program is to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible.
	Funding Opportunity: All CDC Directly Funded and Indirectly Funded Community Based Organizations in the Southern Region
	Milagro Foundation The foundation makes grants to community-based, grass-roots organizations that work with children and youth, especially those at risk and disadvantaged due to such factors as poor health, illiteracy, or insufficient educational and cultural opportunities.

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