Available Federal and Non Federal Grants

Federal Grants

Minority Population Specific: $500k or more . . .  

• Agency for International Development: Sustainable, Community Action and Leadership Enhancement towards Universal Health Care (UHC) through Clinical and Organizational Capacity-Strengthening of Midwives for Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN SCALE-UP) Grant. View Full Announcement
• Agency for International Development: Advancing Partners Community-based Family Planning Project Grant. View Full Announcement

$500k or more . . .  

• HHS/National Institutes of Health: Advancing Exceptional Research on HIV/AIDS (R01) Grant. View Full Announcement
• HHS/National Institutes of Health: Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R01). View Full Announcement
• HHS/National Institutes of Health: Research Resource for Human Organs and Tissues (U42) Grant. View Full Announcement

$500k or less . . .  

• HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Integrative Medicine Program (IMP) Grant. View Full Announcement
• HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: National coordinating center for Integrative Medicine Grant. View Full Announcement
• HHS/National Institutes of Health: Establish Sharing of Human Brain Image Data Relevant to Drug Addiction (Admin Supp) Grant. View Full Announcement
• HHS/National Institutes of Health: Renal Function and Chronic Kidney Disease in Aging (R21) Grant. View Full Announcement

Non Federal Grants

$500k or less . . . 

• Greater Rochester Health Foundation: 2013 Opportunity Grants to support projects with maximum potential to positively impact the community's health in the areas of prevention and health care delivery. Learn More

Kendal Charitable Funds: Promising Innovations Grant supports improvements in serving older adults. View Full Announcement

Call For Grant Proposals

The U.S. Department of Justice is soliciting grant proposals for funding to support improvements to public safety, victim services and crime prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. All materials are now accessible for review. Electronic grant applications must be submitted to Community Partnerships Grants Management System by 9:00 p.m. EST on April 18, 2012. Find more information on this grant proposal.

PCORI Funding Announcement: Pilot Projects Grants

PCORI Funding Announcement: Pilot Projects Grants

Purpose: The purpose of the PCORI Pilot Projects Grant Program is threefold. First, the applications themselves will assist PCORI with ongoing development and enhancement of national research priorities for patient-centered outcomes research. Applicants will be expected to establish the significance of the proposed research and build a case for why it should be considered a guiding question for PCORI. Second, the PCORI Pilot Projects Grant Program will support the collection of preliminary data that can be used to advance the field of patient-centered outcomes research, providing the platform for a future PCORI research agenda. Third, the PCORI Pilot Projects Grant Program will support the identification of methodologies that can be used to advance patient-centered outcomes research as well as identify gaps where methodological research needs further development. Click here to learn more!

Support for Anti-Poverty Programs

Catholic Campaign for Human Development: Community Development Grants

The mission of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is to address the root causes of poverty in the United States through the support of community-controlled, self-help organizations and through transformative education. CCHD's Community Development Grants support organizations that bring poor and vulnerable people together to change structures and policies that perpetuate the cycle of poverty. Priority is given to organizations that work with persons directly experiencing economic or social injustice, such as racial discrimination, long-term joblessness, or economic dislocation. Grants range from $25,000 to $75,000. The Pre-application Eligibility Quiz may be submitted between September 1 and November 1, 2011. (Organizations are strongly encouraged to submit their quiz prior to the November 1 deadline.) Online applications for new applicants are due December 31, 2011. Visit the CCHD website for more information about the Community Development Grants program.

New grant opportunity for health equity work

I wanted to call your attention to an exciting new community grant opportunity from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that focuses on addressing social and economic factors that affect health and contribute to health disparities. The Foundation plans to award about 14 grants of up to $200,000 each to established coalitions of community stakeholders for work to enhance education, income and jobs, community safety, or social and family supports. The work must focus on changing policies or systems in counties, regions or states. It must be framed around the County Health Rankings, which provide data on how each county in the nation fares on key health statistics. The initial deadline for grant applications is April 27, when a brief proposal is due. There is a requirement for a local match of the funds. You can find more information about the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) grant on the RWJF website.

