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  • Florida Department of Health/CDC Regional Cancer Control Collaborative Support
    Supports cancer control activities through the creation of or continued support for a cancer collaborative infrastructure at the local level throughout the state of Florida. The Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Program defines acancer collaborative as an active group of cancer stakeholders who meet on a routine calendar basis, and implement cancer control efforts to address the priority strategies of the Florida Cancer Plan in cooperation with statewide efforts of the Cancer Control and Research Advisory Council (CCRAB), the Florida Cancer Plan Council (FCPC) and the departmentcreate or continue support for a regional cancer collaborative for the purpose of enhancing communication among the department and external partners, networking local resources, and implementing initiatives, which address the goals and strategies of the Florida Cancer Plan 2010.
    Award Amount: $130K Total / 4-8 Contracts / Up to $15K / No match
    Opportunity Number: FA11-012
    Deadline: October 17th ,2011
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants should be knowledgeable of the 2010 Florida Cancer Plan and 2011-2012 Florida Cancer Plan Priority Strategies for CCRAB as well as actively involved in community cancer efforts which serve to bring together private and public agencies, community groups, academic institutions, hospitals, and other groups to address health concerns and comply with Section 2.2 of this RFA.
    Contact: Ann Piesen cancer@doh.state.fl.us or FAX: (850)921-8510
  • Affordable Care Act Capital Development - Building Capacity Grant Program
    This funding opportunity is available for existing Health Center Program grantees to improve their capacity to provide primary and preventative health services to medically underserved populations. Grants awarded through this opportunity can include alteration/renovation, expansion or the construction of a facility.
    Award Amount: $500,000 - $5 Million / 125 Grants
    CDFA Number: 93.526
    Deadline: October 12th ,2011
    Eligibility: Existing federally qualified health centers
    Contact: Ann Piesen bphccapital@hrsa.gov (301) 594-4300
  • Affordable Care Act Capital Development - Immediate Facility Improvements Program
    This funding opportunity is available for existing Health Center Program grantees to address immediate and pressing capital needs within existing section 330-funded health centers.
    Award Amount: $100million / 300 Grants
    CDFA Number: 93.526
    Deadline: October 12th ,2011
    Eligibility: Existing federally qualified health centers
    Contact: Ann Piesen bphccapital@hrsa.gov (301) 594-4300
  • Affordable Care Act Capital Development - Building Capacity Grant Program Affordable Care Act Health Center Planning Grants
    To assist in planning for the development of a comprehensive primary care health center under the Health Center Program, authorized under section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act
    Award Amount:$80,0000 / 125 Grants
    CDFA Number: 93.527
    Deadline: March 18,2011
    Eligibility: Public or nonprofit private entities, including tribal, faith-based and community-based organizations
    Contact: Xanthia James BPHCPlanning@hrsa.gov (301) 594-4300
  • Affordable Care Act Supplemental Grant Opportunity
    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) is pleased to announce the release of the Affordable Care Act supplemental grant opportunity for existing section 330 funded health centers to improve the quality of care, access to services, and reimbursement opportunities for health centers by supporting the costs associated with enhancing quality improvement systems and becoming patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). These costs may include access enhancements, patient flow redesign, care planning, support for team-based models of service delivery, and necessary systems upgrades.
    This PCMH funding opportunity provides upfront assistance to grantees as they make the practice changes necessary to achieve and/or enhance PCMH recognition.
    Grantees interested in receiving the supplemental funds must submit a supplemental funding request of up to $35,000 in the EHB using the Prior Approval Request module within the H80 Grant Handbook. Note: This amount of funding may be increased up to $50,000 depending on the number of successful applicants. EHB applications must be submitted by 8:00 PM ET on or before August 22, 2011.
    This opportunity is open to existing section 330 funded health centers.
  • Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01) To conduct research to reduce health disparities among minority and underserved children. Specifically, this initiative focuses on ethnic and racial minority children and underserved populations of children such as: 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. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (physical and family environments), social (e.g., peers), economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences; studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known illness and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the comparative effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in traditional and nontraditional settings.
    Award Amount: $500,000
    CDFA Number: 93.361
    Deadline: March 1, 2011
    Eligibility: Nonprofits, Institutions of Higher Education, For Profit Organizations, Governments, Others
    Contact: Dr. Linda S. Weglicki, PhD, RN, MSN National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
    Telephone: 301-594-6908 Email: weglickils@mail.nih.gov
  • NEW ACCESS POINTS IN PROGRAMS FUNDED UNDER THE HEALTH CENTERS CONSOLIDATION ACT OF 1996 The purpose of the New Access Points opportunity is to establish health service delivery sites to improve the health of the Nation's underserved communities and vulnerable populations by assuring access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services.
    Award Amount: $650,000 / 350 Grants
    CDFA Number: 93.224
    Deadline: Nov 17, 2010
    Eligibility: Public or nonprofit private entities, including tribal, faith-based and community-based organizations
    Contact: Tiffani Redding tredding@hrsa.gov (301) 594-4300
  • Telehealth Network Grant Program TNGP grants demonstrate how telehealth networks improve healthcare services to: (a) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of health care services; (b) improve and expand the training of health care providers; and/or (c) expand and improve the quality of health information available to health care providers, patients, and their families.
    Award Amount:$245,000 / 14 Grants
    CDFA Number: 93.224
    Deadline: March 6, 2009
    Eligibility: Non-profit or public organizations with a demonstrable successful track record in implementing telehealth technology. Programs that serve rural communities, although grantees may be located in urban or rural areas.
    Contact: Dena S. Puskin, Sc.D. Telephone: (301) 443-3682
  • Service Expansion for Enabling Services for Special Populations Enabling services may include but are not limited to: case management, services to assist the health center's patients gain financial support for health and social services, outreach, transportation and interpretive services; and education of patients and the community regarding the availability and appropriae use of health services.
    Award Amount:$100,000 / 50 Grants
    CDFA Number: 93.224
    Deadline: March 2, 2009
    Eligibility: FQHCs that receive special populations funding
    Contact: Cheri Daly Cheri.Daly@hrsa.hhs.gov 301-594-4300

     

  • SERVICE EXPANSION IN MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE (SEXPMHSA)
    Award Amount:$150,000-$300,000 / 30 Grants
    CDFA Number: 93.224
    Deadline: Jan 16, 2009
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to section 330 funded health center grantees
    Contact: Tiffani Redding 301-594-4300 TRedding@hrsa.gov
  • Service Expansion in Comprehensive Pharmacy Services (SEXPCPS)
    Award Amount: $150,000-$300,000 / 20 Grants
    CDFA Number: 93.224
    Deadline: Jan 09, 2009
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to section 330 funded health center grantees
    Contact: Tiffani Redding 301-594-4300 TRedding@hrsa.gov
  • SERVICE EXPANSION IN ORAL HEALTH (SEXPOH)
    Award Amount: $250,000-$500,000 / 30 Grants
    CDFA Number: 93.224
    Deadline: Jan 08, 2009
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to section 330 funded health center grantees
    Contact: Tiffani Redding 301-594-4300 TRedding@hrsa.gov
  • Federally Qualified Health Center Look Alike Guidance and Application HRSA PIN # 2003-21 Instructions for submitting an application for designation or recertification as an FQHC Look Alike for health centers that serve medically underserved populations as defined by the Public Health Service Act.
    Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit entities, including tribal, faith-based and community-based organizations
    Deadline: Ongoing
    Note: There is no direct funding associated with this opportunity.
    Revisions to Policy Information Notice 2003-21, Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Guidelines and Application (Issued 5/2/2005)
    • Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities Addresses significant disparities in perinatal health indicators
      Award Amount: $685,000 / 5 Grants
      CDFA Number: 93.926
      Deadline: Dec 6, 2007
      Eligibility: Public and private entities
      Contact: Beverly Wright 301 443-5691
    • Service Expansion in Pharmacy Services Supports the expansion of pharmacy services at existing section 330 supported health center sites
      Award Amount: $100,000 / 60 Grants
      CDFA Number: 93.224
      Deadline: Jan 17, 2008
      Eligibility: Applicants are limited to section 330 funded health center grantees
      Contact: Kristi Messer Telephone: 301/594-4300 Fax: 301/480-7225 Email: kMesser@hrsa.gov
    • Service Expansion in Mental Health/ Substance Abuse Supports the expansion of mental health and substance abuse services at existing section 330 supported health center sites.
      Award Amount: $150,000 / 60 Grants
      CDFA Number: 93.224
      Deadline: Jan 15, 2008
      Eligibility: Applicants are limited to section 330 funded health center grantees
      Contact: Kristi Messer Telephone: 301/594-4300 Fax: 301/480-7225 Email: kMesser@hrsa.gov
    • Service Expansion in Oral Health Services Supports the expansion of oral health services at existing section 330 supported health center sites
      Award Amount: $250,000 / 60 Grants
      CDFA Number: 93.224
      Deadline: Jan 16, 2008
      Eligibility: Applicants are limited to section 330 funded health center grantees
      Contact: Kristi Messer Telephone: 301/594-4300 Fax: 301/480-7225 Email: kMesser@hrsa.gov
    • Expanded Medical Capacity Supports the expansion of medical capacity at existing section 330 supported health center sites
      Award Amount: Up to $600,000 / 100 Grants
      CDFA Number: 93.224
      Deadline: Feb 01, 2008
      Eligibility: Applicants are limited to section 330 funded health center grantees
      Contact: Tiffani Redding 301-594-4300 tredding@hrsa.gov
    • New Community Health Center Access Points Supports the establishment of new service delivery sites for medically underserved populations to receive comprehensive primary and preventive health care services.
      Award Amount: Up to $650,000 / 75 Grants
      CDFA Number: 93.224
      Deadline: Dec 18, 2007
      Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit entities, including tribal, faith-based and community-based organizations
      Contact: Preeti Kanodia Telephone: 301/594-4300 preeti.kanodia@hrsa.hhs.gov
      Note: This is open to ALL medically underserved areas NOT only the "200 High Poverty Counties" and uses the "Old" Need for Assistance Scoring and Methodology.
    • Health Information Technology Innovation Initiative To implement health information technologies (HIT) other than electronic health records that lead to improvements in health outcomes.
      Deadline: June 20th 2007
      Award Amount: $300,000/8 awards
      CDFA Number: 93.224
      Eligibility: Public and non-profit organization including faith based and community based organization. In addition, one of the following categories: A health center applying on behalf of a managed care network or practice management network; Operational networks, controlled by and acting on behalf of health center(s).
      Contact: Susan Lumsden (301)594-4472 slumsden@hrsa.gov or Christie Brown (301) 594-4314 cbrown1@hrsa.gov
    • FQHC Planning Grants in High Poverty Counties Supports grants for the planning and development of new service delivery sites in designated high poverty counties. Note- When you get to the web site, you must check "Primary Care" then click "Search".
      Deadline: May 16 2007
      Award Amount: $80,000/25 awards
      CDFA Number: 93.224
      Eligibility: Public and non-profit private entities, including tribes and tribal organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations in designated counties
      Contact: Preeti Kanodia, 301-594-4300, pkanodia@hrsa.gov
    • New Access Points in High Poverty Counties PI2 (NAPHPC) Supports the establishment of new service delivery sites in designated high poverty counties. Note- When you get to the web site, you must check "Primary Care" then click "Search".
      Deadline: May 23 2007
      CDFA Number: 93.224
      Award Amount: $600,000/120 awards
      Eligibility: Public and non-profit private entities, including tribes and tribal organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations in designated counties.
      Contact: Preeti Kanodia, 301-594-4300, pkanodia@hrsa.gov
    • Street Outreach Program Helps young people leave the streets and assist in moving and adjusting to a safe and appropriate living arrangement.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.557, HHS-2007-ACF-ACYF-YO-0105
      Eligibility: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
      Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
      Amount: $200,000/8 Awards
      Deadline: June 4th, 2007
      Contact: Kelli Matson-Geist, FYSB@dixongroup.com
    • New Access Points in Programs Funded Under the Health Centers Consolidation Act of 1996 (NAP)
      HRSA 07-067 Supports new access points for the delivery of primary health care services for the underserved
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.224
      Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit entities, including tribal, faith-based and community-based organizations
      Amount: $650,000
      Deadline: December 6, 2006
      Contact: Tonya Bowers in the Division of Health Center Development on (301) 594-4300 or TBOWERS@HRSA.GOV
    • Rural Health Outreach Grant Program Encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential care services. The emphasis of the grant program is on service delivery through creative strategies requiring the grantee to form a consortium with at least two additional partners.
      CFDA Number: 93.912
      Deadline: Oct 18, 2006
      Award Amount: Up to $150,000 / 25 awards
      Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501 (C)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Preference given to (1) Those applicants where the service area is located in officially designated health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) or medically underserved communities (MUCs) or serve medically underserved populations (MUPs); (2) Applicants whose projects focus on primary care, and wellness and prevention strategies.
      Contact:
      Jennifer Chang, MPH
      Outreach Program Co-Coordinator
      HRSA, Office of Rural Health Policy
      Phone: 301-443-0736
      Fax: 301-443-2803
      E-mail: jchang@hrsa.gov
    • The Maternal and Child Health Research Program Supports applied research relating to maternal and child health services, which results in health and health services improvements in States and communities. Research proposals should address critical MCH questions such as public health systems and infrastructure, health disparities, quality of care, and promoting the health of MCH populations.
      CFDA Number: 93.110
      Deadline: Jul 03, 2006
      Award Amount: Up to $300,000 per year for 1-4 years / 5 awards
      Eligibility: Public or nonprofit institutions of higher learning and public or private nonprofit agencies, including faith-based and community organizations, engaged in research or in programs relating to maternal and child health and/or services for children with special health care needs.
