Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-12-079
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	May 23, 2012
Creation Date:	May 23, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 22, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 22, 2012
Archive Date:	Aug 21, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	246
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$45,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):	93.925 -- Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligible applicants are accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing (as defined by section 801 of the PHS Act), pharmacy, podiatric medicine, optometry, veterinary medicine, public health, chiropractic, allied health, a school offering a graduate program in behavioral and mental health practice, or an entity providing programs for the training of physician assistants. For further information refer to the Public Health Service Act, Sections 737 and 799B. Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply if all other eligibility requirements are met.

Agency Name

Health Resources & Services Administration

Description

The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program promotes diversity among health profession students and practitioners by providing scholarships to full-time students with financial need from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs. Participating schools are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, making reasonable determinations of need, and providing scholarships that do not exceed the allowable costs (i.e., tuition, reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living expenses with a cap for the total scholarship award of $15,000).

Link to Additional Information

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=81FC3CE3-057B-43FC-8A8B-A6BF8C49073E

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

CallCenter@HRSA.GOV
CallCenter@HRSA.GOV
Contact HRSA Contact Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772 or email

Synopsis Modification History

There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.

CVS Caremark Community Grants

Community Grants

To ensure that we make a positive impact, the Community Grants Program will focus on inclusive programs and programs for children with disabilities under age 21; academic and enrichment programs at public schools; and programs that provide access to quality health care services and health education for at risk and underserved populations of all ages. NOTE: Requests for CVS Caremark Community Grants are accepted beginning on January 1 and ending on October 31.

Grant Requirements

Please note the following requirements for the Community Grant program:

• Qualifying organizations are eligible for grants up to $5,000.
• All nonprofit organizations applying for a Community Grant for this type of program ARE REQUIRED to provide their EIN number before they can begin the eligibility quiz.
• A CVS/pharmacy store must be located within the state where your community organization resides.
• All CVS Caremark Community Grant Applications must be submitted online.

The Application Process

• Our process requires that all applicants answer a number of questions pertaining to the program for which they are applying before gaining access to the application. These simple questions help us determine if your program falls within our guidelines. Once you select which type of grant you wish to apply for (children with disabilities, health care for the uninsured or underserved, or public schools) you will be taken to an online application tool that will present these prescreening questions.
• If you are chosen to receive a grant, we request that grantees post volunteer opportunities on our website so that local associates can participate in your volunteer projects.
• Once you pass our pre-screening process and complete the application/proposal form, you can expect an e-mail response within four to six weeks, whether or not your program has been chosen for funding.
• Please do not call or e-mail us during the review process, as we will be unable to provide any additional information or status.
• All nonprofit organizations applying for a Community Grant for this type of program ARE REQUIRED to provide their EIN number before they can begin the eligibility quiz. Please note public schools do not need an EIN to apply.

Grants to support inclusive programs and programs serving the needs of children with disabilities

We support programs targeting children under age 21 with disabilities that address any of the following:

• Health and Rehabilitation Services – We believe that health and rehabilitation services are critical in ensuring that children with disabilities develop the skills needed to live as independently as possible at home, in school and in the community. Our CVS Caremark Community Grants support programs that promote independence among children with disabilities including physical and occupational therapies, speech and hearing therapies, assistive technology and recreational therapies.
• Enabling and Encouraging Physical Movement and Play – We believe that play is essential to healthy development — physical, cognitive, emotional and social — and offers a means of understanding the world. Therefore, we are devoted to the principle of free play. The unstructured, spontaneous, voluntary activity that is so engaging for children has long been recognized as the most beneficial form. Proposed programs may include either physical activities or play opportunities for children and should address the specific needs of the population served.

» Apply online for a Community Grant for children

Grants to support organizations that provide access to health care and health education for at risk and underserved populations

We support programs that ensure that more underserved populations receive needed quality health care through providers who participate in accountable community health care programs. We also support programs providing health education to at risk or underserved populations. There is no age limit on proposed programs that create greater access to health care services.»Apply online for a Community Grant for the underinsured or underserved

Grants to support academic enrichment programs at public schools

We work to ensure that students are not left behind in school. Proposed programs must be fully inclusive where children with disabilities are full participants in an early childhood, adolescent or teenage program alongside their typically developing peers. »Apply online for a Community Grant for Public Schools

Robert Wood Johnson Nursing Education Initiative

[from Philanthropy News Digest]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Nursing Education Initiative

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced a two-year, $4.3 million initiative to advance state and regional strategies designed to create a more highly educated nursing workforce.