Health Department Gets Workforce Grant for Recruitment, Retention

The Virginia Department of Health has been awarded a State Health Workforce Development implementation grant in the amount of $1.93 million from the U.s. Department of Health and Human Services.

Virginia is the only state in the nation to receive this grant, which will be used to implement and administer the new Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority and to make available funds for regional health workforce planning and implementation efforts.

the mission of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority is to facilitate the development of a statewide health professions "workforce pipeline" that identifies, educates, recruits, and retains a diverse and culturally competent quality health care workforce for all Virginia.

"The statewide demand for health care services is projected to increase, particularly as the number adults over 65 years of age is forecast to grow by 65 percent over the next two decades," says Virginia Department of Health commissioner Karen Remley, M.D., MBA, FAAP. "This grant will help us recruit and retain health care providers to address the growing health care needs of all Virginians."

The VDH Office of Minority Health and Health Equity led the effort in ddeveloping this grant proposal, bringing together partners from and leveraging the resources of multiple private and public entities, including the Virginia Department of Health Professions, Virginia Workforce Council, Virginia Health Care Foundation, Virginia Area Health Education Centers, Virginia Community Health Care Association, and Virginia Academy of Family Physicians.

$2.5 Million Federal Grant Awarded!

A five-year, $2.5 million federal grant will create a statewide public health training center led by the Eastern Virginia Medical School / Old Dominion University Graduate Program in Public Health.

The grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration will fund the Commonwealth Public Health Training Center. It's a partnership of the state's graduate programs in public health, the state health department, the Virginia Public Health Association and family medicine residency programs.

The new center will train Virginia Department of Health employees, educate family-medicine residents about public health issues, strengthen the pipeline for the future public-health workforce and host statewide training events.

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$10 Million Available from OMH for Awards to Nonprofit Minority-serving Organizations

Health Disparities Grants
$2.3 Million Available for Health Disparities Umbrella Cooperative Agreements$2,275,000 is available from OMH for partnerships to address: access to care; achieving health equity by addressing social determinants of health; youth violence (including gang violence); work force development; and data collection, analysis, and evaluation.Deadline: August 2, 2010

Health Equity Community Based Grants
$4 Million Available for Health Equity Community Based Networks $4 million is available from OMH for community-based networks that employ evidence-based strategies; address social determinants and environmental barriers to access; and increase access to and utilization of preventive health care, medical treatment, and supportive services.Deadline: August 2, 2010

Prevention among College Students Grants
$1 Million Available for Prevention among College Students $1 million is available from OMH for partnerships seeking to improve the health status, relative to HIV/AIDS, of young adults in racial/ethnic minority groups.Deadline: August 2, 2010.

Resource Networks for Families Affected by HIV/AIDS Grants
$2.8 Million Available for Resource Networks for Families Affected by HIV/AIDS $2.84 million is available from OMH for Health and Social Service Resource Networks equipped to work with high-risk minority families who are affected by HIV/AIDS and are in transition from incarceration, domestic violence, and/or substance abuse treatment.Deadline: August 2, 2010.

PEP Grants Released Today!

BREAKING NEWS

CATCH COORDINATED APPROACH TO CHILD HEALTH

PEP GRANT APPLICATIONS RELEASED TODAY!

Applications Are Due On July 19, 2010!

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Kaiser Permanente Awards $5.2 Million to Endow UCLA Center for Health Equity

Kaiser Permanente has announced a $5.2 million grant to endow the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity. The center, which had been known as the Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, works to improve the health status and care of underserved populations in Los Angeles County.

The grant from the Oakland-based healthcare organization will enable the center to partner with Los Angeles-area organizations in order to conduct innovative research while developing effective programs and strategies to eliminate health disparities in the region. In addition, the grant will support expansion of the center's training and technical assistance services, including the development and dissemination of multilingual, culturally appropriate materials, distance learning programs, and training tools. Established in 2004, the center focus on attracting and training new talent determined to eliminate disparities caused by poverty, lack of insurance, or unhealthy home or work environments.

