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