      Contact: Rita Haggerty, 301-443-3146, rhaggerty@hrsa.gov; Hae Young Park, 301-443-2127, hpark@hrsa.gov; Imelda Rocha, 301-443-2927, irocha@hrsa.gov
    • Florida Department of Health Community Environmental Health Education Grant Assist in the development of community programs and projects that demonstrate techniques and approaches to develop educational and outreach programs including environmental monitoring and assessment activities that increase awareness of health care needs for low-income persons living in urban and rural communities
      Deadline: July 5, 2006.
      Award Amount: Up to $25,000 of $120,000 available
      Eligibility: Community-based organizations serving low-income and/or minority communities
      Contact: Brenda Blackmon-Jones or Melvin L. Herring, Jr. at 850-245-4141.
    • Expanded Medical Capacity (EMC) for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers and/or Homeless Persons Support the expansion of medical capacity at existing section 330 supported health center sites and significantly increase the number of migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and/or homeless persons with access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services. Strategies may include but are not limited to expanding existing primary care medical services, adding new medical providers, expanding hours of operations, or providing additional medical services through contractual relationships (e.g., OB/GYN services).
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 93.224 -- Community Health Centers
      Eligibility: 330 funded health center grantees
      Amount: $13,000,000 /33 Awards
      Deadline: Mar 31, 2006
      Contact: Kirsten Argueta, 301-594-4300, kargueta@hrsa.gov
      Additional Information: Applicants must demonstrate growth in the form of a minimum increase in MSFW and/or homeless users equal to 10 percent of the total number of users for the organization reported in the calendar year (CY) 2004 Uniform Data System (UDS), or 1000 new MSFW and/or homeless users – whichever is less.
    • Expanded Medical Capacity New Competitive Supplemental Grants HRSA-06-054. Expands access to primary health care services by increasing penetration into a health center’s current service area to improve the health status of people in those areas (i.e., significantly increasing the number of medical users served by existing health center grantees).
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No.: 93.224
      Eligibility: Applicant must be an existing health center grantee
      Amount: $600,000/303 Awards
      Deadline: December 15th, 2005 (second round for special populations anticipated with deadline in march-april 06)
      Contact: Kirsten Argueta (301) 594-4300 kargueta@hrsa.gov
    • New Access Points in Programs Funded Under the Health Centers Consolidation Act of 1996 (NAP) (Competition reopened/Date to be determined)
      HRSA 05-101 Supports new access points for the delivery of primary health care services for the underserved
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.224
      Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit entities, including tribal, faith-based and community-based organizations
      Amount: $650,000
      Deadline: December 1, 2004 and May 23, 2005 (Postponed: Date to be announced)
      Contact: Tonya Bowers in the Division of Health Center Development on (301) 594-4300 or TBOWERS@HRSA.GOV
    • Service Expansion for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, and Oral Health in Programs Funded Under the Health Centers Consolidation Act of 1996 (SEXP)
      Competitive Supplemental Grants HRSA-05-103
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No.:. 93.224, Fiscal Year 2004
      Eligibility: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
      Deadline: January 7, 2005
    • Expanded Medical Capacity in Programs Funded Under the Health Centers Consolidation Act of 1996 (EMC) Competitive Supplemental Grants HRSA-05-102
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.224 Fiscal Year 2005
      Eligibility: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
      Deadline: Dec. 20th, 2004
    • HRSA Rural Health Network Development Program Supports the development of rural health networks, whose purpose is to increase access to care by overcoming the fragmentation and vulnerability of providers in rural areas.
      CFDA #: 93.912 (HRSA-08-004 )
      Award Amount: $180,000 /30 Awards
      Deadline: Oct 15, 2007
      Eligibility: Public or private non-profit entities located in rural areas. The network is composed of at least three separate, existing organizations. If the Network is not a formally established entity itself that is 501(c)(3) incorporated, one of the Network members may apply on behalf of the Network.
      Contact: Sherilyn Pruitt, MPH 301-594-0819 spruitt@hrsa.gov
    • Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities Supports disease intervention research in reducing and eliminating health disparities using community-based participatory research that is jointly conducted by health disparity communities and researchers
      Award Amount: $400,000 a year for 5 years/20 Awards
      Deadline: Letter of Intent -July 31, 2007, Application August 31, 2007
      Eligibility: Institutions of higher learning including historically black universities, Hispanic serving institutions and Tribal Institutions; Public and non-profit organization including faith based and community based organization with a demonstrated history and/or evidence of partnerships between community-based organizations and academic research institutions
      Contact: GrantsInfo, Telephone (301) 435-0714, Email: GrantsInfo@nih.gov.
    • Community Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities Demonstration Grant Program Supports activities that address, and will subsequently eliminate, racial and ethnic health disparities through community-level activities that promote health, reduce risks, and increase access to and utilization of preventive health care and treatment services. (U.S. Office of Minority Health)
      Award Amount: Up to $250,000/23-29 Awards
      Deadline: July 11, 2007
      Eligibility: Public and non-profit organization including faith based and community based organization. In addition, one of the following categories: A health center applying on behalf of a managed care network or practice management network; Operational networks, controlled by and acting on behalf of health center(s).
      Contact: Ms. Sonsiere Cobb-Souza (240) 453-8444 sonsiere.cobb-souza@hhs.gov.
    • Development of Comprehensive Drug/Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment Systems for Persons Who are Homeless Addresses gaps in substance abuse and mental health services and increases the ability to help specific populations or geographic areas with serious, emerging mental health and substance abuse problems.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.243
      Eligibility: County governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribes, State recognized tribes, urban Indian organizations (as defined in P.L. 94-437, as amended), tribal organizations, community-based nonprofit organizations (including faith-based organizations), and community-based State entities, such as State colleges, universities and hospitals, that propose to provide services under this announcement to the community. Current Treatment for Homeless grantees are not eligible to apply under this funding announcement unless their grant ends in 2006.
