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HIV in Rural America

Please join the Rural Assistance Center for a free webinar!

Webinar Title: HIV in Rural America
Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Time: 1:00pm Central (11:00pm Pacific, Noon Mountain, 2:00pm Eastern)

Description: The Rural Assistance Center and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy will be hosting a webinar on October 1, 2013 focused on HIV/AIDS in Rural America.  In an effort to reach stakeholders and in support of the National AIDS Strategy this webinar will focus on the Ryan White Program, Research and Prevention.

Featured Speakers:

• Deborah Parham Hopson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Health Resources and Services Administration, Senior Advisor for HIV/AIDS Policy will present on the ACA and the Ryan White Program – Opportunities for People Living with HIV/AIDS.
• Janice C. Probst, PhD, Director, South Carolina Rural Health Research Center and Professor, Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health will discuss research findings on HIV/AIDS in Rural America.
• Bill Yarber, Senior Director Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention will present on HIV/AIDS Prevention.

Please note, there are a limited number of seats available; however, we hope to make a recording available on our website after the live event. This webinar is free. A phone connection and high-speed internet are required to participate. Connection details will be e-mailed to you prior to the event.

If you have questions or problems with the registration process, please contact Cathy Westerhausen at  cathyw@raconline.org or 701.777.0584.

Rural Funding Opportunities

• Social and Economic Development Strategies Program (SEDS)
  Application deadline: Jun 6, 2013
  Grants for tribal community-based organizations, tribes, and village governments for social and economic infrastructure development.
• Cooperative Agreements for State-Sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention
  Application deadline: Jun 13, 2013
  Funding for state and tribal sponsored programs for preventing youth suicide.
• Homeless Female Veterans' and Veterans with Families Reintegration Program
  Application deadline: Jun 14, 2013
  Awards grants to organizations that provide services to homeless female veterans and veterans with families, and assist them with finding and retaining meaningful employment.
• Native Hawaiian and American Indian Nonprofit Organization Child Care Grants
  Letter of Intent (Optional): May 10, 2013
  Application deadline: Jun 24, 2013
  Awards grants to nonprofit organizations to provide child care to underserved Native Hawaiian AI/AN youth and families.
• Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG)
  Application deadline: Jun 28, 2013
  Grants to improve the economic conditions of rural areas. Assistance provided to rural areas under this program may include technical assistance for business development and economic development planning.
• Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program
  Application deadline: Jul 8, 2013
  Funding to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for Tribal public transit services.
• Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG)
  Application deadline: Jul 15, 2013
  Grants to improve the economic condition of rural areas by assisting individuals or entities in the startup, expansion or operational improvement of rural cooperatives and other business entities.
• HOPE VI Main Street Program
  Application deadline: Jul 22, 2013
  Awards grants to small communities to assist in the in the renovation of an historic or traditional central business district or Main Street area by replacing unused commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units.
• Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP)
  Application deadline: Dec 31, 2013
  Provides credit enhancements to encourage private and public lenders to make new loans for affordable rental properties.
• Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans
  Application deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
  Loans to improve, develop, or finance business, industry, and employment and improve the economic and environmental climate in rural communities.

New Minority Population Maps are Available

The Rural Assistance Center (RAC is pleased to announce the addition of two new maps featuring data on 1) American Indian and Alaska Native Population and 2) Black or African American Population.

American Indian and Alaska Native Population
Printable map that shows the percent of the U.S. population by county who are American Indian or Alaska Native. Data source: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010. 2010 Census Summary File 1.

Black or African American Population
Printable map that shows the percent of the U.S. population by county who are Black or African American. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010. 

RAC maps can be customized for use in grant proposals and other publications. Maps can be adapted to show county, region or state-specific information. The Interactive Mapping System also allows for customization of labels, boundaries and other features. RUPRI’s Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) has worked with the Rural Assistance Center to provide a collection of 37 maps on rural topics.

·         Funding Directory: Includes summaries of up-to-date funding opportunities searchable by state, type, topic and sponsor.

·         Topic Guides:  Provide a full range of resources including documents, tools, organizations, news, events, success stories and more!  

Ø  Tribal Health and Human Services

Ø  Minority Health

·         RAC Updates: Be in the know! Get all the updates on the latest rural health or human service news, funding opportunities, upcoming events, etc. 

To learn more or customize your own map Click Here.

RAC Launches Rural Obesity Prevention Toolkit

In an effort to help rural communities better address the current obesity epidemic, the Rural Assistance Center as launched a Rural Obesity Prevention Toolkit. This toolkit contains resources that help communities develop obesity prevention programs, building on best practices of successful obesity prevention programs.

Rural areas in the United States not only have a higher rate of obesity than urban areas, but they also face a different set of challenges when it comes to implementing a successful obesity prevention program. The Rural Obesity Prevention toolkit has the tools to help adapt obesity prevention programs to make them work for your rural community.

Content for the Rural Obesity Prevention toolkit was developed by the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis as part of the Community Health Gateway. The Gateway is designed to help rural communities learn about proven methods of providing rural residents with better access to health and human services. Development of these resources is part of an ongoing effort by NORC and RAC to provide innovative health and human services information to rural America.

Funding for this project is provided by the federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP), part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). To learn more about the Community Health Gateway and its current toolkits, visit www.raconline.org/communityhealth/.