Led by the Tri-Council for Nursing, whose members include theAmerican Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National League for Nursing, the American Nurses Association, and the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN) initiative will provide funding of up to $300,000 over two years to each of nine state action coalitions that have developed or made substantial progress toward achieving a 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendation that 80 percent of nurses have a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree or higher by 2020. To date, roughly half the nurses in the United States have at least a baccalaureate degree.

To advance other recommendations in the IOM report, RWJF also is supporting the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a collaborative effort to help improve quality in the nursing field and transform the way Americans receive health care. Coordinated through the Center to Champion Nursing in America, an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation, and the foundation, the campaign supports forty-eight state-based action coalitions around the country.

"Our action coalitions around the country have generated extraordinary collaboration between nurses and other leaders, who are working together to build a more highly educated and diverse nursing workforce, promote nurse leadership, support inter-professional collaboration, ensure that nurses practice to the full extent of their education and training, and improve data collection," said Susan B. Hassmiller, senior advisor for nursing at RWJF. "We are confident that the new models they create will be replicable and help achieve our goal to have 80 percent of the nursing workforce be prepared at the baccalaureate level or higher by 2020."

“Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Initiative to Support Academic Progression in Nursing.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Press Release 3/21/12.

Advanced Nursing Education Grants

This announcement solicits applications for the Advanced Nursing Education (ANE) program from eligible entities that provide advanced nursing education specialty programs that educate registered nurses to become nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, nurse educators, nurse administrators, public health nurses and other advanced nurse specialists. For purposes of this section, the term "advanced education nurses" means individuals trained in advanced degree programs including individuals in combined R.N./Master's degree programs, post-nursing master's certificate programs, or, in the case of nurse midwives, in certificate programs in existence on the date that is one day prior to the date of enactment of this section, to serve as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse-midwives, midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators, public health nurses or other nurse specialists determined by the Secretary to require advanced nurse education. Advanced nursing education programs include master's and doctoral degree programs, or in the case of certificate nurse-midwifery programs, those in existence on November 12, 1998. 

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=ED37ACD3-26AD-4B1F-B73B-1E702C4BD8D2

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Primary Care Training and Enhancement Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care Program

Description

This announcement solicits applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care Program. The purpose of the PCTE programs is to develop and enrich the education of future primary care clinicians, teachers, and researchers. The Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care Program supports primary care curriculum and infrastructure development for physician assistant students and teachers. Funds may be used to: a) Plan, develop, and operate an education program to train physician assistants to practice in primary care settings; and b) Plan, develop and operate an education program for individuals who will teach primary care in physician assistant training programs, preparing trainees to enter practice in primary care settings. 

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=DE706E55-A407-4ADD-87FD-AB9D8CEC71CA

Expected Number of Awards:	11
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,500,000

Career grant

• AHRQ Mentored Career Enhancement Award in Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) for Mid-Career and Senior Investigators (K18).

Nursing Faculty Loan Program

This announcement solicits applications for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP), to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty. The NFLP provides funding to schools of nursing to support the establishment and operation of a distinct, interest-bearing NFLP loan fund. Participating schools of nursing make loans from the fund to assist registered nurses in completing their graduate education to become qualified nurse faculty. The program offers partial loan forgiveness for borrowers that graduate and serve as full-time nursing faculty for the prescribed period of time. Under the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, Title VIII, section 846A was amended to increase the annual loan limit to $35,500 from $30,000 and will be adjusted after FY 2011 to provide for cost-of-attendance increases for the yearly loan rate and the aggregate loan. Section 847(f) added a funding priority for sections 847 and 846A of the PHS Act. This funding priority will be awarded to School of Nursing Student Loans that supports doctoral nursing students. Eligible applicants are accredited collegiate schools of nursing that offer an advanced nursing degree program(s) that prepare graduate students to teach. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is authorized to enter into an agreement with the school and make an award to the school in the form of a Federal Capital Contribution (FCC). The school must use the FCC to establish a distinct account called the NFLP fund. The school is required to deposit an Institutional Capital Contribution (ICC) that is equal to no less than one-ninth of the FCC. The account may only be used to make loans to graduate nursing students who agree to meet the requirements of the NFLP and for the costs associated with the collection of the loans and the interest on the loans. Participating schools make NFLP loans from the loan fund to eligible graduate (master's and doctoral) nursing students to complete their nursing education programs. Students may receive NFLP loans up to $35,500 per academic year for a maximum of five years to support the cost of tuition, fees, books, laboratory expenses and other reasonable education expenses. Following graduation from the nursing program, the nursing school will cancel up to 85 percent of the loan principal and interest in exchange for the loan recipient's service as a full-time nursing faculty at a school of nursing, with a certain percentage cancelled each year for up to four years. The loan cancellation over the four-year period is as follows: 20 percent of the principal and interest may be canceled upon completion of each of the first, second, and third years of full time employment, which, after the three year period, totals 60 percent, followed by the cancellation of 25 percent of the principal and interest upon completion of the fourth year of full-time employment as a faculty member in an accredited school of nursing. Repayment on the remaining 15 percent of the loan balance is postponed during the cancellation period. NFLP loans are repayable and/or cancelled over a ten-year repayment period that begins 9 months after the individual ceases to pursue a course of study at a school of nursing. NFLP loans accrue interest at a rate of three percent per annum for loan recipients who establish employment as nurse faculty. 

