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- NIOSH Cooperative Agreement Research to Aid Recovery from Hurricane Sandy [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-OH-13-002 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.095 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERA Closing Date: Jun 18, 2013 Award Ceiling: $500,000 Expected Number of Awards: 4 Creation Date: May 15, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement provides funds from the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-02) to address two priority areas to aid recovery from the public health impact of Hurricane Sandy, 1) conduct training in mold mitigation and health-related research, and 2) conduct assessments of health hazards and outcomes among response and recovery workers and volunteers responding to Super-storm Sandy. This research program is within the HHS and CDC overall strategy to build the scientific evidence-base and its application to public health preparedness, response, and recovery practice. Funds will be provided to benefit all or part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared major disaster states, which are: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Eligible applicants and/or co-applicants must be based or have significant operations in one of these states, including the District of Columbia. - National Consumer Food Safety Education Conference (U13) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-13-003 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Business and Commerce
Consumer Protection
Education
Environment
Food and Nutrition
HealthCFDA Number: 93.103 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businessesAgency Name: HHS-FDA Closing Date: Jul 16, 2013 Award Ceiling: $200,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: May 16, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of the National Consumer Food Safety Education Conference is to advance the knowledge, practice and effectiveness of health and food safety educators in support of two Healthy People 2020 goals: FS-1: To reduce infections caused by key pathogens transmitted commonly through food FS-5: To increase the proportion of consumers who follow key food safety practices The proposed conference follows on prior successful conferences (1997, 2002, 2006, and 2010) that were jointly sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Food and Drug Administration for the purposes of enhancing public education and outreach to improve food handling practices, and for strengthening collaboration among internal and external stakeholders to prevent foodborne illness. There is great potential to engage health and food safety educators more directly as partners in support of the governments efforts to prevent foodborne illness. A conference designed to activate field-based educators can be a powerful way to exponentially increase exposure of American consumers to critical evidence-based food safety practices that can reduce incidence of foodborne illness. - State and Regional Approaches to Improving Access to Services for Children and Youths with Epilepsy [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-244 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.110 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSA Closing Date: Jun 19, 2013 Award Ceiling: $390,536 Expected Number of Awards: 7 Creation Date: May 14, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This funding opportunity announcement solicits applications for the initiative State and Regional Approaches to Improving Access to Services for Children and Youths with Epilepsy. The purpose of this activity is to provide up to seven (7) grants to support state and local governments in their efforts to improve access to health and other services for children and youths with epilepsy (CYE) residing in rural and/or medically underserved areas[[]1]. No more than one successful grantee will be affiliated with the Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Service Collaboratives for each region[[]2]. Each project will undertake a state or multi-state regional approach toward addressing the maldistribution of resources and services for these CYE. Replicating and building on successful programs and promising practices identified by Project Access[[]3] grantees (Project Access is a national initiative funded by HRSAs Maternal and Child Health Bureau from 2003-2012. The goal of Project Access is primarily to increase awareness of epilepsy and improve access to coordinated and comprehensive care for CYE) that promote early recognition, timely diagnosis, and access to appropriate care, particularly to underserved geographical areas and groups, the project will seek to implement a community-based system of services for these CYE and their families as defined by the following components: (1) patient/family-centered care evidenced by partnerships between professionals and CYE and their families; (2) access to a culturally competent patient/family-centered medical home which coordinates comprehensive care; (3) access to adequate health insurance and financing of services; (4) early and continuous screening for epilepsy and associated co-morbid conditions; (5) community services organized for easy use, and (6) successful transition to adult system of care. Additionally, in order to better meet the various needs of this population in part by aligning the public health and child health care delivery systems, the following will have to be implemented: developing and fostering collaborative partnerships among health and social service agencies, families, health professionals and payers, utilizing quality improvement methodologies, and working closely with the state Maternal and Child Health (Title V) Program. The applicant should have the infrastructure, and networking capacity to work state-wide or regionally. The project will seek to create the community-based system of services by: Enhancing the knowledge of CYE and their families about the disorder, treatment, health and local community services; Supporting efforts promoting the adoption of approaches and attitudes that support self-management and self-determination and build knowledge and skills of CYE and their families to partner in decision making and care management; Enhancing resources and infrastructure necessary to improve CYEs access to social services and enhanced quality of life (explore strategies to increase access to insurance coverage of mental health and social services, develop partnerships among public health, community organizations and agencies, and health care systems, examine the use of patient or parent navigators and community health workers to support CYE and their families); Ensuring CYE and their families have access to information that meets their specific needs, is clearly written and communicated, appropriate for various health literacy levels, and linguistically and culturally appropriate; Promoting the linkage of CYE and their families to community-based organizations such as Epilepsy Foundation and Family Voices for support and resources; Utilizing quality improvement methods such as learning collaboratives and/or improvement partnership networks, and where possible, advanced technology, to (1) expand the collaborative team-based care model in practices and systems to support