      Amount: 400,000/25 Awards
      Deadline: April 6, 2006
      Contact: Joanne Gampel, M.A. (240) 276-2895 joanne.gampel@samhsa.hhs.gov
    • Public Awareness in Underserved Communities To raise the awareness of underserved populations, particularly socially isolated immigrant communities, about victims' rights and how to access crime victim services.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.243
      Eligibility: County governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); City or township governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; State governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
      Amount: 350,000 for up to 7 awards
      Deadline: March 21, 2006
      Contact: Marie Martinez (202) 514-5084
    • Recovery Community Services Program To deliver and evaluate peer-to-peer recovery support services that help prevent relapse and promote sustained recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.243
      Eligibility: State and local governments; federally recognized tribes; State recognized tribes, urban Indian organizations; public or private universities and colleges; community- and faith-based organizations; and tribal organizations may apply. Consortia comprised of various types of eligible organizations are permitted; however, a single organization representing the consortium must be the applicant, the recipient of any award, and the entity responsible for satisfying the grant requirements
      Amount: $350,000/7 Awards
      Deadline: April 4, 2006
      Contact: Marsha Baker (240) 276-1566 marsha.baker@samhsa.hhs.gov
    • Healthy Behaviors in Women Intended to develop and demonstrate creative and innovative approaches in reducing the prevalence of overweight/obesity in women by increasing the number of women who adopt positive, healthy, lifestyles. Targets women in communities who have limited access to preventive health services and when appropriate linked to other relevant services to comprehensively address their health needs. Proposals must include women who are members of racial ethnic minority populations who are disproportionately affected by overweight/obesity.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.110
      Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, state controlled instittuions of higher edcuation; federally recognized tribal governments; public and Indian housing authorities; private insititutions of higher learning. Organizations that have previously received funding under the Innovative Approaches to Promoting a Healthy Weight in Women Demonstration grant are not eligible to apply.
      Deadline: Dec 02, 2005
      Amount: 3 grants at $150,000
    • Enhancing Practice Improvement in Community-Based Care for Prevention and Treatment of Drug Abuse or Co-occurring Drug Abuse and Mental Disorders Intended to enhance the capacity of community-based providers of drug abuse prevention/treatment services, including services for individuals with co-occurring mental disorders, to conduct practice improvement research
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No.
      93.279 -- Drug Abuse Research Programs
      93.242 -- Mental Health Research Grants
      93.243 -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_Projects of Regional and National Significance
      Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
      Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
      For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
      Private institutions of higher education
      Deadline: Dec 19, 2005
      Amount: $150,000.00
    • Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities Under this program, grants will be awarded to address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators. Eliminating disparities in Perinatal Health focuses on disparities in Hispanics, American Indians, African Americans, Alaskan Natives, Asian Pacific Islanders, Immigrant Populations or differences occurring by education, income, disability, or living in rural, isolated areas by enhancing a community's service system. Communities must provide a scope of project services that will cover pregnancy and interconceptional phases for women and infants residing in the proposed project area. Services are to be given to both mother and infant for two years following delivery to promote longer interconceptional periods and prevent relapses of unhealthy risk behaviors.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.926
      Eligibility: Any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply. Funding would be made available to community-based (and faith-based) projects which have: 1) significant disparities in perinatal indicators which contribute to high infant mortality rates, among one or more subpopulations; 2) an existing active consortia of stakeholders which have underway a perinatal disparity reduction initiative or a plan to establish one; and, 3) a feasible plan to reduce barriers, improve the local perinatal system of care, and work towards eliminating existing disparities in perinatal health. These sites must have or plan to implement/adapt Healthy Start strategies of consortium, case management, and outreach services in a culturally and linguistically sensitive manner. In addition, they must submit documentation of collaboration with the State Title V Agency.
      Deadline: Sep 30, 2005
      Amount: 6 Awards
    • Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential health care services. The emphasis of the grant program is on service delivery through creative strategies requiring the grantee to form a consortium with at least two additional partners.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.912 -- Rural Health Outreach and Rural Network Development Program
      Eligibility: 1) The applicant organization must be a public or nonprofit private entity located in a rural area or in a rural ZIP Code of an urban county (list included in application materials) and all services must be provided in a rural county or ZIP Code; or 2) The applicant organization exists exclusively to provide services to migrant and seasonal farm workers in rural areas and is supported under Section 330g of the Public Health Service Act or 3) The applicant is a Tribal government whose grant-funded activities will be conducted within their Federally-recognized Tribal area (documentation of status as a Federally-recognized Native American Tribe must be included).
      The entity must represent a consortium composed of members that include three or more health care providers and that may be nonprofit or for-profit entities.
      Deadline: Sep 16, 2005
      Amount: Approx. $150,000/ 66 Awards
    • Rural Health Network Development Program Supports activities that strengthen the organizational capabilities of health networks whose purpose is to overcome the fragmentation and vulnerability of providers in rural areas.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.912 -- Rural Health Outreach and Rural Network Development Program
      Eligibility: 1) The applicant organization must be a public or nonprofit private entity located in a eligible Rural County or a designated rural ZIP Code of an urban county (list included in application materials and on program Web site) and all grant-funded activities must support rural areas; OR
      2) The applicant organization exists exclusively to provide services to migrant and seasonal farm workers in rural areas and is supported under Section 330(g) of the Public Health Service Act; OR
      3) The Applicant is a Federally recognized Native American Tribal or quasi-Tribal entity that will deliver services on Reservation or Federally recognized Tribal lands (documentation status must be included.)
      Deadline: Sep 26, 2005
      Amount: Approx. $180,000/ 8 Awards
    • Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Immunization Funds a community-based demonstration project to identify, implement and evaluate interventions that will result in a statistically significant reduction in racial disparities in immunization coverage levels between black children 19-35 months of age and children of other races, particularly white children, as evidenced by a comparison of immunization coverage of black and other racial/ethnic groups before and after interventions are implemented.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.185
      Eligibility: County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments, State governments, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education
      Deadline: June 27, 2005
      Amount: $300,000/ 1 Award
    • Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP) Assists communities and consortia of health care providers and others to: 1) develop or strengthen integrated community health care delivery systems that coordinate health care services for individuals who are uninsured or underinsured; and 2) develop or strengthen activities related to providing coordinated care for individuals with chronic conditions who are uninsured or underinsured.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. No.93.252
      Eligibility: The applicant entity must represent a consortium whose principal purpose is to provide a broad range of coordinated health care services to their defined community’s uninsured and underinsured populations. The applicant entity is neither a current HCAP grantee nor former Community Access Program (CAP) grantee and is proposing to serve either a service area or target population of uninsured and underinsured individuals that has not been exclusively served by a former CAP or current HCAP grant. The community-wide consortium represented by the applicant entity must include at least one of each of the following providers that serve the stated community, unless such provider does not exist, declines or refuses to participate, or places unreasonable conditions on its participation:
      • A Federally qualified health center (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa))2;
      • A hospital with a low-income utilization rate (as defined in section 1923(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(b)(3)), that is greater than 25 percent3;
      • A public health department; and An interested public or private sector health care provider or an organization that has traditionally served the medically uninsured and underserved.
