Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation Community Service Grant

American Dental Hygienists’ Association  - Provides funding to dental hygienists for projects aimed at improving oral health or providing oral health education.

Deadline: November 2, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/RRNmPH

National Tribal Protection Order Registry Initiative

Office on Violence Against Women – Funding to develop and implement a tribal protection order registry containing civil and criminal orders of protection issued by Indian tribes and participating jurisdictions.

Deadline: December 18, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/W7VKg3

NACCHO’s Model Practices Award

National Association of County and City Health Officials – Recognizes outstanding local health practices in the areas of community health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, infrastructure, governmental public health, and chronic disease.

Deadline: October 31, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/TCzo6R

Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Funding for projects to facilitate community involvement in area-wide planning approaches to brownfields assessment, cleanup, and reuse.

Deadline: November 30, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/SU533W

Technical Assistance and Training Grants for Rural Waste Systems Program

USDA Rural Development  – Grants for organizations that assist communities with water or wastewater operations through technical assistance and/or training.

Deadline: December 31, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/SOtDBm

National Women’s Health Week

HRSA Office of Women’s Health  - Funding for projects that take place during National Women’s Health Week 2013 that promote women’s health issues.

Deadline: October 25, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/RdKry6

Heart Attack Symptoms and Calling 9-1-1 Campaign for Spanish Speaking Women

Funding is available for activities and events in support of the Spanish language awareness campaign, “Make The Call. Don’t Miss a Beat”. Building upon the national public awareness begun under this campaign in 2011, the outreach focus of the campaign in 2013 is to encourage Spanish speaking Latinas from across the country over age 50 to recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and to call 9-1-1 promptly.

Deadline: November 1, 2012

For more information: http://1.usa.gov/Tjtmmh

Paul B. Beeson Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award in Aging

The National Institute on Aging (NIA),working in part with funds contributed by the John A. Hartford Foundation (http://www.jhartfound.org/)and The American Federation for Aging Research (http://afar.org/), are pursuing this initiative to encourage and assist the development of future leaders in the field of aging by supporting clinically trained (primarily physician) faculty members early in their careers to gain additional research training and to establish independent programs in aging research.

Deadline: December 6, 2012

For more information: http://1.usa.gov/Rj0y0K

HIV Care Grant Program – Part B

HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration  – Part B funding is used to assist States and Territories in developing and/or enhancing access to a comprehensive continuum of high quality, community-based care for low-income individuals and families living with HIV. As such, it supports the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) goals of: reducing HIV incidence, increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes, and reducing HIV-related health disparities.

Deadline: January 4, 2013

For more information: http://1.usa.gov/SOiQXZ

Retention in Care

AIDS United / MAC AIDS Fund – AU is partnering with the M·A·C AIDS Fund (M·A·F) as a part of their Care for Life Initiative — a multi-year, public-private sector effort to address the intractable barriers that cause one in two people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. to fall out of care. AU’s part of this effort is focused on addressing retention in care (RiC) for People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)

Deadline: November 2, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/RiORUR

Innovative Projects That Blend Housing and Services for Low-Income Elderly

LeadingAge – The LeadingAge Innovations Fund is designed to catalyze innovation among our members to develop programs that have the potential for demonstrable impact on residents, clients, families, employees or the broader community and have the potential for replication.

Deadline: October 30, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/QUgs1c

Fiskars Project Orange Thumb

Funding for gardens and/or gardening projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, sustainable agriculture, and/or horticultural education.

Deadline: December 15, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/TCxVxj

NBCC Foundation Rural and Military Scholarship Programs

Scholarships to increase the availability of counselors in underserved areas, with the current priority areas of rural and military communities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 1, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/RlFfuI

Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Grant

Health Resources and Services Administration  - Grants to plan, develop, operate, or participate in an accredited residency internship program in preventative medicine or public health.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 19, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/S3qhfj

Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  - A fellowship program designed to develop the capacity of midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health to participate in health policy processes at the federal level.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 14, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/PtgE4r

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Suicide Research Grants

AFSP is committed to funding innovative research in all areas to suicide.  In an effort to stimulate research in understudied areas we are selecting priority areas of suicide research.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 15, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/SF7WoA

HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration – The purpose of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part C EIS Program is to provide HIV primary care in the outpatient setting. Applicants must propose to provide a comprehensive continuum of outpatient HIV primary care services.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: October 22, 2012

For more information: http://1.usa.gov/Ux4xEG

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, 2013

HHS/Office of Women’s Health – This funding opportunity provides support for activities and events in support of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) in the United States and its affiliated territories. The purpose of NWGHAAD is to highlight the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls and encourage women and girls to take action by knowing their HIV status and understanding their risk.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: October 18, 2012

For more information: http://1.usa.gov/Oshjrd

The Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy

Harvard Medical School – The Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy is designed to prepare physicians for leadership roles in formulating and promoting health policies and practices that improve the access to high quality care at the national, state, and/or local levels for the minority, disadvantaged, and most vulnerable populations.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: December 15, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/Q52vLQ

HACU National Internship Program (HNIP)

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 16, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/OY5adt

E. Bud Tarrson Access to Oral Health Care Award

American Dental Association  - Award that highlights significant dental student outreach to vulnerable communities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 26, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/Qzk6gK