comprehensive, coordinated patient/family centered epilepsy care in a medical home, (2) build stronger links between epilepsy specialists and primary care providers, including safety net providers and those in community health centers, and (3) facilitate the transition of adolescents and young adults with epilepsy from pediatric to adult system of care; Promoting innovative public-private partnerships and building on existing relationships, including those that exist in the Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Service Collaboratives[[]4], to coordinate and implement public awareness and education efforts on seizure recognition and diagnosis with emphasis on first responders, school personnel, early childhood caregivers, and professionals who work with children; Supporting public health and primary care collaboration for improved data sharing and community engagement around epilepsy; Addressing barriers, including lack of infrastructure support and financing, to wider adoption of telemedicine and use of health information technology for distance learning and clinical practice; and Working with HRSAs Maternal and Child Health Bureau Coordinating Center for Access to Services for Children and Youths with Epilepsy to participate in topical communities of practice which is a network of peers with experience in an area or profession who will participate in sharing information, model programs, and best practices, implementing practice guidelines and a common set of performance metrics, and addressing issues related to data collection, coordination, and performance reporting for quality improvement and evaluation. The grantees will conduct ongoing quality improvement, evaluation and annual impact assessments of activities with the Coordinating Center for Access to Services for Children and Youths with Epilepsy relevant stakeholders. Expected outcomes and program objectives include: Increased family and provider awareness of signs and symptoms and co-occurring conditions associated with epilepsy; Increased number of families satisfied with their role as partners in shared decision making; Increased number of CYE in medically underserved and rural communities with a medical Home; Improved coordination of care and communication among providers caring for CYE; Increased number of CYE and families reporting linkages to pertinent community-based organizations; Increased number of CYE and families reporting ease accessing and using services; Increased number of youths and young adults with epilepsy who take responsibility for his/her health care needs; and Increased use of advanced technology, including health information technology, to outreach to and serve populations in medically underserved areas [[]1]Medically Underserved Areas are areas designated by HRSA as having too few primary care providers, high infant mortality, high poverty and/or high elderly population. It may be a whole county or a group of contiguous counties, a group of county of civil divisions or a group of urban census tracts to which residents have a shortage of person health services. [[]2] Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Service Collaboratives www.nccrcg.org 3 http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/projectaccess 4 Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Service Collaboratives http://www.nccrcg.org - Pediatric Critical Care and Trauma Scientist Development Program (K12) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-14-019 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health
Income Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.865 Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Nov 13, 2013 Award Ceiling: $720,037 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: May 16, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications to support a national program of mentored advanced career development and training in research for junior faculty in pediatric critical care medicine and pediatric trauma surgery at research-intensive institutions. - Biomarkers for Diabetes, Digestive, Kidney and Urologic Diseases Using Biosamples from the NIDDK Repository (R01) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-228 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Food and Nutrition
HealthCFDA Number: 93.847 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Sep 07, 2016 Award Ceiling: $250,000 Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 15, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This FOA will provide support for assays (and associated data analysis) of repository-held samples for studies focused on an NIDDK-relevant disease. The review of applications to this FOA will consider both access to repository-held samples and funding for assays using the samples. These studies are expected to generate scientific discoveries on disease mechanisms, disease pathogenic processes, disease progression, or clinical responses. Projects that make good use of the associated data from the clinical trials and studies, the original intent of the clinical study and/or trial are highly encouraged. Exploratory studies and discovery research are encouraged especially when samples are not severely limited, the work is justified, and the goal is consistent with the original intent of the clinical research. - Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: CMS-1C1-14-001 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.610 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-CMS Closing Date: Aug 15, 2013 Award Ceiling: $30,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 100 Creation Date: May 15, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This is the second round of an initiative that will fund applicants who propose new payment and service delivery models that will provide better health, better health care, and lower costs through improved quality for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children?s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees. Applicants will propose new service delivery models along with the design of corresponding new payment models. If their applications are funded, awardees will be required to implement the service delivery models at the start of the three-year cooperative agreement period and submit a fully developed new Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP payment model by the end of the cooperative agreement period. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), at its discretion and consistent with the requirements of Section 1115A of the Social Security Act, may further develop one or more of these payment and service delivery models and open them to participation through a subsequent solicitation. Successful applicants will demonstrate that they can implement a model that improves quality of care and reduces cost within the first six months of the award and delivers net savings to CMS within three years. - National Public Health Practice and Resource Centers for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or Tourette Syndrome [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DD13-1302 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.184 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-CDC Closing Date: Jul 09, 2013 Award Ceiling: $800,000 Expected Number of Awards: 2 Creation Date: May 17, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of the National Public Health Practice and Resource Centers (NPHPRC) on Health for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Tourette syndrome (TS) is to fund centers that have the capacity to develop and provide health promotion programs and health communication and education resources for both professionals and the public regarding ADHD or TS. Program strategies should include 1) Planning and Leadership, 2) Information, Consultation and Referral, 3) Health Communication Programs and Materials Development, and 4) Education and Training. The NPHPRCs mission is to provide information, education and consultation about assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and health and well-being for children with ADHD or TS. Other target audiences in the NPHPRCs health promotion mission are health care professionals, education professionals, caregivers, and the public. Health promotion for children with ADHD or TS requires condition-specific information in addition to information and activities that address common aspects of living with ADHD or TS. - Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant Program [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-280 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.259 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-HRSA Closing Date: Jun 17, 2013 Award Ceiling: $200,000 Expected Number of Awards: 7 Creation Date: May 16, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Rural Access to Emergency Devices (RAED) Grant Program. The purpose of the RAED Grant Program is to 1) purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that have been approved, or cleared for marketing, by the Food and Drug Administration; 2) provide defibrillator and basic life support training in automated external defibrillator usage through the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or other nationally recognized training courses, and 3) place the AEDs in rural communities with local organizations. - STD Laboratory-based Surveillance and Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS14-1401 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.977 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-CDC Closing Date: Aug 13, 2013 Award Ceiling: $500,000 Expected Number of Awards: 5 Creation Date: May 14, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this FOA is to establish a network of reference laboratories to provide specialized laboratory-based testing and surveillance of sexually-transmitted pathogens. The primary purpose of the network is to provide timely antimicrobial susceptibility testing of N. gonorrhoeae isolates collected by GISP sentinel sites as part of the GISP protocol (see Figure). Awardees will each be a reference laboratory within this network. The network may serve as a platform for additional laboratory-based STD surveillance activities. The GISP laboratory principal investigators (PIs) will serve as consultative resources for CDC in the area of laboratory-based public health STD surveillance, clinical and laboratory aspects of N. gonorrhoeae, and antimicrobial-resistance in N. gonorrhoeae. - Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Partnerships with Community Based Organizations (CBOs). (Short Title: MSI/CBO) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: SP-13-006 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.243 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-SAMHS Closing Date: Jun 20, 2013 Award Ceiling: $300,000 Expected Number of Awards: 52 Creation Date: May 16, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce SA and transmission of HIV/AIDS among African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) young adult (ages 18-24) populations. CSAP expects MSIs to partner with one or more community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide integrated SA and HIV prevention programs to African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) young adults (ages 18-24) in the surrounding communities. Applicants are required to base their projects on the five steps of SAMHSAs Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). During the implementation phase, MSIs are expected to work with their collaborating CBOs to conduct the following tasks: Conduct focus groups to identify high risk populations on the MSI campus and in the surrounding communities; Implement evidence based substance abuse/HIV prevention and environmental prevention strategies to change community norms; Provide outreach that includes prevention education strategies to reach racial/ethnic minority young adults on MSI campuses and in the surrounding communities; Implement required strategies for HIV testing and referral services. - Cooperative Agreements for State-sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention (Short Title: State and Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Grants) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: SM-13-010 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.243 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-SAMHS Closing Date: Jun 13, 2013 Award Ceiling: $440,000 Expected Number of Awards: 6 Creation Date: May 14, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2013 Cooperative Agreements for State-Sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention (Short Title: State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Cooperative Agreements). The purpose of this program is to support states and tribes in developing and implementing statewide or tribal youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies, grounded in public/private collaboration. Such efforts must involve public/private collaboration among youth-serving institutions and agencies and should include schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, foster care systems, substance abuse and mental health programs, families and youth, and other child and youth supporting organizations. As a result of the State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention grants, states, tribes and communities will: increase the number of persons in youth serving organizations such as schools, foster care systems, juvenile justice programs, trained to identify and refer youth at risk for suicide; increase the number of health, mental health, and substance abuse providers trained to assess, manage and treat youth at risk for suicide; increase the number of youth identified at risk for suicide; increase the number of youth at risk for suicide referred for behavioral health care services; increase the number of youth at risk for suicide who receive behavioral health care services; and increase the promotion of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. - Clinical Centers (CC) for the NHLBI Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Clinical Trials Network (U01) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HL-14-014 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.838 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Jul 25, 2013 Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 15, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is for Clinical Centers (CC) for a new National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Clinical Trials Network for the Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (ALI) (PETAL Network). The