      Deadline: June 14, 2005
      Amount: $980,000/ 35 awards
    • Capacity Building Assistance to Improve the Delivery and Effectiveness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention
      Interventions for High-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Subpopulations Provides capacity building assistance (CBA), including training and technical assistance (TA), to adapt, tailor and implement science-based, behavioral HIV prevention interventions specifically targeting high-risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations as demonstrated by high-prevalence epidemiological evidence and other concrete quantitative and qualitative data.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.939 -- HIV Prevention Activities_Non-Governmental Organization Based
      Eligibility: Public nonprofit organizations, Private nonprofit organizations, Universities and Colleges, Community-Based organizations, Faith-Based organizations, Federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Indian tribal organizations
      Deadline: May 27, 2005
      Amount: $400,000-500,000/ Six awards
    • Grow Your Own FQHC Nurse Prepare employees (or potential employees) of Section 330-funded Federally Qualified Health Centers ("FQHCs") as basic level registered nurses, to help address the nursing shortage and recruitment problems experienced by FQHCs. A second purpose is to establish long term agreements between schools of nursing (SONs) and collaborating FQHCs to provide FQHC clinical sites for the clinical training of nursing students.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.359 -- Nurse Education, Practice and Retention Grants
      Eligibility: Eligible applicants for "Grow Your Own" grants are accredited schools of nursing (SONs) that have formal agreements with one or more of FQHC's which employ nurses to train the FQHC staff as nurses, and to usethe FQHC site as a clinical training site for the SON's nursing students.
      Deadline: May 31, 2005
      Amount: $75,000 / 3 awards
    • Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health: National and State Coalition Capacity Building Supports efforts to improve reproductive and infant health through the application of science-based approaches. Reproductive and infant health needs to be addressed include the prevention of adverse maternal and infant health outcomes, unintended and teen pregnancy, HIV and STDs.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.946
      Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations; National Minority Organizations; Small, minority, women-owned businesses; Universities; Colleges; Research institutions; Hospitals; Community-based organizations; Faith-based organizations; Federally recognized Indian tribal governments; State and local government
      Deadline: Letter of Intent Deadline (LOI): April 22, 2005.
      Application Deadline: May 23, 2005.
      Amount: $3,000,000 / 12 Awards
    • Preventing Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Within Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities Integrates prevention principles, concepts and practices into racial/ethnic minority community efforts to address sexual and intimate partner violence; An emphasis will be placed on building capacity to work with men and boys in a culturally appropriate manner to prevent these forms of violence before they occur.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.136.
      Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit organizations with at least three years experience in addressing violence against women or women's health issues at a regional or national level. They must also demonstrate that 85 percent of the population served within the last three years represent one racial/ethnic minority population.
      Deadline: Letter of Intent Deadline: May 4, 2005.
      Application Deadline: May 19, 2005.
      Amount: $300,000 / 2 Awards
    • Substance Abuse (SA), HIV, & Hepatitis Prevention for Minority Populations and Minority Reentry Populations in Communities of Color
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No. 93.243
      Description: Supports an array of activities to assist grantees in building a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining effective substance abuse prevention and related services. Specifically, the program aims to engage community-level domestic public and private non-profit entities to prevent and reduce the onset of SA, and transmission of HIV and hepatitis among minority populations and minority reentry populations in communities of color disproportionately affected by SA, HIV/AIDS, and/or hepatitis.
      While grantees will have substantial flexibility in designing their grant projects, all are required to base their projects on the five steps of SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to build a service capacity specific to SA, HIV, and hepatitis prevention services.
      Amount: $350,000
      Deadline: March 17, 2005
      Contact: Claudia Richards, MSW, Chief, HIV & Behavioral Health Issues Branch, Phone 240-276-2409, Email rhti@samhsa.gov
    • Rural Health Outreach and Networking Grant Program - Emphasis on service delivery requiring the grantee to form a network with at least two additional partners with special interest in mental health, oral health and telehealth.
      Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit entities, FQHCs
      Deadline: September 13th, 2004
    • National Institutes of Health HIV/AIDS Reproductive Health Research Examine the extent and nature of religious organizations involvement in HIV-related activities, the factors that influence such involvement and its effectiveness.
      Catalog of federal domestic assistance number(s): 93.865
      Eligibility: Faith-Based and community-based organizations, for-profit or Non-profit organizations, universities, hospitals, and laboratories; Federal, State and local governments.
      Deadline: September 1, 2004.
    • Healthy Vision Community Awards Program Of the National Eye Institute (NEI) Provides funding for the implementation of health education activities that support the Healthy Vision 2010 objectives and the Healthy People 2010 goals to reduce health disparities and improve quality of life.
      Eligibility: Community and faith-based organizations, non-profit organizations, civic and fraternal groups, state and local health departments.
      Deadline: August 31, 2004.
    • Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health Improves health status of minority populations through health promotion and disease risk reduction which includes screening and outreach, linkages and referrals which address socioeconomic, linguistic and other barriers.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No 93.137
      Deadline: August 5th 2004
      Eligibility: Private, nonprofit CBO; community, minority serving coalition; local or tribal government; historically black college or Hispanic serving institution.
    • Bilingual Bicultural Service Demonstration Project Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health Improves and expand cultural and linguistic competence of health professionals working in Limited English Proficiency (LEP) communities and Improve and expand accessibility and utilization of health care services among LEP population.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No 93.105
      Deadline: August 5th 2004
      Eligibility: Community based organizations, local and tribal government, faith based organizations minority serving coalition; local or tribal government; historically black college or Hispanic serving institution.
    • Demonstration Projects for Implementation of Rapid HIV Testing in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Alternative Venues and Populations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No
      Eligibility: Historically Black Colleges and Universities and alternative venues, including alternative health clinics and primary health clinics
      Deadline: July 23, 2004.
    • National Community Centers of Excellence in Women's Health (CCOE) Program Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Public Health and Science Assists women's health programs provided by community-based organizations in integrating, coordinating and strengthening their activity/program linkages. Funded activities include developing a framework to bring together many types of services for women, especially Native American women and/or rural/frontier communities; developing effective strategies for training health care providers; and enhancing gender-specific and age-appropriate public education and outreach activities.
      Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) No 93.290
      Deadline: July 20, 2004
      Eligibility: Public or private non profit community based hospital, community health center or community based organization serving underserved women.
    • Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Closing the Gap Grant Program Seeks to facilitate the improvement of minority health and elimination of health disparities through the development of community-based and neighborhood based projects and partnerships with public and private entities and faith-based organizations.
      Award Amount:$75,000- $150,000 / 40-50 Grants
      CDFA Number: N/A
      Deadline: March 3, 2009
      Eligibility: Eligible applicants should be an individual or organization active in community-focused, collaborative efforts, which serve to bring together agencies, community groups, academic institutions and other groups to address health or social concerns. These individuals or organizations may serve as the central collaborating body. Public and for-profit organizations wishing to be considered as lead organizations should demonstrate a record of community service.
      Contact: Betty Smith at (850) 245-4444, ext. 2008 betty_smith@doh.state.fl.us

    Foundation Funding

    • The RCHN Community Health Foundation Community Health Foundation Health Center Entry-Level Workforce Recruitment and Retention Models RCHN will support proposals related to the development and implementation of programs focused on recruitment, training and retention of entry level staff. RCHN CHF is interested in funding proposals that develop recruitment and retention initiatives across the full spectrum of entry-level workforce positions including administrative (such as front-desk, clerical or medical records positions), clinical (such as medical assistants), and allied health workers (such as case managers and community health workers).