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=DE42BC63-0960-4286-898A-A146126F5502

Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Grants

The purpose of the Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship (NAT) Program is to provide traineeship support for licensed registered nurses enrolled as full-time students in a master's or doctoral nurse anesthesia program. Traineeships will pay all or part of the costs of the tuition, books, and fees, and the reasonable living expenses of the individual during the period for which the traineeship is provided. This program is authorized by Title VIII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, Section 811(a)(2), (42 U.S.C. 296j(a)(2)), as amended by Section 5308 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law 111-148. 

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=97B6627E-03A8-47A0-8912-C593AE718C8D

Expected Number of Awards:	100
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,250,000

Geriatric Care Training Grants

Expected Number of Awards:	16
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$4,220,000

Deadline: March 26, 2012

Eligible applicants are an accredited school of nursing, a health care facility, a program leading to certification as a certified nurse assistant, a partnership of such a school and facility, or a partnership of such a program and facility. 

Description

Section 865 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 298) as amended by section 5305 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, P.L. 111-148, authorizes grants, in coordination with programs under PHS Act section 753 (Education and Training Relating to Geriatrics) to meet the costs of projects that train and educate individuals in providing geriatric care for the elderly. This legislation authorized the establishment of traineeships for individuals who are preparing for advanced education nursing degrees in geriatric nursing, long-term care, gero-psychiatric nursing or other nursing areas that specialize in the care of the elderly population. Grants to support development of individuals in geriatric education may be used to: 1) Provide training to individuals who will provide geriatric care for the elderly; 2) Develop and disseminate curricula relating to the treatment of the health problems of elderly individuals; 3) Train faculty members in geriatrics; 4) Provide continuing education to individuals who provide geriatric care; or 5) Establish traineeships for individuals who are preparing for advanced education nursing degrees in geriatric nursing, long-term care, gero-psychiatric nursing or other nursing areas that specialize in the care of the elderly population. Projects must provide education and training for individuals providing geriatric care. Applicants are encouraged to use or adapt existing curricula as appropriate to the proposed project rather than expend resources to develop new curricula. Geriatric educational resources are available through entities such as the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (http://www.hartfordign.org/), Hartford Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Nursing Education (http://www.geriatricnursing.org/centers/), the Administration on Aging (http://www.aoa.gov), and The Long-Term Services and Supports Workforce Competency Model at: http://web.bc.edu/libtools/details.php?entryid=273 and the Veterans Administration (http://www.va.gov). The National Association of Geriatric Education Centers website at http://www.nagec.org/ also provides resources and other useful information. 

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=62B7BE7C-D0F0-483D-BF85-C675766F87A0

Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Training Program

The Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Training Program provides interdisciplinary leadership training for at least five (5) core professional disciplines in the areas of adolescent medicine, psychology, nursing, nutrition and social work at the graduate and postgraduate levels to prepare trainees for leadership roles in clinical services, research, training, and organization of health services for adolescents, including those with special health care needs. The training is designed to integrate biological, developmental, mental health, social, economic, educational, and environmental issues within a public health framework. LEAH projects develop, enhance, and improve adolescent-centered/family-involved, culturally competent, community-based care for adolescents by providing interdisciplinary leadership training of health professionals and by working with state and local health, education, youth development, and human service agencies and providers - public, private, and voluntary - with a maternal and child health focus. These training projects influence the health and health care issues of adolescents nationally. 