Network will consist of approximately 11 CCs and 1 Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC). The Network will develop and conduct at least 3-5 randomized controlled clinical trials to prevent, treat, and/or improve the outcome of adult patients with, or at risk for, ALI or the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Each CC will be expected to enroll 220 patients over 5.5 years. This FOA solicits applications for CCs and runs parallel with a separate FOA for the CCC (RFA-HL-14-015. - Evidence-based Demonstration Projects in Immunization (Admin Supp) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: PA-13-226 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.307 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Jul 10, 2013 Award Ceiling: $100,000 Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 16, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, DHHS, announce the availability of funds to support administrative supplements to current NIMHD R01 grantees and those funded under the Centers of Excellence (COE) program (P20 or P60 mechanism), Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) program (G12 or U54 mechanism), and Community-based Participatory Research Initiative (R24) to support evidence-based demonstration projects designed to decrease infectious diseases by stimulating immunization rate improvements of children, adolescents, pregnant women and adults in one or more health disparity populations. - National Resource Center on Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs financed by 2013 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-2013) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-CR-0042 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social Services CFDA Number: 93.734 Eligible Applicants 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 educationAgency Name: HHS-ACL Closing Date: Jun 17, 2013 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: May 13, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The Administration on Aging (AoA), an agency of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) plans to award one cooperative agreement to support a National Resource Center on Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs (Center). The funding, from the 2013 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-2013), will support up to $730,000 for year 1 and up to $1 million each for years 2 and 3 of a three (3) year project period, contingent upon the continued availability of federal funds. The Center will assist states, the aging, disability and public health networks and their partners to increase access to and sustain evidence-based prevention programs, particularly Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) programs, that improve the health and quality of life of older adults and adults with disabilities. The Center will serve as a national clearinghouse of tools and information on CDSMEs. The award will be made in the form of a cooperative agreement because AoA will be substantially involved. - Standardizing Electronic Laboratory and Biomarker Reporting [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP13-1311 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.283 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-CDC Closing Date: Jun 17, 2013 Award Ceiling: $250,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: May 15, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This FOA emphasizes the importance of coordination and collaboration across agencies, partners, and organizations to improve standardized electronic reporting of laboratory data to central cancer registries for use in cancer surveillance. Specifically, this opportunity will; facilitate development of standards for electronic reporting to central cancer registries from clinical and anatomic laboratories, identify and document the barriers and solutions to accurately capture data contained in biomarker/molecular tests Promote expansion of electronic reporting from laboratories to central cancer registries. - Collaborating Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (U01) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-13-034 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Business and Commerce
Consumer Protection
Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Environment
Food and Nutrition
Health
Information and Statistics
Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 93.103 Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher educationAgency Name: HHS-FDA Closing Date: Jul 08, 2013 Award Ceiling: $1,400,000 Expected Number of Awards: 2 Creation Date: May 17, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: FDA is announcing this FOA to provide support for one or more Collaborating Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI). Regulatory Science is defined as the science of developing new tools, standards, and approaches to assess the safety, efficacy, quality, and performance of FDA-regulated products. The CERSIs will be established to foster an innovative and thematically coherent approach to advance the field of Regulatory Science (e.g., Regulatory Science encompasses laboratory, population, behavioral and manufacturing sciences, as well as other scientific programmatic areas, including those outlined in FDA's Strategic Plan for Regulatory Science, accessible at http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RegulatoryScience/ucm267719.htm) and the Critical Path Initiative toward more effective and efficient product development and evaluation. CERSI efforts will focus on promoting innovation in support of the development and evaluation of safe and effective products through training, applied collaborative science, professional development and scientific exchanges. The CERSI's should be internationally recognized for the outstanding expertise in the respective field(s). CERSI's candidates may apply either as single institutions or as consortia of more than one institution and are encouraged to include plans and business models which describe how the entity would continue its role and function as FDA-partnering scientific expert center beyond the funding provide with this CERSI mechanism. - Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) for the NHLBI Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Clinical Trials Network (U01) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HL-14-015 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.838 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Jul 25, 2013 Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 15, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is for a Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) for a new National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Clinical Trials Network for the Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (ALI) (PETAL Network). The Network will consist of approximately 11 Clinical Centers and 1 CCC. The Network will develop and conduct randomized controlled clinical trials to prevent, treat, and/or improve the outcome of adult patients with, or at risk, for ALI or the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). This FOA solicits applications for a CCC and runs parallel with a separate FOA for the CCs (RFA-HL-14-014). These awards are expected to be for 7 years.
