Federal, Non Federal, Scholarships/Fellowships

Federal Grants

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

• HHS/National Institutes of Health: NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (T37). View Full Announcement

$500k or more . . .  

• HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up program grants. View Full Announcement
• HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Health Center Program's New Access Point (NAP) grants. View Full Announcement
• HHS/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment (Cycle III). View Full Announcement

$500k or less . . .  

• HHS/Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant. View Full Announcement
• HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program Grant. View Full Announcement
• HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury. View Full Announcement
• HHS/National Institutes of Health: Behavioral & Integrative Treatment Development Program (R03) View Full Announcement
• HHS/National Institutes of Health: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers 2013 (U54) Grant View Full Announcement
• HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program (SHIP) Grant. View Full Announcement
• HHS/National Institutes of Health: Innovation for HIV Vaccine Discovery (R01) Grant. View Full Announcement
• Agency for International Development (USAID): Family Planning and Reproductive Health Methods APS Grant. View Full Announcement
• HHS/Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Statewide Consumer Network Grant View Full Announcement
• HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration: Telehealth Network Grant Program. View Full Announcement

Non Federal Grants

$500k or less . . . 

• Expect Miracles Foundation: Miracle Maker Leadership Council 2013 grant awards to underfunded cancer fighting organizations that provide cancer patient care support programs and initiatives, cancer awareness and educational programs, and/or cancer prevention/health service. View Full Announcement
• New Mexico Forum for Youth In Community: Youth Suicide Prevention Mini-grant Application. View Full Announcement
• Kansas Health Foundation: Recognition Grant program. The grants are targeted for organizations and agencies proposing meaningful and charitable projects that fit within the Foundation's mission of improving the health of all Kansans. View Full Announcement

Scholarships/Fellowships

• City Match: Maternal and Child Health-Public Health Leadership Institute Fellowship. View Full Announcement
• Massachusetts General Hospital: Disparities Leadership Program. View Full Announcement
• University of Florida College of Dentistry: Summer Learning Program (SLP), a learning program for Florida residents from educationally or economically disadvantaged backgrounds or ethnic minority students. View Full Announcement
• Washington University School of Medicine: St. Louis Community Fellows Research Training. View Full Announcement

You May Qualify for a Medicare Program That Lets You Pay as Little as $2.40 for Prescription Drugs

For years you did your part by paying into Medicare. Now it’s your turn to get the most out of the benefits you’ve earned. If you have limited income and resources, there’s a Medicare program where you pay no more than $2.40 for each generic drug and $6 for each brand name drug. If you qualify, this program helps pay your prescription copayments plus your other drug costs like monthly premiums and annual deductibles. Many people qualify and don’t even know it. Individuals who make less than $16,245 and married couples who make less than $21,855 may qualify to have lower Medicare prescription drug premiums, copayments, and deductibles. To qualify, these individuals’ resources must also be limited to $12,510 or $25,010 for married couples. Resources include things like bank accounts, stocks and bonds, but not your house or car.

Applying for this program is free. Apply online at www.socialsecurity.gov or call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY users should call 1-800-325-0778) and ask for the Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs. All information provided in the application is confidential. If you have a limited income, you know that sometimes making ends meet means making tough decisions. That shouldn’t mean going without your medications. Apply now to make sure you have the prescription drugs you need to stay healthy and keep doing what you love.

To learn more about Medicare prescription drug plans and when you can join, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227; TTY 1-877-486-2048) or visit www.medicare.gov on the web.

This information prepared by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Medicare Part C/D Outreach Materials Now Available

Now available on the CMS Website is updated information on Medicare’s 2009 Low Income Subsidy (LIS) Estimates to assist in targeting LIS outreach in Virginia. This information is organized both graphically, in maps, and as a data table. Attached is a brief guide to assist you in using the data.

Also available are Medicare’s 2009 State Fact Sheets on Parts C and D, as well as a consolidated page of Medicare Online Tools, including the Drug Plan Finder, and the Nursing Home, Home Health, Dialysis Facility, and Hospital Compare sites which allow Medicare beneficiaries to compare healthcare institutions in their area.