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=C346439E-4D97-42C0-86E3-908CFCD81A59

NIH Summer Research grants

The purpose of the NIH Summer Research Experience Program (referred to as the “Summer Research Program”) is to provide a high quality research experience for high school and college students and for science teachers during the summer academic break.  The NIH expects that such programs will: help attract young students to careers in science; provide opportunities for college students to gain valuable research experience to help prepare them for graduate school; and enhance the skills of science teachers and enable them to more effectively communicate the nature of the scientific process to their students.  The programs would also contribute to enhancing overall science literacy.  Summer Research Programs that expand and complement existing summer educational and training programs are encouraged.  Note: Not all participating Institutes and Centers (ICs) support all aspects of this program.  Therefore, prospective applicants must consult the Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements and Staff Contacts in this announcement to determine if your application will be accepted for review, and should contact staff at the relevant IC (see also Section VII) to discuss the proposed Program.


Deadline: August 1, 2012


'Participants' are the students and teachers who benefit from the proposed Summer Research Program.  Allowable participant costs depend on the educational level/career status of the individuals to be selected to participate in the program, and the duration of the summer experience.  Based on a maximum 15 weeks summer research experience, NIH will provide salary and fringe benefits up to $5,000 per high school student, up to $6,000 per college student, and up to $21,000 per science teacher.  For programs shorter than 15 weeks, these amounts will be prorated accordingly.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation grants

http://www.ddcf.org/Medical-Research/Program-Strategies/Clinical-Research/

Goal To advance the translation of basic biomedical discoveries into applications that improve human health.

Strategies The Medical Research Program seeks to accomplish its clinical research goal through two complementary strategies:

Build the Clinical Research Career Ladder

The foundation supports physician-scientists in the U.S. at different stages of their careers through the following competitive award programs:

• Clinical Research Experiences for High School Students
• Clinical Research Fellowship for Medical Students
• Clinical Scientist Development Award
• Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award

Expand Clinical Research Frontiers

The foundation supports innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to clinical research through the following competitive award programs:

• Clinical Interfaces Award Program
• Innovations in Clinical Research Award 

Definition of Clinical Research

Clinical Research is defined by the foundation as research conducted with human subjects including:

• Studies on the etiology and pathogenesis of human disease;
• Therapeutic interventions;
• Clinical trials;
• Epidemiological studies;
• Disease control research that investigates how scientific information on prevention, early detection and early diagnosis can be efficiently applied; and
• Operations and implementation research that uses analytical techniques such as epidemiological modeling and cost effectiveness analysis to determine how to achieve better health outcomes and optimal service delivery.

Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) encourages Research Conference Grant (R13) applications to conduct health disparities-related meetings, workshops, and symposia. The purpose of the Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series is to bring together academic institutions/organizations and community organizations to identify opportunities for addressing health disparities through the use of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). The objectives of meetings conducted as part of this award will be to: (1) establish and/or enhance academic-community partnerships; (2) identify community-driven research priorities, and (3) develop long-term collaborative CBPR research agendas. Thus, it is expected these partnerships will lead to grant applications for the support of CBPR projects designed to meet identified community needs. The areas of focus for these partnerships may include one or more of the following community-health issues: infant mortality; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); fibroid tumors; childhood, adolescent, and/or adult obesity; health literacy; techniques for outreach and information dissemination; pediatric and maternal HIV/AIDS prevention; and violence prevention. 

Link to Full Announcement

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-102.html

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; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations;
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

Domestic institutions or organizations, including established scientific or professional societies, are eligible to apply for conference support. An individual is not eligible to receive a grant in support of a conference. Additional Eligibility Guidance For purposes of this award, community organizations are defined as organizations that (1) have a documented (e.g., mission statement) interest in improving the health of the relevant community and (2) have a history (3 years or more) of serving the health needs and interests of the relevant community. 

DEADLINE: Oct 17, 2014 

Kazarian Foundation to Create 'Health Corps'

[from Philanthropy News Digest] 

The Charles and Agnes Kazarian Foundation has announced that its proposal to create a nationwide "health corps" as part of the $1 billion federal Health Care Innovation Challenge has been successfully validated and retrieved by the United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

To be launched with $6 million from the foundation and $30 million from CMMS, the Health Corps of America will consist of healthcare professionals who deliver at-home integrative medicine to high-risk elderly populations. The corps is the result of research conducted by the foundation on the global benchmarks and high value-add best practices of internships and volunteerism in the field.