Recently Modified Opportunities from the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S.
- NIH Administrative Supplements to Recover Losses Due to Hurricane Sandy Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act Non-Construction (Admin Supp) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-OD-13-199 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.095 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Sep 27, 2013 Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 16, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this funding opportunity is for investigators and institutions impacted by Hurricane Sandy and with active NIH grants to request: 1) a 24-month extension of the current budget period, with 12-months of funding at the same funding level as the current year of the grant; and/or, 2a) one-time administrative supplements of up to $50,000 in direct costs (excluding consortium F&A costs) to replace lost and/or damaged research resources; and/or 2b) up to $100,000 to replace a single item of equipment so long as that request is accompanied by well-documented support for the need to replace that item of equipment. Applicable F&A costs should also be requested. - Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-238 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.932 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-HRSA Closing Date: Jun 07, 2013 Award Ceiling: $0 Expected Number of Awards: 6 Creation Date: May 16, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (NHHCIA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 11705 and 11706), states that it is the policy of the United States in fulfillment of its special responsibilities and legal obligations to the indigenous people of Hawaii to (1) raise the health status of Native Hawaiians to the highest possible health level; and (2) provide existing Native Hawaiian health care programs with all resources necessary to effectuate this policy [[]see 42 U.S.C. 11702(a)]. The NHHCIA authorizes funding opportunities for the following activities: Service grant to Papa Ola Lokahi (POL) for the activities described in the NHHCIA, including the coordination of the health care programs and services provided to Native Hawaiians. Service grants to the five recognized community-based Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems (NHHCS) to provide a full range of services identified by the legislation and tailored to fit the needs of their respective island communities. This Congressional Special Initiative is a limited competition program announcement. This FOA provides instructions to be used by existing grantees under the NHHCIA in preparing applications for funding for fiscal year (FY) 2013. The project and budget period are August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014. - Research on the Role of Epigenetics in Social, Behavioral, Environmental and Biological Relationships, throughout the Life-Span and across Generations (R21) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-TW-13-002 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Education
Environment
Food and Nutrition
Health
Income Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.113 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Nov 13, 2013 Award Ceiling: $150,000 Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 17, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages exploratory and developmental grant applications to lay the foundation for innovative and collaborative basic research on the role of epigenetics in social, behavioral, environmental and biological relationships, throughout the life-span and across generations. Research plans that are responsive to this FOA will use existing bio-psycho-social and environmental data from human cohorts or animal studies that have biospecimens available for epigenetic profiling. The one year exploratory/developmental awards are expected to generate preliminary data for comprehensive basic research applications to study interactions between epigenetics and social/behavioral/biological/environmental factors in both normal function and pathophysiology throughout life and across generations. The results may ultimately inform research to develop clinical decision/diagnostic tools and prevention/treatment strategies. - State Implementation Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-207 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.110 Eligible Applicants Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSA Closing Date: Jun 10, 2013 Award Ceiling: $300,000 Expected Number of Awards: 5 Creation Date: May 15, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications for the State Implementation Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities. The purpose of the program is to improve access to comprehensive, coordinated health care and related services for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other related developmental disabilities (DDs). Program funding will support improved state systems of care and the implementation of activities focused on improving early and continuous screening, coordination of family-centered services through a medical home, and increasing ASD/DD awareness. Program Aim: Children and youth with ASD and other related DDs will be identified by 24 months and have access to a family-centered medical home and comprehensive, coordinated care. Program Objectives: Increase the number of children and youth with ASD and other related DDs who are identified by 24 months of age, receive first evaluation by 36 months of age and are enrolled in intervention services by 48 months of age. Activities should focus on reducing barriers to screening, referral, and diagnosis. Increase access to culturally competent family-centered medical homes that coordinate care with pediatric subspecialties. Improve the organization and capacity of community-based service systems within states, so that they are easy to use by families. Increase public and provider awareness of the signs and symptoms of ASD and other related DDs. Increase the number of families satisfied with their role as partners with providers in shared-decision making. Increase family and youth involvement in ASD and related DD program planning, implementation, and evaluation activities. Program Requirements Applicants must: Develop a program advisory panel that will guide the improvement of the states system of care. The advisory panel should consist of ASD/DD stakeholders in the state, such as the State Title V Program for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), primary care providers including the State Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, pediatric specialists, family leaders and parent organizations such as Family Voices and local autism support groups, State and community agencies, State legislatures, public and private payers, and schools. The