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DSHS Announces 2012 Texas HIV/STD Conference Dates
DSHS will host the 18th Texas HIV/STD Conference in Austin on October 28-31, 2012. The biennial conference is for HIV/STD health professionals who serve Texans living with and affected by HIV and other STDs. This event provides capacity-building opportunities for HIV/STD prevention, intervention, and clinical care providers. The conference typically draws 800 to 1,000 HIV/STD health professionals from throughout Texas. The location of the event will be announced in late 2011. The conference will kick off at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 28, 2012 and wrap up at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. For more information, please contact Texas HIV/STD Conference Coordinator Jesse Carter at jesse.carter@dshs.state.tx.us.
From DSHS HIV-STD Insider e-mail, 10/18/11
Meadows Foundation Funds to Assist Tax-Supported Entities, Nonprofits with Bastrop Wildfire Recovery
The Dallas-based Meadows Foundation will make $850,000 available to help with the recovery effort following the devastation brought by the Bastrop County wildfire that burned much of Bastrop State Park. The funds will be divided among six governmental and nonprofit agencies.
"Considering the fiscal constraints facing state government, and the large and unexpected expenses associated with the wildfire, this grant from the Meadows Foundation is particularly welcome and tremendously appreciated," said Carter Smith, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) executive director. Sharing the funding will be TPWD, the Texas Forest Service, the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the SPCA of Texas and the Austin Humane Society.
From Strategic Partnerships, Inc. Texas Government Insider e-mail, 10/14/11
Public Funding Opportunities
AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) National Evaluation Center (NEC): HRSA-12-071
SOURCE: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 12/1/11.
$ AVAILABLE: $450,000 for one award.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit private entities, schools and academic health sciences centers. Faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply.
PURPOSE: This announcement solicits application for the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) National Evaluation Center (NEC) program. Evaluating the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) program should involve methodical assessment of whether funded programs have produced the intended HIV practice and clinical outcomes. Optimally, the strongest evaluation activities are planned during the curriculum development phase of training, with the evaluation taking place concurrently and post training. Evaluation activities must provide feedback and motivation for continued improvement for clinical participants, faculty, and curriculum designers. To ensure that important questions are answered and relevant needs met, it is necessary to be methodical in designing a process of evaluation.
CFDA: 93.145
CONTACT: Lynn R Wegman, (301) 443-5658, e-mail: lwegman@hrsa.gov. For more information see https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=03897674-4F40-4C1F-87FB-86DAACACBD3F&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup=
From HRSA Web site, accessed 10/20/11
Subject(s) health professions training, technology
Licensure Portability Grant Program: HRSA-12-091
SOURCE: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1/17/12.
$ AVAILABLE: $700,000 for two awards.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are limited by statute to state professional licensing boards. State licensing boards should have a strong record in implementing cross-border activities to overcome licensure barriers to the provision of telemedicine services across many states.
PURPOSE: This announcement solicits applications for the Licensure Portability Grant Program (LPGP). The primary purpose of the LPGP is to provide support for state professional licensing boards to carry out programs under which licensing boards of various states cooperate to develop and implement state policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine. The program is designed to leverage the experience of state licensing boards that have a strong record in implementing cross-border activities to overcome licensure barriers to the provision of telemedicine services across many states.
CFDA: 93.211
CONTACT: Carlos Mena, (301) 443-3198, e-mail: cmena@hrsa.gov. For more information see https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=C1988FB6-24F1-4402-B2DB-405811E1670C&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup=
From HRSA Web site, accessed 10/20/11
Subject(s) health policy research, public health
NIDDK Interconnectivity Network Coordinating Unit (U24): RFA-DK-11-030
SOURCE: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 2/15/12. Application: 3/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NIDDK will commit $600,000 total costs in FY2012. It is anticipated that one award will be made.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), small businesses, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), state governments, U.S. territories or possessions, Indian/Native American tribal government (federally recognized and other than federally recognized), Indian/Native American tribally designated organizations, non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, regional organizations, eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this announcement is to support development of a web portal and associated bioinformatics required to facilitate information sharing between NIDDK-supported resources and the scientific community, with the ultimate goal of synergizing scientific advances in NIDDK interest areas.