The effort will be based on four building blocks — benchmarking and best practices, critical thinking and education, integrative medicine, and home care — and will be managed and measured using three key performance indicators: healthcare cost savings, quality of life values, and sustainable jobs created.

The foundation, which will manage the project, estimates that total savings and value-add over the next three years will be $90 million, or three times the amount invested by the government. "[T]he corps would generate $60 million of net savings while creating 1,882 jobs," said a foundation spokesperson, "which is $31,881 in net savings per job."

“Kazarian Foundation Advances $36 Million Health Care Innovation Challenge Proposal.” Charles and Agness Kazarian Foundation Press Release 2/08/12.
Primary Subject: Health 

Exploratory Grant Award to Promote Workforce Diversity in Basic Cancer Research

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) and the Division of Cancer Biology (DCB) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), invites applications by investigators from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in basic and biomedical cancer research. The NIH recognizes a unique and compelling need to promote diversity in the NIH-funded research workforce. The purpose of this FOA is to improve the diversity of the NCI-funded research workforce by supporting and recruiting eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences including individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds that have recently and demonstrably inhibited their ability to pursue a career in health-related research. This funding opportunity will also provide a bridge to investigators that have completed their research training and may need extra time to develop a research project grant application. 

Link to Full Announcement

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-096.html

OVR Announces 4 Invitations for Bid (IFB) for Independent Living Projects

Effective January 18, 2012 at 10:00 am, the Department of Labor and Industry, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, in conjunction with the PA Statewide Independent Living Council (PASILC), will have posted 4 Invitations for Bid (IFB) on the Department of General Services (DGS) web site to develop Independent Living Projects. Please read the attached Announcement and go to the DGS web site link contained in the Announcement to download all the Attachments and the Statement of Work for an IFB(s). The IFBs will be posted for 21 days. The bid period closes on February 7, 2012 at 3:00 pm. Only Electronic Bids will be accepted by that date and time. All vendors wishing to do business with the Commonwealth must register at https://www.pasupplierportal.state.pa.us/irj/portal/anonymous.

You must be a registered PA vendor in order to view, bid and receive a Contract through this IFB process. Bids will be completed through the following DGS web site: https://www.pasupplierportal.state.pa.us/irj/portal/anonymous.

Questions will be answered through this DGS web site. If you need assistance becoming a registered PA vendor, you may call this toll free number: 1-877-435-7363. If you have difficulties locating these IFBs or posting your questions, please contact Mary Ann McKinney, L&I Procurement Office at RA-li-OIT-BAS-Procur@state.pa.us. 

State Grant Writing Assistance Fund for foundations

[from Philanthropy News Digest] With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund provides grants to foundations that are interested in providing grantwriting support to state and county government agencies working to implement the Affordable Care Act.

Eligible organizations include all state and local foundations able to meet the matching requirement. (GIH considers "foundations" to be organizations whose primary function and activity is charitable grantmaking to multiple individuals or organizations.) Previous GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund awardees are eligible to reapply.

Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded for a period of up to six months. The Request for Proposals includes a matching rate of 2:1 (the fund will match two dollars for every dollar requested).

Visit the GIH Web site for the complete RFP, eligibility requirements, and application procedures.

Link to Complete RFP

Lilly Reintegration Scholarships

[from Philanthropy News Digest] Funded by Eli Lilly and Company, the Lilly Reintegration Scholarship program is designed to help people with schizophrenia, related schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, or bipolar disorder acquire the educational and vocational skills necessary to reintegrate into society, secure jobs, and regain their lives.

The scholarship program offers financial assistance for a wide range of educational opportunities in which students work to attain a certificate or degree. Eligible programs include high school equivalency programs, trade or vocational school programs, and associate, bachelor, and graduate degrees. The program does not cover noncredit, online, or distance learning courses.

To be eligible, applicants must be diagnosed with bipolar, schizophrenia, schizophreniform, or schizoaffective disorder; be currently receiving medical treatment for the disease, including medications and psychiatric follow-up; be actively involved in rehabilitative or reintegrative efforts, such as clubhouse membership, part-time work, volunteer efforts, or school enrollment; and be a United States citizen and plan to attend a school in the U.S.

The 2012-13 scholarship program will be effective for the fall 2012 to spring 2013 school year only. Past winners wishing to continue/complete their education must reapply to renew their scholarship on an annual basis.

Visit the Center for Reintegration Web site for complete program guidelines, an FAQ, and the application form.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP