Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship

Expected Number of Awards: 350
Estimated Total Program Funding: $16,000,000

Eligible applicants are collegiate schools of nursing, academic health centers, and other private or public nonprofit entities accredited by a recognized body or bodies or State agency, approved for the purpose of nursing education by the Secretary of Education. A new program of nursing that is not accredited at the time of submission of a grant application, by reason of an insufficient period of operation, but eligible for accreditation by a recognized body or bodies or State agency, is eligible to apply for funding if the Secretary of Education finds, after consultation with the appropriate accrediting body or bodies, that there is reasonable assurance that the program will meet the accreditation standards of such body or bodies prior to the beginning of the academic year following the normal graduation date of students of the first entering class. Applicants that are “new programs” just beginning the accreditation process and wish to establish eligibility based on the provisions above should contact the Department of Education, Accreditation and State Liaison Unit at 202-219-7011 for further guidance on securing the required determination from the Secretary of Education.

Agency Name

Health Resources & Services Administration

Description

Grants are awarded to eligible institutions to provide financial support through traineeships for registered nurses enrolled in advanced education nursing programs to prepare nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse- midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse administrators, nurse educators, public health nurses and nurses in other specialties requiring advanced education. The traineeship program is a formula program. Applications are submitted via a two-phase process. -- Phase I is due in Grants.gov. Applicants will receive instructions via email following submission of Phase I. -- Phase II is due in the HRSA EHB approximately two weeks after Phase I has been submitted.

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=673DF592-F340-4FFD-A5F6-01CC50810329

Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education

Expected Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding: $230,000,000

Description

To provide graduate medical education payments to support community-based training. Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education payments will cover the costs of new residency programs in community-based ambulatory primary care settings such as health centers. Payments will be maed for direct expenses and for indirect expenses to qualified teaching health centers that are listed as sponsoring institutions by the revelant accrediting body for expansion of existing, or establishing of new approved, graduate medical residency training programs.

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=4DF3F02A-05B4-45B9-AC71-110DCE430259

Lasker Foundation Public Service Award

[From Philanthropy News Digest] The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation invites nominations for the Mary Woodard Lasker Public Service Award in support of medical research and the health sciences.

The award honors exceptional individuals and organizations whose public service has profoundly enlarged the possibilities for medical research and the health sciences and their impact on public health. The award will be conferred on a winner selected from among policy makers, journalists, philanthropists, advocates, scientists, and public health professionals. The award committee welcomes nominations in global health, domestic health, or both.

Awards may be given: 1) to an individual or organization that has significantly advanced public understanding of subjects in medical research, medicine, and health through bold investigation, creative coverage and reporting, or extraordinary educational efforts; 2) to an individual or organization, including elected or appointed officials at the state, national, or international levels, that has played a major role in the support of policy, legislative, or other initiatives aimed at advancing progress in the medical sciences or health worldwide; 3) to an individual or institution (public, private, corporate) that has provided critical and generous financial support for new, incisive initiatives that enhance medical and health research and their impact; or 4) to an individual who has developed a national or international profile as an outstanding spokesperson in support of medical research or the health sciences and whose advocacy and leadership have brought about significant, lasting benefits for research, medicine, or health.

Visit the Lasker Foundation Web site for complete program information and nomination procedures.

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Nutritional scientist training

[From Philanthropy News Digest] The Dannon Institute, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to promoting research, education, and communication about the link between nutrition and good health, created the Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute to exemplify its commitment to the development of leadership in nutritional sciences and the promotion of excellence in research.

The program is designed to equip outstanding nutritional scientists at an early stage of their careers with the leadership skills and broad perspective necessary to achieve their professional potential.

The Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute consists of an intensive five-day training program designed to provide participants with strategies for improving their ability to lead others in both their place of employment and in the field of nutrition.

To be eligible, applicants must have earned a doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent) in nutrition or a related subject. Preference is given to those who have completed their doctoral training in the last three to five years. Physicians who are completing their postdoctoral training, regardless of the number of years since they received their medical degree, are also eligible for the program. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S., Canada, or Mexico, or permanent residents of the U.S.

The Dannon Institute will provide participants with travel to and from the program site in Maryland; accommodations and meals at Aspen Wye River Conference Center in Queenstown, Maryland, for five nights; and materials, books, and training.

The program is conducted in English and the application must be completed in English.

For complete program details and application procedures, visit the Dannon Institute Web site.

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Global Gateway Foundation

[From Philanthropy News Digest] The Global Gateway Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve as a scientific, social, and philanthropic catalyst for the healing, wellness, and dignity and integration of global humanity.

The foundation's primary area of interest is in new technologies emerging in the field of health and healing, especially current and emerging "subtle energy" technologies that support greater physical, mental, and spiritual integration; application of new discoveries in the "hard sciences" (physics, mathematics, electronics, engineering, network modeling, biophysics, and materials science) to healing modalities; the underlying dynamics of energy-based health and wellness disciplines such as Network Spinal Analysis Care, Somato Respiratory Integration, traditional chiropractic care, acupuncture, Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, and similar approaches; how these dynamics may lead to new understandings and/or directions for basic research in the hard sciences and the social sciences (e.g., organizational development, increased understanding of the integral and core nature of individuals, and reorganizational strategies that support greater personal and social integration and harmony); and methods for evaluating the impact and outcomes of these new understandings when applied to health and wellness, industrial applications, and society.

The foundation's competitive grants initiative is designed to provide small amounts of funding to investigators undertaking research in the foundation's areas of interest, with the understanding that applicants whose projects show promise will be encouraged to subsequently apply to third-party funding agencies with more extensive research budgets.

The initiative will provide seed funding, in the form of grants of $2,500 to $10,000 each, for five to ten scientific research projects. Grants will be for a period of one year with a possible one-year renewal.

Applications will be considered from individuals and organizations with the appropriate experience and credentials to carry out a project as proposed. While proposals from established research organizations will have priority, applications from individuals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Visit the Global Gateway Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines and application procedures.

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Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01)

This FOA issued by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institute on Aging (NIA), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and the Office of Research on Womens Health (ORWH) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications for research and development of technologies that monitor health or deliver care in a real-time, accessible, effective, and minimally obtrusive way. These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers. The development of these technology systems has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, people aging with mild impairments, as well as individuals with chronic conditions.

Design and Development of Novel Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R21)

This FOA encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (R21) applications for research and development of novel technologies that monitor health, inform clinical decisions, or deliver therapies in a real-time and minimally obtrusive way. These are technologies that enable monitoring of personal motion, vital signs, and physiological measures in a manner that minimizes disruption to an individual’s daily routine and at all times protects their privacy, dignity and comfort. These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers. Effective application of home-based and mobile technologies has the potential to increase adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens, reduce incidence of avoidable post-acute complications, and improve self-care management of chronic conditions. Proposals to refine or enhance existing systems or to evaluate them in particular settings are referred to the companion FOA for R01s [Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01)].

Some examples of appropriate topics for this FOA include but are not limited to:

• Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect personal care needs
• Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect acute medical events
• Devices to ensure adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens
• Real-time monitoring and management of chronic conditions
• Monitoring systems to detect progressive decline in physical and cognitive abilities
• Therapeutic or management systems to address physical or cognitive decline
• Fall detection or prevention systems
• Devices to monitor and facilitate sleep health
• Technologies aimed at helping the lay care-giver or professional provider
• Research and development for improved human-computer interfaces for home-use technologies