applicant must demonstrate preliminary linkages and the capacity to develop effective partnerships with the ASD/DD stakeholders in their state; Describe the findings from a comprehensive needs assessment as noted in the project narrative/needs assessment section and review criteria of this FOA. Applicants that are unable to submit finalized needs assessment findings with the application may use the first 3 months of the grant to complete a comprehensive Statewide needs assessment that describes the States system of services for children and youth with ASD/DDs. The needs assessment should clearly describe the most medically underserved populations in the state related to ASD/DD services; Implement an existing statewide plan that: Reduces barriers to screening, referral, and diagnosis (applicants must aim to increase the proportion of young children with an ASD/DD who are screened by 24 months of age, receive first evaluation by 36 months of age, and are enrolled in intervention services by 48 months of age.) Increase access to culturally competent family-centered medical homes that coordinate care with pediatric subspecialties. Improve the organization and capacity of community-based service systems within states, so that they are easy to use by families. Increase public and provider awareness of the signs and symptoms of ASD and other related DDs. Increase the number of families satisfied with their role as partners with providers in shared-decision making. Increase family and youth involvement in ASD and related DD program planning, implementation, and evaluation activities; Implement comprehensive medical home activities that include health promotion as well as preventive and on-going routine care. Medical Homes (MH) serve as a central point of coordination for chronic conditions and for working with other community based providers and agencies to assure that the individual and family have access to the full range of services they need and are eligible for. A medical home primary care practice routinely monitors development and screens to identify children with developmental delays and disabilities including ASD. If delays or disabilities are confirmed, they will make appropriate referrals so that treatment and intervention can begin early. Practitioners have ongoing and effective communications with the children, youth, and families under their care, and they learn to partner with the families to address needs. A proactive team approach is used to manage ASD as a chronic condition within the Medical Home. This requires coordination of the more complex services and systems such as health and education, as well as co-management with specialist and assistance with transitions in the medical system to adulthood [[]1] Conduct community outreach activities and provide information and education that increase public and provider awareness about ASD/DDs that includes CDCs Learn the Signs, Act Early Campaign Materials when appropriate; Develop a central statewide repository that links families to information about ASD/DD services and resources; Develop a comprehensive evaluation plan using national, State, and community data that measures the achievement of the program purpose, aim, and objectives noted previously, tracks the status of the applicants individual project goals and objectives, and is aligned with the Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) Maternal, Infant, and Child Health (MICH) Objective 29: Increase the proportion of young children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental delays who are screened, evaluated, and enrolled in early intervention services in a timely manner. Develop a plan that will sustain key project activities beyond Federal funding. Grantee Requirements: In addition to the above program requirements, successful applicants will also be required to participate in the following: 1) Coordination with other MCHB Funded Grants: Funded applicants will be expected to coordinate their activities with other MCHB grants including the LEND Training Programs, the Intervention Research Program, the State Public Health Coordinating Center, Family to Family Health Information Centers, and the State Implementation Grants for CSHCN. It is also an expectation that successful applicants will coordinate with other MCHB funded programs listed in the Background section of this FOA. 2) CAAI Grantee Meeting: Funded applicants will also be required to attend an annual grantee meeting which will include all grantees funded under MCHB CAAI. The meeting will be will be held in the greater Washington, D.C. area. Applicants should budget for two (2) staff to attend the annual meeting. 3) Annual Autism State Program Meeting: Funded applicants will be required to attend the annual State autism program meeting, which will include all State Autism Implementation Grantees. Applicants should budget for two (2) staff to attend the annual meeting. 4) Conference Calls: In order to assure coordination and collaboration among all the grants funded under the MCHB CAAI, there will be regularly scheduled conference calls. Successful applicants will be expected to participate in these calls. 5) Evaluation: Successful applicants will be required to work with MCHBs evaluation contractor who will be collecting data for the MCHB State Autism Program Evaluation. This will include both quantitative and qualitative data collection. - State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program (SORH) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-162 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.913 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-HRSA Closing Date: May 17, 2013 Award Ceiling: $0 Expected Number of Awards: 50 Creation Date: May 16, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) grant program. Federally funded since 1991, the purpose of the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) grant program is to assist States in strengthening rural health care delivery systems by maintaining a focal point for rural health within each State. The program provides funding for an institutional framework that links small rural communities with State and Federal resources to help develop long term solutions to rural health problems. This competing continuation guidance provides instruction for applying for a new three year project period. Authorizing legislation provides that each SORH conduct the following activities: (1) Establish and maintain within the State a clearinghouse for collecting and disseminating information on (A) rural health care issues; (B) research findings relating to rural health care; and (C) innovative approaches to the delivery of health care in rural areas; (2) Coordinate the activities carried out in the State that relate to rural health care, including providing coordination for the purpose of avoiding duplication in such activities; and (3) Identify Federal, State, and nongovernmental programs regarding rural health, and provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit private entities regarding participation in such programs. - Collection of Dose Adjustment and Therapeutic Monitoring Data to Aid Narrow Therapeutic Index Drug Classification (U01) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-13-020 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Consumer Protection