      Award Amount: $200,000 / 5 Grants
      CDFA Number: NA
      Deadline: November 17th, 2011
      Eligibility: Federally Qualified Health Centers
      Contact: Feygele Jacobs, Executive VP/COO
      RCHN Community Health Foundation
      fjacobs@rchnfoundation.org
    • Florida Ounce of Prevention Fund Seeks innovative, comprehensive, community-based, family-focused and culturally relevant programs that promote healthy child development, educational achievement and successful life outcomes by building on individual, family and community strengths. One or more of the following broad outcomes must be achieved by the program:Prevent unwanted/unplanned pregnancies and reduce teen pregnancy; Reduce substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco and other drugs) among pregnant and parenting women and adolescents; Improve maternal, child and adolescent health; Improve family functioning, stability and economic self-sufficiency; Promote responsible fatherhood; Improve child development; Reduce barriers to adequate school.
      Award Amount: $15,000 - $300,000
      Deadline: Concept Paper Due by December 31st, 2011
      Eligibility: Private, not-for-profit agencies, organizations or community groups in Florida that are incorporated and have 501(c)(3) status as designated by the IRS; Private, not-for-profit agencies, organizations or community groups in Florida that have as a partner and fiscal agent an agency or organization that is incorporated and has 501(c)(3) status as designated by the IRS; Public agencies or organizations, including units of local government and a combination of general local governments.
      Contact: Winifred P. Heggins, MSW WHeggins@ounce.org or 850-921-4494, Ext. 112
    • Substance Abuse Policy Research Program Designed to encourage experts in public health, law, political science, medicine, sociology, criminal justice, economics, psychology and other behavioral and policy sciences to address issues increase understanding of public and private policy interventions to prevent, treat and reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
      Deadline: November 7th, 2007
      Award Amount: $Up to 400,000 / Up to $4 million dollars/ Up to 3 years
      Eligibility: SAPRP encourages collaborative or multidisciplinary policy research projects involving researchers and community organizations or policy-making organizations.
      Contact: Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, Center for Creative Leadership, saprp@leaders.ccl.org (336) 286-4548
    • Awards for Advancing Minority Mental Health Recognizes psychiatrists, other health professionals, mental health programs and other organizations that have undertaken innovative and supportive efforts to raise awareness about mental illness and increase access to quality mental health services in underserved minority communities.
      Deadline: November 1st, 2007
      Award Amount: $5,000 / 4 Awards
      Eligibility: Psychiatrists and other health professionals, programs and organizations.
      Contact: Barbara Matos, American Psychiatric Foundation
    • Consumer Voices for Coverage Strengthening State Advocacy Networks to Expand Coverage Seeks to strengthen advocacy efforts to promote healthcare policies that will expand health insurance coverage.
      Deadline: September 18th, 2007
      Award Amount: $750,000 over three years / Ten states
      Eligibility: Statewide consumer advocacy organizations with expertise in health policy
      Contact: (617) 525-6167, Info@voicesforcoverage.org
    • Healthy Vision Community Awards For the development of innovative eye health education and promotion projects that support the vision objectives in Healthy People 2010.
      Deadline: August 31, 2007
      Award Amount: Up to $10,000/ Approx. 50 Awards
      Eligibility: Community Based Organizations
      Contact: HVCAmail@shs.net.
    • The Community Access To Child Health (CATCH) Provides grants for pediatricians to develop innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children's access to medical homes or to specific health services not otherwise available.
      Deadline: July 31, 2007
      Award Amount: $2500-$12,000/ Approx. 40 Awards
      Eligibility: Pediatricians in the U.S. and its territories. The pediatrician must lead the project and be significantly involved in proposal development and project activities.
      Contact: 847/434-7085 catch@aap.org
    • Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health Funds dental health promotion activities
      Deadline: July 17, 2007
      Award Amount: Up to $5000 / 60 Awards
      Eligibility: Community-based, not-for-profit, oral health promotion programs in the United States and its territories
      Contact: ADA Foundation at 312- 440-2547 or e-mail adaf@ada.org
    • Local Initiative Funding Partners ProgramThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) collaborates with local grantmakers to improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations. Local grant makers propose a funding partnership by nominating community initiatives that offer creative solutions to critical health or health care problems.
      Deadline: July 10, 2007
      Award Amount: $200,000 to $500,000 per project, which must be matched dollar for dollar by local grant makers such as community foundations, family foundations, corporate grant makers and others.
      Eligibility: Public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
      Contact: Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey, (609) 275-4128, info@lifp.org
    • The Johnson & Johnson/UCLA Health Care Executive Program A management development program exclusively for executive directors and leaders of community-based health care organizations
      Deadline: June 18 - June 29, 2007 and July 22 - August 3, 2007
      Award Amount: All program and travel expenses paid
      Eligibility: Community-based health care organizations partially or wholly, directly or indirectly funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
      Contact: Dana Lande, Program Manager (310) 794-9559 dana.lande@anderson.ucla.edu
    • American Psychiatric Foundation Advancing Public Understanding of Mental Illness Funds public education, information and outreach initiatives that promote the early recognition and treatment of mental illness.
      Deadline: December 22, 2006 and August 1, 2007
      Award Amount: Average is $50,000. Total funding available is 750,000
      Eligibility: Florida 501 (c) 3 organizations.
      Contact: Please review Frequently Asked Questions page. If the answer to your question does not appear email apf@psych.org
    • The Minority Group Self-Determination Fund Established by the United Methodist Church for the empowerment of racial and ethnic minority people within and outside the church.
      Deadline: May 1, 2007
      Award Amount: Up to $40,000
      Eligibility: United Methodist local churches with predominantly ethnic minority membership and Non-profit community/ecumenical groups with predominantly ethnic minority membership and decision-making;
      Contact: Telephone: (202) 547-4828 or (202) 547-2271
    • Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities Aims to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health. Special interest in providing support to organizations outside the formal network of health care providers, such as grassroots organizations, faith-based organizations and advocacy organizations (rather than traditional providers, such as hospitals and medical clinics).
      Deadline: Apr 13, 2007
      Award Amount: Grants up to $300,000 (maximum grant award) for up to three years will be available. Under this initiative, we will fund eight to 10 projects for 2007.
      Eligibility: Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Projects that will not be considered for funding: Projects to continue existing programs or services; Direct medical/clinical services and other safety net efforts; Disease-specific only projects; Research or evaluation only (not part of overall program).
      Contact: Please read the Program Details before contacting Wendy Yallowitz, Program Officer, at wyallow@rwjf.org
    • Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida's Sapphire Award Recognizes and promotes programs that have demonstrated excellence and impact in improving the health-related outcomes of Florida's at-risk populations and communities.
      Deadline: May 4, 2007
      Award Amount: Up to 3 winners, each receiving a financial award toward their defined community health objectives in an amount not to exceed $120,000 per organization.
      Eligibility: Nominations can be initiated by a health professional, volunteer, board member (up to two), or client who knows first-hand the organization's work; a representative of a partnering organization, such as another nonprofit organization or governmental agency; a representative of a foundation, corporation, or other funding institution; a program evaluator; or someone else who has direct knowledge of the organization's work and impact. Paid staff members, consultants, development or public relations staff, professional grant writers or individuals in other compensated roles cannot serve as nominators.
      Contact: TheSapphireAward@bcbsfl.com, or 1-800-477-3736, ext. 63215, option 2.
    • Local Initiative Funding Partners Program The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) collaborates with local grantmakers to improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations. Local grant makers propose a funding partnership by nominating community initiatives that offer creative solutions to critical health or health care problems.
      Deadline: April 26th, 2007
      Award Amount: $200,000-$300,000 total for 3 grants
      Eligibility: Public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
      Contact: Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey, (609) 275-4128, info@lifp.org
    • Compassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity Building Program Helps build the capacity of faith-based and community organizations that address the needs of distressed communities, defined as a community with an unemployment rate and/or poverty rate equal to or greater than the State or national rate.
      Deadline: April 10, 2007
      Award Amount: $50,000/Up to 200 awards
      CDFA Number: 93.009
      Eligibility: Faith-based and community organizations
      Contact: Barbara Ziegler-Johnson 800-281-9519 OCS@lcgnet.com
    • HIV/AIDs Prevention for African American or Hispanic Women at High Risk of HIV Infection Strengthens local capacities to carry out effective HIV/AIDS prevention activities.
      Deadline: February 26th, 2007
      Award Amount: Up to $70,000/5 grants
      Eligibility: Health departments, community based organizations, Indian tribes
      Contact: Lillie Brown 202 293-7330
    • Common Ground: Transforming Public Health Information Systems Helps state and local public health agencies better respond to health threats by improving their use of information systems
      Deadline: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at 3:00 PM EDT
      Award Amount: 15 grants for up to $30,000 and 16 grants for up to $600,000 to 31 public health agencies
      Eligibility: state and local health agencies and non-profit organizations, such as public health institutes, specifically designated by a state or local health department to receive funds on their behalf.
      Contact: commonground@phii.org.
    • Health Promotion Research Directed to Improving the Oral Health of Women and Their Infants Supports health promotion research directed at women, before, during and after pregnancy to improve their health and well-being and that of their infant
      Deadline: November 19, 2006
      Award Amount: $275,000 over a two-year period
      Eligibility: For profit organizations; Non-profit organizations; Public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals and laboratories; Units of State government; Units of local government; Eligible institutions of the Federal government; Domestic institutions; Faith-based or community-based organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized); and Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization.
      Contact: Maria Teresa Canto, DDS, MS, MPH, Telephone: (301) 594-5497, maria.canto@nih.gov
    • Fresh Ideas: Community-based Approaches to Improve Care for Vulnerable Populations A Robert Wood Johnson foundation initiative that seeks new community-based approaches to health and health care problems that intersect with social factors—such as inadequate housing, poor education and poverty. We are interested in projects that serve hard-to-reach individuals and families, especially new immigrants and refugees, frail older adults and at-risk adolescents.
      Deadline: Open
      Award Amount: up to $300,000 for 3 years
      Eligibility: Public or non for profit entities
      Contact: Wendy Yallowitz, (609) 627-7553, wyallow@rwjf.org
    • Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth Supports school-connected mental health services for students who require them. Special emphasis will be given to projects that help children of immigrant an refugee families overcome the cultural and language barriers to mental health services.
      Deadline: July 28th, 2006 Deadline for receipt of brief proposals submitted online
      July 6, 2006 and August 31, 2006 Applicant Web conference calls
      Award Amount: up to $100,000 per year for 3 years / 15 awards
      Eligibility: Prospective grantees must represent partnerships among schools districts and other community agencies. The grantee institution must be either a public or non for profit institution.
      Contact: Olga Acosta Price, (202) 466-3467 caringac@gwu.edu
    • The Regional Market Project A project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation designed to help communities dramatically improve the quality of the health care they provide for chronic diseases in ambulatory settings by helping align three key drivers of quality improvement:
      • Performance measurement and public reporting
      • Capacity to help physicians in the community improve the quality of ambulatory, chronic illness care
      • Consumer engagement
      Deadline: June 15, 2006 and June 20 2006 Optional Applicant Web Conference Call
      July 14, 2006 (3 p.m. ET)--Deadline for program registration
      September 7, 2006 (3 p.m. ET)--Deadline for submission of Full Proposal
      Award Amount: $600,000 over three years / 6 awards
      Eligibility: The program will accept only one proposal from any community. All potential applicants must register before submitting a proposal. Only registered applicants may submit proposals. Applicants must be an organization that represents multiple community stakeholders, with substantial representation from health care providers, including physicians and safety net providers; health care plans; employers; and consumers.
      Contact: info@forces4quality.org
    • The Community Access To Child Health (CATCH) Provides grants for pediatricians and pediatric residents to develop innovative, community-based initiatives that increase children's access to medical homes or to specific health services not otherwise available. Planning project activities must lead to sustainable, community-based child health initiatives that increase access to care, especially for underserved children, and address health disparities among children.
      Deadline: July 14, 2006
      Award Amount: $2,500 to $10,000
      Eligibility: Pediatricians and Pediatric Residents
      Contact: 847/434-7085 catch@aap.org
    • 2007 Healthy Vision Community Awards Intended to stimulate collaborative community health education initiatives that support the Healthy Vision 2010 objectives which address examinations and prevention, eye diseases, injury and safety, and vision rehabilitation.
      Deadline: August 31, 2006
      Award Amount: Up to $10,000 / Approximately 50 awards
      Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations including, but not limited to, community-based organizations and groups, minority-based organizations, schools, faith-based organizations, civic and fraternal groups, and local health departments and agencies.
      Contact:
      Rosemary Janiszewski, M.S., CHES
      National Eye Institute
      2020 Vision Place
      Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
      (301) 496-5248
      rxj@nei.nih.gov

      Michael P. Davis, M.S.
      National Eye Institute
      31 Center Dr MSC 2510
      Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
      (301) 496-4308
      mpd@nei.nih.gov
    • Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida Supports community-based solutions that enhance access to quality health-related services for uninsured and underserved Floridians.
      Deadline: September 15, 2006
      Award Amount: Up to $100,000
      Eligibility: Florida 501 (c) 3 organizations.
      Contact: Michael Hutton, Ph.D. 1 800 477 3736 x 63215 michael.hutton@bcbsfl.com
    • Public education, information and outreach initiatives that promote the early recognition and treatment of mental illness Funds new and innovative ideas and programs that promote public awareness of mental illness, the effectiveness of treatment and the importance of early intervention.
      Deadline: September 1, 2006
      Award Amount: $ 750,000 in total funds. Average grant $40,000.