RCHN Community Health Foundation Workforce Initiative

RCHN Community Health Foundation, Inc. – Provides grants to Federally Qualified Health Centers or look-alikes to support the development and implementation of programs focused on recruitment, training, and retention of entry-level staff.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: October 31, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/SdDxZh

Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities Grant

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  - Grants for organizations to provide technical assistance to communities facing brownfields challenges.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 14, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/VQ0OEv

Rosemary McKenzie Legacy Award

National Rural Health Association  - Provides free registration and travel assistance to attend the 2012 NRHA Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: October 15, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/QgjMjI

Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  - A three-year advanced leadership program for nurses who aspire to lead and shape health care locally and nationally.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: January 15, 2013

For more information: http://bit.ly/QIMx9c

Mary Byron Foundation: Roth Award

Mary Byron Project  - Awards to honor programs that demonstrate promise in ending the cycle of domestic violence in underserved populations.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: December 21, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/Q4Zds0

Mary Byron Foundation: Celebrating Solutions Awards

Mary Byron Project  - Awards to honor programs that demonstrate promise in ending the cycle of domestic violence.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 16, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/QzkD25

Every day, healthcare organizations and others are faced with the challenge of how to eliminate disparities in health and health care. After decades of attention to this issue, disparities remain pervasive, leading to preventable suffering and interfering with the ability of individuals and families to live full, healthy lives. We need information to guide decisions about how to eliminate these disparities and ensure that people receive care according to their needs — and that all have the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes, in accordance with their wishes.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has designed five national priorities and a research agenda for the projects they will fund that is focused on producing knowledge that is useful to patients, their caregivers, and clinicians. This knowledge is also expected to be useful to health system leaders, payers, and regulators who make decisions that impact patients.

They are looking for studies that will inform the choice of strategies to eliminate disparities and identify the best options in areas of importance to patients and their caregivers.

http://bit.ly/OqnFax

The Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy is a one-year, full-time, academic degree-granting program at Harvard University designed to create physician leaders who will pursue careers in health policy, public service, and academia.  An optional second year of practicum experience to supplement the fellows’ academic and leadership development training at Harvard with practical experience creating high performance health care for vulnerable populations is also available.  The Fellowship is designed to prepare physician leaders who will, over time, improve the capacity of the health care system to promote policies and practices that improve minority, disadvantaged and vulnerable populations’ access to high-quality care.

Find more information about the Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship here: (PDF file): http://bit.ly/P1HU8K

Application Deadline: December 15, 2012

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows Program provides the nation’s most comprehensive fellowship experience at the nexus of health science, policy and politics in Washington D.C.  It is an outstanding opportunity for exceptional mid career health care professionals.  Fellows participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health, health care and health policy.

Find more information about the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program here: http://bit.ly/Oo5gLl

Reference letters deadline: November 7, 2012
Application deadline: November 14, 2012
Award amount: Up to $165,000 in salary and fringe benefits

The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) is offering a competitive grant of up to $2,500 for hosting an event in support of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2013. This funding opportunity provides support for activities and events in the U.S. and affiliated territories.

Information about requirements for submission may be found at: http://1.usa.gov/Qz8c3L  . The submission deadline is October 18, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. MT. [Medical Reserve Corps listserv]

Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched the Reducing Cancer Among Women of Color App Challenge.  The first-of-its-kind challenge calls on entrepreneurs to create an application for mobile devices that can help underserved and minority women prevent cancer.  HHS aims to reach women – especially women of color- and their caregivers who might not connect with traditional media sources.

“This app challenge is an example of our work to reduce health disparities, building on the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities,” said Nadine Cracia, M.D., M.S.C.E., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and Acting Director of the Office of Minority Health.  ”By providing the right information at the right time, mobile apps can help minority and underserved women make informed decisions about their own health and benefit from the recommend preventive services provided at no cost under the health care law.”

The winning app will be judged on its effectiveness in providing relevant and compelling prevention information to the target audience.  The first place prize is $85,000.  Second and third place winners will receive $10,000 and $5,000 prizes, respectively.

To learn more about the Reducing Cancer Among Women of Color App Challenge, click here: http://1.usa.gov/OXBRCz

2012 Alice S. Hersh National Health Policy Conference

AcademyHealth  - Provides 2 free registrations to the National Health Policy Conference (NHPC) and 4 free registrations to the Annual Research Meeting (ARM) to encourage professional and educational development in health services research and policy among student members.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 1, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/QYnGgB

Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program

A Kaiser Family Foundation  - An 11-week program that brings rising college seniors and recent college graduates to Washington, D.C., where they are placed in congressional offices and learn about health policy issues, with a focus on issues affecting racial & ethnic minorities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: December 14, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/UP8uq5

Brownfields Cleanup Grants

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  - Provides funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific Brownfield site owned by the applicant.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 19, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/RMAufr

Brownfields Assessment Grants

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  - Funding to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning (including cleanup planning) and community involvement related to brownfield sites.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 19, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/TYfe5q

Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  - Provides funding for a grant recipient to capitalize a revolving fund and to make loans and provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: November 19, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/QIUPQG

Innovative Approaches to Improve Community Health

Kresge Foundation  - Supports promising new practices that serve vulnerable populations by advancing prevention, improving access, and integrating primary community and clinical care.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline:  Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

For more information: http://bit.ly/O1UudA

Dr. Alan J. Alley Health Research Award

University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health – Award to promising American Indian student health researchers.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Deadline: September 30, 2012

For more information: http://bit.ly/TYg5mL