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Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy receives just under $1 Million Federal Grant for Virginia Healthy Small Business Initiative

The Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its new State Health Access Program to provide greater access to affordable health coverage for workers in Virginia’s small firms. The funding period is five years and will bring in over $15 million in federal funds to Virginia. Grant funds will be used to test and then replicate the offer of a small business employee wellness product as an add-on to, or stepping stone toward, enrollment in a three-share health insurance product with subsidies available for employees up to 400% of the federal poverty level. Funds will also be used to establish a Virginia Center for Healthy Small Business as a sustainable public-private partnership. The Center will have a statewide mission to strengthen Virginia small business by spreading employee health innovation and educating small businesses about the value of health coverage and employee wellness.

Community Forums on AmeriCorps Funding Opportunities & Strategies to Promote Volunteerism

The Virginia Office on Volunteerism and Community Service will hold statewide community forums offering information and seeking input on 2010-2011 AmeriCorps funding opportunities and the Virginia State Service Plan. Organizations interested in applying for AmeriCorps funds are encouraged to attend.

These sessions will provide practical information on the AmeriCorps grant application process and provide guidance as to whether AmeriCorps*State orAmeriCorps*VISTA is the right opportunity for your organization.

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Edgewood Community Gets a Garden Makeover

Fiskars, The Home Depot and Southeastern Horticultural Society partner to transform a barren lot into a blossoming garden.

“The Edgewood Community Garden is the fifth in a series of national gardening projects for Fiskars. We hope that this further celebrates the importance of gardening in providing beauty, sustainable food resources and a place of community,” said Paul Tonnesen, President of Fiskars.

Who will benefit from this new garden?

• Over 300 neighborhood members will have a gathering place, food and flowers.
• 3 large schools will utilize the location for their curriculum. Several worships locations will provide support.
• 2 Senior Centers will have access, so residents can remain active in their gardening hobbies.
• Local Master Gardeners and Horticulture society members will provide routine learning and hands-on experiences throughout the season.

The Edgewood Community Garden Makeover initiative is an extension of Fiskars’ successful Project Orange Thumb Grant program. Through grants, Fiskars provides community garden groups with the tools and materials needed to reach their goals for neighborhood beautification and horticulture education. Project Orange Thumb successfully completed a garden makeover in Toronto, Ontario, in the Scarborough Neighborhood this year, and they have another planned for the Baltimore area later this summer.

Read more about the project and learn about the Project Orange Thumb grant program.

Department of Health Awarded a Healthy People 2020 Evaluation Grant

The Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy is pleased to announce that the Virginia Department of Health was awarded a Healthy People 2020 Evaluation Grant in the amount of $37,000. This project will position the Commonwealth of Virginia as a best practice site in using Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) goals and objectives to inform and guide statewide health and public policy decisions in order to promote public health, health care and health equity. The Grant will provide the means to improve the health in the Commonwealth of Virginia by building the public health knowledge base and improving the awareness of the HP2020 framework among key decision makers.

HP 2020 is a science-based, 10-year set of national objectives developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for promoting health and preventing disease. The Secretary’s Advisory Committee of National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 proposed a set of four overarching goals for HP 2020:

• Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve health for all groups
• Eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death
• Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
• Promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across every state of life

The project will entail development and implementation of an education program for senior administration officials and key legislators – led by Virginia’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Karen Remley and supported by Governor Tim Kaine and Secretary of Health and Human Resources Marilyn Tavenner – concerning key health outcomes, how they are determined, and how they can be impacted – directly or indirectly- by a wide range public policy decisions. Our goal is that legislative leaders and executive branch agency leaders will understand the relevance of the HP2020 framework and goals to their work, even if they do not consider their normal responsibilities to include health issues, and that they will utilize the HP2020 framework and goals to guide their work.

An anticipated outcome of this project is that each of Virginia’s state agencies will integrate HP2020 objectives into their strategic plans and performance measures. This will lead Virginia to incorporate HP2020 goals and objectives into the state’s performance leadership and accountability system, Virginia Performs, which will enable Virginia to quantify its success in promoting health and eliminating health inequalities.