CFDA: 93.847
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-11-030.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 10/20/11
Subject(s) health policy research, technology
Private Funding Opportunities
2012 Action Communities for Innovation and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) Request for Funding and Technical Assistance
SOURCE: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11/7/11.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see PURPOSE for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see PURPOSE for eligibility information.
PURPOSE: NACDD is pleased to release the 2012 Action Communities for Innovation and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) Request for Funding and Technical Assistance applications. There are two different types of Requests for Funding Assistance awards and one Request for Technical Assistance award.
The 2012 ACHIEVE Community Request for Funding Assistance seeks applications from local community coalitions or other local or regionally-based organizations. Up to five new ACHIEVE communities will be selected to implement policy, systems and environmental change strategies and to enhance or develop a Community Health Action Response Team (CHART). NACDD has approximately $440,000 available to fund up to five ACHIEVE communities ($88,000 each) in states or U.S. Territories for a two-year project period. The five selected communities will collaborate with the State Health Department’s (SHD) Chronic Disease Program, as well as NACDD, an assigned community mentor, and other national partners.
The 2012 State Request for Technical Assistance will award technical assistance and travel stipends to states that collaborate with the newly funded 2012 NACDD ACHIEVE communities to provide state-based technical assistance and support to these teams throughout the duration of the two-year project period. A state application is a required component of the 2012 ACHIEVE Community application.
New this year is the 2012 ACHIEVE Mentor Request for Funding Assistance. Up to five current NACDD ACHIEVE communities from cohort years 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 are eligible to apply for this sustainability funding award. NACDD has approximately $200,000 available to fund up to 5 ACHIEVE mentor communities at $40,000 each to designate one lead mentor coach and one partner mentor coach to provide applied technical assistance and support to newly funded NACDD 2012 ACHIEVE Communities.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information.
From DSHS Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention e-mail, 10/18/11
Subject(s) chronic diseases, community health services
2012 Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships
SOURCE: Sodexo Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 12/5/11.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to five students will be selected as national winners. Each will receive a $5,000 scholarship award and a matching $5,000 grant in their name for the hunger charity of their choice. In addition, up to 20 students will earn regional recognition, with a $1,000 donation to their favorite hunger charity.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, students must be enrolled in an accredited education institution (kindergarten through graduate school) in the U.S. and be able to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to hunger-relief activities in their community.
PURPOSE: STOP Hunger Scholarships recognize students who are driving awareness and mobilizing youth to be catalysts for innovative solutions to eliminate hunger in the United States. The scholarships support the education of young people who are working to end hunger in communities across the country and draw attention to the innovative and effective solutions that they are implementing toward ending hunger in their lifetime.
CONTACT: For additional information regarding the scholarship program contact ISTS by e-mail at info@applyists.com or by phone at (615) 320 3149. When emailing or calling, please indicate that you are inquiring about the Sodexo Foundation Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarships. For more information see http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/scholarships/scholarships.asp
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest RFP Bulletin, 10/14/11
Subject(s) nutrition/food services
Grants to Improve Patient Safety
SOURCE: Cardinal Health Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 12/2/11.
$ AVAILABLE: Grants of between $15,000 and $35,000 will be awarded to approximately 40 organizations in 2012.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants are encouraged to submit funding requests for projects that help improve medication safety, particularly for periods when patients move from hospital environments to home and other healthcare settings; or for projects that improve operating room safety through the use of World Health Organization Surgical Safety checklists. These checklists have been proven to reduce surgical morbidity and mortality by providing a list of patient safety activities that a surgical team must complete before commencing a medical procedure. In addition to receiving funding, grantees will have access to coaching and support from experts in medication safety and surgical safety checklists.