Food and Nutrition
HealthCFDA Number: 93.103 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-FDA Closing Date: May 17, 2013 Award Ceiling: $250,000 Expected Number of Awards: 2 Creation Date: May 17, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: Narrow therapeutic index (NTI) drugs are those drugs where small differences in dose or blood concentration may cause serious adverse events or therapeutic failure. In 2011, FDA proposed tighter quality and bioequivalence (BE) standards for NTI drugs. These new standards will further enhance the quality and therapeutic equivalence of generic NTI drugs. One challenge in implementing tighter quality and bioequivalence (BE) standards for NTI drugs is to identify drugs that can be classified as NTI drugs. It is believed that dose adjustment and therapeutic monitoring data in clinical practice can provide insight about the drug dose/concentration and response relationship which may help determine which drug falls into NTI category and may need tighter review criteria.The objective of this application is to collect drug dose adjustment and therapeutic monitoring data in patients to aid NTI classification. The outcome of this study can help FDA develop a NTI drug list and implement the NTI policy. - Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Cooperative Research Projects (U01) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-208 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.113
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93.867Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Sep 16, 2015 Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 14, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications for Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Cooperative Research Projects (U01s). The mission of the CounterACT U01 program is to develop new and improved therapeutics for chemical threats. Chemical threats are toxic chemicals that could be used in a terrorist attack or accidentally released from industrial production, storage or shipping. They include traditional chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals, and pesticides. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Program Officials listed in this FOA to determine if their proposed threat agent(s) or countermeasure(s) is of high program priority for one of the participating Institutes. The scope of the research to be supported includes target and candidate identification and characterization, through candidate optimization and demonstration of in vivo efficacy, through Investigational New Drug (IND) submission when appropriate. Each project must include milestones that create discrete go or no-go decision points in a progressive translational study plan. - Evaluation of Dissolution Methods for Complex Parenteral Dosage Forms (U01) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-13-019 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Consumer Protection
Food and Nutrition
HealthCFDA Number: 93.103 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-FDA Closing Date: May 24, 2013 Award Ceiling: $500,000 Expected Number of Awards: 2 Creation Date: May 17, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: Despite the increasing number of complex parenteral dosage forms including polymeric micelles, liposomes, nanosuspensions and others, currently there is still a lack of compendial or biorelevant in vitro drug release assays for these complex dosage forms. The purpose of this study is to evaluate current in vitro release methods for complex parenteral dosage forms and analyze their capability of detecting formulation differences, predicting in-vivo performance, as well as their method robustness. This study is intended to advance the regulatory review process of complex parenteral drug products, which in turn will help provide the US public with access to high quality generic complex parenteral drug products. - Support of NIAMS Program Project Grants (P01) [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-11-188 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.846 Eligible Applicants State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal 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
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: May 25, 2013 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 13, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This FOA is not intended to request new (Type 1) P01 applications. As published in NOT-AR-05-007 , the NIAMS does not currently accept new P01 applications.This FOA is being issued solely for the purpose of providing a means for eligible NIAMS investigators who currently have an active, awarded Type 1P01 to apply for their second competing P01 (renewal) as described in NOT-AR-05-007. - Viral Hepatitis Networking, Capacity Building and Training [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS13-1313 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.270 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-CDC Closing Date: Jun 28, 2013 Award Ceiling: $350,000 Expected Number of Awards: 5 Creation Date: May 16, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this announcement is to support networking, capacity building, and professional development and training programs that will ultimately result in increased identification of people with chronic HBV and/or HCV infection. This announcement has two separate parts, Part A: Networking and Capacity Building; and Part B: Professional Education and Training. - FY13 State Partnership Grant Program to Improve Minority Health [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: MP-STT-13-001 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.296 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-OPHS Closing Date: May 28, 2013 Award Ceiling: $150,000 Expected Number of Awards: 45 Creation Date: May 15, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement is made by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department), Office of Minority Health (OMH) located within the Office of the Secretary, and working in a One-Department approach collaboratively with participating HHS agencies and programs (entities). As part of a continuing HHS effort to improve the health and well being of racial and ethnic minorities, the Department announces availability of the State Partnership Grant Program to Improve Minority Health. OMH is authorized to conduct this program under 42 U.S.C. §300u-6, Section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act. The mission of the OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. OMH serves as the focal point in HHS for leadership, policy development and coordination, service demonstrations, information exchange, coalition and partne rship building, and related efforts to address the health needs of racial and ethnic minorities. OMH activities support Healthy People 2020, a comprehensive set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for the Nation to achieve over the second decade of the 21st century (www.healthypeople.gov). An overarching goal of Healthy People is to achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups. As part of a continuing HHS effort to improve the health and well being of racial and ethnic minorities, the Department announces availability of FY 2013 funding for the State Partnership Grant Program to Improve Minority Health, (hereafter referred to as the State Partnership Program). The State Partnership Program seeks to address significant health disparities impacting minorities through the utilization of partnerships between the Office of Minority Health and state and territorial health departments. In April 2011, HHS released the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (hereinafter, ?HHS Disparities Action Plan?). The HHS Disparities Action Plan emphasizes approaches that are evidence-based and will achieve a large-scale impact. The vision of the HHS Disparities Action Plan is: ?A nation free of disparities in health and health care.? It proposes a set of Secretarial priorities, programmatic strategies, and high-impact actions to achieve the Secretary?s strategic goals for the Department. The HHS Disparities Action Plan is framed by the Department?s Strategic goals: I. Transform health care; II. Strengthen the nation?s health and human services infrastructure and workforce; III. Advance the health, safety, and well-being of the American people; IV. Advance scientific knowledge and innovation; and, V. Increase the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of HHS programs. As part of a continuing HHS effort to improve the health and well-being of racial and ethnic minorities, and in support of HHS strategic goals, OMH announces the anticipated availability of funds for the State Partnership Program. This funding announcement is also made in support of the National Partnership for Action (NPA) to End Health Disparities initiative. The mission of the NPA is to work with individuals and organizations across the country to create a Nation free of health disparities with quality health outcomes for all by achieving the following five objectives: increasing awareness of health disparities; strengthening leadership at all levels for addressing health disparities; improving health and healthcare outcomes for racial, ethnic, and underserved populations; improving cultural and linguistic competency and diversity of the health-related workforce; and better coordinating and utilizing research and evaluation outcomes. The NPA has a strong focus on bringing together partners from across different levels and sectors to address the social determinants of health and to affect policies, practices, and other changes that will ultimately end health disparities. The challenge to improve minority health and eliminate health disparities relies on the commitment of state and territorial health departments to continuously improve health status and find innovative ways to tackle simple and complicated problems with limited resources. It is noted that several states and territories recognized the need for a focal point within the their health department to address minority health issues prior to the initial funding of State Partnership Program grants in 2005 by the Office of Minority Health. Funding by the Office of Minority Health provided a means for states and territories to continue their efforts to ascertain the effectiveness of interventions, including systems change, to address the priority health areas affecting racial and ethnic minorities led by the 44 state and territorial offices of minority health funded in 2010, and a means to dedicate personnel and other resources to address health disparities issues. The complexity of he alth disparities among racial and ethnic minorities actions to communicate health issues and health emergencies to at-risk communities and vulnerable populations, and engaging in workforce diversity challenges, require the coordination of multiple layers of partnerships to achieve improvements and systems changes. State offices of minority health (SOMHs), through the State Partnership Program, are dedicated to the use of partnerships to effectively and efficiently utilize limited resources and create systems change through the inclusion of all stakeholders. Indications are that the nation will be more racially and ethnically diverse, and the population is aging, according to the U.S. Census Bureau projections.2 In anticipation of such demographic shifts, the SOMHs have been positioning themselves to be a link with racial and ethnic minority communities, develop partnerships in communities, and be the liaison to state health department. By bringing together state health agencies, human services and the community to work collaboratively on advancing health disparities, health equity, increasing access to health care, linguistic and cultural competency, the SOMHs will demonstrate the value of leveraging partnerships to achieve a shared goal of reducing health disparities. The SOMHs are in a unique position to advance health equity, improve health care quality, implement strategies to eliminate health disparities, advance outreach and educational activities, and leverage resources with other state agencies as well as, health care organizations, clinics, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, national organizations, academic institutions, small businesses, and philanthropic organizations. The State Partnership Program intends to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of strategic partnerships in improving the health status of minority populations and eliminating health disparities by addressing data needs regarding health disparities; developing partnerships and systems to improve access to health care; and implementing targeted health issue interventions that promote science-based health promotion and disease prevention research, or advance strategic plans and policies, or support state-level health practices. This program also seeks to demonstrate that strategic partnerships are invaluable to the implementation of strategies and interventions that focus on workforce diversity policies to expand recruitment of racial and ethnic minorities who enroll in health professions training during the period of the grant.
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