      Eligibility: Organizations that have been in existence for at least two years and currently maintain a 501 (c) 3 charitable status.
      Contact: apf@psych.org.
    • Local Initiative Funding Partners Program Supporting Innovation in Health and Health Care. A partnership program between Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grantmakers that seeks to fund promising, original projects to improve significantly the health of vulnerable people in their communities.
      Deadline July 6, 2006
      Award Amount 14 matching grants of between $200K and $500K
      Eligibility: Projects must be nominated by a local grant maker interested in participating as one of the funding partners
      Contact: Sandra Lopacki (609) 275-4128 slopacki@lifp.org
    • Regional Community Health Grants Program Prioritiy given to programs serving racially and ethnically diverse populations and enhancing access to quality health information and quality health care in the categories of depression, childhood health and end of life care.
      Deadline March 31, 2006
      Award Amount Up to $50,000
      Eligibility: Non Profit Organizations
      Contact: (860) 273-6747 AetnaFoundation@aetna.com.
    • Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change Supports rigorous evaluations of programs, interventions, or strategies intended to reduce racial and ethnic health care disparities
      Deadline Brief Proposal Deadline: Thursday, March 16, 2006, 2 p.m. CST.
      Award Amount $5 million over a 4-year period to 20-25 grantees with awards ranging from $50,000-$300,000
      Eligibility: Provider organizations, healthplans and employers, community groups and research teams working in partnership with providers
      Contact: amy@volunteerflorida.org (773) 702 -2864, info@solvingdisaparities.org
    • Caring for Community Award Established by the Association of American Medical Colleges to encourages the development of student initiated community service projects through which students explore new ways to serve their local communities.
      Deadline March 13th, 2006
      Award Amount: 30K over 4 years or 15K for 1 year/10 Awards Annually
      Eligibility: Medical Schools
      Contact: amy@volunteerflorida.org
    • Samuel Harris Fund For Children's Dental Health Dentistry Grant Program Established by the ADA foundation as a permanent endowment fund dedicated to the prevention of childhood caries and oral health maintenance for children.
      Deadline: July 8, 2005.
      Award Amount: Up to $5,000
      Eligibility: Community-based, not-for-profit organizations
    • Healthy Lifestyles Grant Established by the National 4-H Council with funding provided from Kraft Foods, Inc., and Cargill to help communities create educational and public awareness programs that partner youth ages 5-12 with adults to reverse trends in obesity.
      Deadline January 13, 2006
      Award Amount 24 grants of $7,000
      Eligibility: 4-H Extension Programs. Organizations who are not part of 4-H are encouraged to collaborate with their their local Cooperative Extension office.
      Contact: JoAnne Leatherman jleatherman@fourhcouncil.edu 1-301-961-2870
    • HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Program Established by the United States Conference of Mayors, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reduce risk behaviors associated with HIV/AIDS among Native Americans and African American and Hispanic women and to strengthen the ability of organizations with direct ties to the target populations to respond to future needs for HIV prevention services.
      Deadline February 27th 2006
      Award Amount $60,000 each / 3 grants for Native Americans and $70,000 each / 8 grants for high-risk women
      Eligibility: Indian Tribes, Health Departments, CBOs with strong ties to the target population
      Contact: Lillie Brown, (202) 293-7330, fax: (202) 293-2352
    • Emergency Prevention and Readiness Outreach Established by Volunteer Florida to utilize senior volunteers and faith-based organizations to assist people for whom culture or disability is a barrier to receiving disaster preparedness and warning information, or conducting mitigation activities to minimize the impacts of disasters on these target populations.
      Deadline Notice of Intent January 3rd 2006, Proposals Due January 26th 2006
      Award Amount $25,000 with $5,000 non-federal match/ Estimated number of awards = 11
      Eligibility: Public and Private Florida Non-profits including faith based organizations, higher education institutions, cities and counties
      Contact: amy@volunteerflorida.org
    • Robert Wood Johnson - Local Initiative Funding Partners Program A program between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local grantmakers which supports innovative, community-based projects designed to improve the health and healthcare for society's most vulnerable people. To be eligible for this program, projects must offer collaborative, community-based services that are new and innovative. Significant program expansions -- such as a major expansion into new regions or to new populations -- may also be considered.
      Deadline: June 30, 2006
      Award Amount: Up to eighteen matching grants of $100,000 to $500,000 (per project)
      Eligibility: Applicants may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not classified as a private foundation under Section 509(a). Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker interested in participating as one of the funding partners. Local funders must be willing to work with grantees to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period. Funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies.
    • Saphire Award to Recognize Outstanding Health Programs Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida Announces award to recognize and promote programs that provide healthcare access to Florida's underserved and uninsured and seek to improve the health care of Florida's at-risk communities.
      Deadline: June 29, 2005
      Award Amount: The Blue Foundation will select up to three nonprofit recipients annually. Each recipient will receive a financial award of up to $120,000 toward its community health objectives.
      Eligibility: Organizations must have a proven record of improving the health of their community through measurable outcomes; be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code; officially reside and be incorporated in the state of Florida; and have programs that are involved with health-related services.
    • Better Health Through Innovation Program VHA Health Foundation seeks to encourage creativity, innovation, and the adoption and/or
      adaptation of new ideas and practices in the healthcare industry and support promising initiatives at the local level that represent a novel and/or significantly better approach to solving a problem or need related to health and/or healthcare.
      Deadline: April 18, 2005 (Letter of Intent)
      Award Amount: $100,000 to $250,000
      Eligibility: U.S. nonprofit healthcare providers, including hospitals, healthcare systems, clinics, and medical practices, with tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status. Programs representing local and national partnerships are encouraged to apply.
    • Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida Seeks to maximize impact in the area of community-based health clinics and outreach services. The greatest percentage of the Blue Foundation funding will be to identify, nurture, and sustain such activities to benefit underserved and uninsured populations.
      Deadline: March 18, 2005
      Award Amount: $10,000 - $100,000
      Eligibility: Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations located in Florida
    • Physicians' Foundation Offers Funding for Projects to Improve Healthcare Quality in Medical Practice
      Description: Practice Management, to create and increase efficiency within the practice for delivery of high quality healthcare; Physician Education, to enhance practice-based delivery of healthcare through the application of technological and clinical developments, and Patient Safety/Disease Management, to develop and implement innovative practice strategies aimed at improving the health status and well being of patients.
      Amount: $100,000 to $1 million
      Eligibility: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations or medical societies that are tax-exempt
      Deadline: March 1, 2005 (Concept Papers)
      Contact: Grants Management Associates: 617-399-0417
    • Health Literacy GrantsAmerican Medical Association Foundation Provides $500 to $4,000 for programs that promote clearer communication between patients and their physicians and other health care providers.
      Deadline: July 20, 2004
      Eligibility: Public or private non profit community based hospital, community health center or community based organization serving underserved women.
      Contact: (312) 464-4200, e-mail healthliteracy@ama-assn.org