PURPOSE: The Cardinal Health Foundation has announced that, for the fifth consecutive year, it will award more than $1 million in grants through its E3 - Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Excellence in Healthcare Program to help hospitals, health systems, community health clinics, and other nonprofit healthcare institutions in the United States improve the efficiency and quality of patient care.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www.cardinalhealth.com/us/en/CommunityRelations/Apply/E3
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest RFP Bulletin, 10/14/11
Subject(s) health care facilities
Project Orange Thumb Invites Applications for Community Garden Grants and Makeovers
SOURCE: Fiskars
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 12/5/11.
$ AVAILABLE: Fiskars will choose eleven recipients from the pool of grant applicants. Ten will receive $5,000 in cash and tools, and one applicant will receive a complete garden makeover. During a Project Orange Thumb garden makeover, Fiskars works with neighbors, business leaders, volunteers, and community partners to transform a barren lot into a beautiful, productive community gathering space — all in a single day.
ELIGIBILITY: Applications will be accepted from any nonprofit organization within the U.S. or Canada. All applicants will be considered for a grant; however, only those that specify they are interested and meet Fiskars' criteria will be considered for the garden makeover.
PURPOSE: Fiskars, a global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden, and outdoors, has announced that the application process for 2012 Project Orange Thumb garden grants and makeovers in the United States and Canada is open.
Fiskars' Project Orange Thumb provides tools, materials, and other support to help communities reach their goals for neighborhood beautification, community collaboration, and healthy, sustainable food sources.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www2.fiskars.com/Activities/Project-Orange-Thumb
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest RFP Bulletin, 10/14/11
Subject(s) nutrition/food services, health promotion/wellness
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Offers Support for Projects to Apply Behavioral Economics to Perplexing Health and Health Care Challenges
SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Brief proposals are due 11/2/11.
$ AVAILABLE: The foundation expects to make approximately 10 awards of up to $100,000 each under this Call for Proposals. Projects may last for up to 18 months.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, ideas should apply the principles or paradigms of behavioral economics to a persistent health or healthcare issue. Proposals are encouraged from a range of disciplines, including but not limited to behavioral economics, decision theory, economics, public health, sociology, psychology, marketing, nursing, and medicine.
Preference will be given to applicants who are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations as defined under Section 509(a).
PURPOSE: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced Applying Behavioral Economics to Perplexing Health and Health Care Challenges, a new initiative to support innovative ideas that apply the principles and theories of behavioral economics to perplexing health problems.
The program is particularly interested in supporting either experiments or secondary data analyses that test innovative solutions to the challenges of obesity and consumer engagement.
CONTACT: For more information on the program and proposal submission requirements, please contact: behealth@upenn.edu. For more information see http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21372
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest RFP Bulletin, 10/14/11
Subject(s) health policy research
Events
ED Essentials: Intensive Training for Nonprofit Executives
SPONSOR: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success
WHEN: October 27 to November 4, 9 am to 4 pm.
WHERE: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, 7703 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, (Austin, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Please see https://greenlights.secure.force.com/apex/register?cid=a0uC0000000K28pIAC for class description.
COST: $400 members / $475 non-members.
CONTACT: Monica Maher, (512) 477-5955 ext. 252, e-mail: monicam@greenlights.org.
From Greenlights for Nonprofit Success Web site, accessed 10/19/11
Board Essentials
SPONSOR: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success
WHEN: December 1, 3 to 5 pm.
WHERE: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, 7703 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, (Austin, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Please see https://greenlights.secure.force.com/apex/register?cid=a0uC0000000K4RgIAK for class description.
COST: $20 members / $40 non-members.
CONTACT: Monica Maher, (512) 477-5955 ext. 252, e-mail: monicam@greenlights.org.
From Greenlights for Nonprofit Success Web site, accessed 10/19/11
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