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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change
The CFP requests submissions for projects to evaluate interventions with the potential to reduce racial and ethnic health care disparities in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, depression and diabetes. Finding Answers seeks proposals that evaluate policy, organizational, provider, patient, or community focused interventions. All interventions must be integrated into a system of ongoing medical care. Proposals from community-based organizations, employers and health plans are also encouraged.
Brief proposals are due September 18, 2008.
Measures and Determinants of Smokeless Tobacco Use, Prevention, and Cessation (R01) & (R21)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), encourages the submission of research grant applications from scientists who propose to study the factors that mediate initiation, use, and cessation of smokeless tobacco, to understand the relationship of smokeless tobacco with other tobacco products, and to develop methods for studying smokeless tobacco products and related behaviors in humans. The overall goal is to develop an evidence base to inform smokeless tobacco control efforts, and to develop effective ways to limit the spread and promote cessation of smokeless tobacco use.
Application Due Date: November 24, 2008.
Small Grant Program for Conference Support
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), announces its continued interest in supporting conferences through its Small Grant Program for Conference Support. AHRQ seeks to support conferences that help to further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. AHRQ is especially interested in supporting conferences that demonstrate strategies which include plans for disseminating conference materials and products beyond the participants attending the event.
Grant Expiration Date is October 21, 2009.
Maryland Small Grants Program
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has initiated the Maryland Small Grants Program, for nonprofits seeking general operating grants of up to $50,000 a year for two years. All that’s required is a simple, five-page proposal, and The Weinberg Foundation will quickly review and respond. In most cases it takes only 50 days to go from “Our application is enclosed” to “Your check is in the mail.”
External link Salud America! The National Latino Childhood Obesity Prevention Research Network Exit Disclaimer
Salud America! is recruiting members for its research network and will survey members and draft a Latino childhood obesity national research agenda. The network also will fund and support several pilot research projects, each up to $75,000 over two years, and a series of scientific conferences to further the network's research agenda.
External link Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01 version)
This initiative is designed to stimulate research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children. For purposes of this initiative, health disparities apply to children who have limited access to resources and privileges that impact their health. As such, this initiative includes a focus on ethnic and racial minority children and populations of underserved children to include: children from low literacy, rural and low-income populations, geographically isolated children, hearing and visually impaired children, physically or mentally disabled children, children of migrant workers, children from immigrant and refugee families, and language minority children.

Applications are processsed on a rolling basis.

External link Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R21 version)
This initiative is designed to stimulate research that targets the reduction of health disparities among children. For purposes of this initiative, health disparities apply to children who have limited access to resources and privileges that impact their health. As such, this initiative includes a focus on ethnic and racial minority children and populations of underserved children to include: children from low literacy, rural and low-income populations, geographically isolated children, hearing and visually impaired children, physically or mentally disabled children, children of migrant workers, children from immigrant and refugee families, and language minority children.

Applications are processsed on a rolling basis.

External link Indian Health Service (IHS) Scholarship Program
The goal of these three interrelated scholarship programs is to train the professional health personnel necessary to staff I H S health programs serving the Indian people. Both full and part-time student opportunities are available. Eligibility information: Applicant must be an American Indian or Alaska Native.

Applications are processsed on a rolling basis.

Department of Health and Human Services
It is part of the much-publicized national movement toward providing government resources to the general public in a more accessible and meaningful manner. The National Institute of Health Grants & Contracts Page is managed by the Office of Extramural Research and includes links to information about NIH grant and fellowship programs as well as information about applying for an NIH grant or fellowship. You can also sign up for an electronic mailing list for the NIH Guide which contains funding announcements...
External linkpdf file Federal Register Notice: Assets For Independence
March 15, June 15, and November 1.

The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services (OCS) will accept applications for financial assistance to establish and administer Assets for Independence (AFI) Projects. This is a standing announcement. It is effective until canceled or changed by the Office of Community Services.
External link Libri Books for Children Program Exit Disclaimer
The Libri Books for Children Program donates new, quality, hardcover children's books for small, rural public libraries in the United States.

Grants are awarded three times a year. Application deadlines are: (postmarked by) March 15th, July 15th and December 15th.

External link RGK Foundation Grants Exit Disclaimer
RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of Education, Community, and Medicine/Health. The Foundation's primary interests within Education include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education. Within Community, the Foundation supports a broad range of human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth development programs. The Foundation's current interests in the area of Medicine/Health include programs that promote the health and well-being of children, programs that promote access to health services, and Foundation-initiated programs focusing on ALS.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

External link Helping Outreach Programs to Expand Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will provide up to $5,000 in funding to grassroots community- and faith-based victim service organizations and coalitions to improve outreach and services to crime victims, through support of program development, networking, coalition building, and service delivery. Funds may be used to develop program literature, train advocates, produce a newsletter, support victim outreach efforts, and recruit volunteers.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

External link Public Welfare Foundation Exit Disclaimer
The primary goal of the Public Welfare Foundation is to address human needs in disadvantaged communities. The Foundation's grantmaking strongly emphasizes support for organizations that include service, advocacy, or empowerment in their approach, with particular interest in efforts that combine two or all three of these elements.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. Organizations wishing to make proposals to the Foundation should submit a letter of no more than three typewritten pages outlining their proposal, the goals of the project, the population served, the amount of funds requested, and a brief history of the organization.
External link Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation Exit Disclaimer
The Foundation creates funding opportunities for and leads in the development of initiatives that improve the health of all children. It supports organizations that share the values of open collaboration and selfless commitment to this purpose. Funding from the Foundation is awarded in three ways through: a targeted Request for Proposal, flexible and opportunistic Engagement Funding, or through limited Emergency Funding for urgent needs.
Common Counsel Foundation
The Common Counsel Foundation is a consortium of family foundations that will consider all nonprofit community health proposals...
William Bingham Foundation Grants
The William Bingham Foundation will provide grants to community health providers of family, AIDS, youth, substance abuse, and mental services.
The Verizon Foundation:Serving the NonProfit Community
The Verizon Foundation looks to forge and maintain partnerships around technology initiatives with local, regional, national and international organizations serving the needs of racial and ethnic communities, people with disabilities, and the economically and socially disadvantaged... The Verizon Foundation Web site also includes grant guidelines, an online grant eligibility quiz and a technology needs assessment section to help nonprofits in applying for grants online, which is the only way applications may be submitted...
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Proposals for Changes in Health Care Financing Initiative
Rolling Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization ( HCFO ) is an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports policy analysis, research, evaluation, and demonstration projects... Projects may be initiated from within many disciplines, including health services research, economics, sociology, political science, public policy, public health, public administration, law, and business administration... Funded projects should provide public and private decision makers with usable and timely inforation on healthcare policy and financing issues...
External link Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Exit Disclaimer
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.



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