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Funding News and Grant Tips
HUD Offering Grants to 'Revitalize Communities'
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the availability of $110 million in grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative to “transform public and assisted housing and to revitalize communities.” Appearing in the Federal Register is the Notice of Funding Availability, the federal application, for the FY 2012 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Program. Among the program’s goals is to support positive outcomes “related to residents’ health, safety, employment, mobility, and education.” Deadline for applications is April 10th. For a link to the full funding notice, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/basic.do and enter FR-5600-N-19 as the funding opportunity number.
From DSHS E-mail, 1/17/12
Information for Ryan White and Texas HIV Medication Program Clients Who Have Texas Medicaid Coverage
DSHS is working together with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to make sure you know about changes that are coming to the Medicaid program in Texas. It’s important for your continuity of care that you know about these changes. Note: The changes described in the message only apply to you if you have Texas Medicaid coverage and a) you’re in the Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) Medicaid program or b) you’re in STAR or STAR+PLUS and there are new health plan options in your service area.
On March 1, 2012, the managed care model for Medicaid in Texas will expand statewide. If you get Medicaid services through Primary Care Case Management (PCCM), you should have gotten a packet in the mail from HHSC telling you about the change and encouraging you to pick a managed care medical plan. You also would have gotten this packet if you already have a Medicaid managed care plan and there are new medical plans to choose from in your service area. Here is more important information for you:
* You need to pick a medical plan. If you have not yet picked a medical plan, you should have gotten a packet in the mail from HHSC encouraging you to do so. If you do not pick a medical plan by February 10, 2012, HHSC will pick one for you. The packet from HHSC will include information on the medical plans you can pick from and how to enroll. You can check the provider directories of the medical plans offered in your service area to find out which doctors are in which medical plan. Once you’ve picked your medical plan, call 1-800-964-2777. You also can call that number if you need help finding a provider or if you have questions. You can learn more about the medical plans and services by going to a meeting in your area. To see a list of these meetings, go to http://www.txmedicaidevents.com.
* Your prescription drug benefit may be changing. If you get your Medicaid services through PCCM you are limited to three prescription drugs each month. On March 1, when you move from PCCM to STAR or STAR+PLUS that will change – you will no longer have a prescription limit. Since you’ll be able to get all your prescriptions through your STAR or STAR+PLUS medical plan, you will no longer be eligible to receive services from the Texas HIV Medication Program AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). Your medical plan will have network pharmacies where you can get your prescriptions filled. Contact information for your medical plan will be on the Your Texas Benefits Medicaid card and the member ID card that you will get from your medical plan. If you have both Medicare and Medicaid, you will continue to get your prescription benefit through Medicare.
From DSHS HIV/STD Program HIV-STD Insider e-mail, 1/17/12
Public Funding Opportunities
Dental Reimbursement Program: HRSA-12-080
SOURCE: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4/13/12.
$ AVAILABLE: $9 million for 65 awards.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants are limited to dental schools and other dental education programs, that were described in 777(b)(4)(B) Public Health Service Act as such section was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Health Professions Partnerships Education Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-392) ["postdoctoral dental education program means a program sponsored by a school of dentistry, a hospital, or a public or private institution that offers postdoctoral training in the specialties of dentistry, advanced education in general dentistry, or a dental general practice residency"]. In addition, dental hygiene programs that are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation are also eligible.
PURPOSE: This announcement solicits applications for Part F Dental Reimbursement Program (DRP) to expand HIV services and education and training. These services target low-income, underserved people living with HIV/AIDS. The primary purpose of the DRP is to improve access to oral health care services for patients with HIV and to train dental and hygiene students and dental residents to deliver HIV/AIDS dental care. The DRP assists institutions with accredited dental or dental hygiene education programs recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation by defraying their unreimbursed costs associated with providing oral health care to persons living with HIV/AIDS.
CFDA: 93.924
CONTACT: Mahyar Mofidi, (301) 443-2075, e-mail: Mmofidi@hrsa.gov. For more information see https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=9D330E74-EECE-477C-A25C-B3B639FABFEB&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup=1
From HRSA Web site, accessed 1/18/12
Subject(s) dental health, HIV/AIDS services, health professions training
Excellence in Hemoglobinopathies Research Award (EHRA) (U54): RFA-HL-13-005
SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 4/8/12. Application: 5/8/12.
$ AVAILABLE: The NHLBI intends to fund approximately 7-10 awards and commit $72.85 million total costs to the Excellence in Hemglobinopathies Research Awards program over a period of five years. A total cost of $14 million will be committed for FY 2013.
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: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits five-year Cooperative Agreement (U54) grant applications to the Excellence in Hemoglobinopathies Research Award (EHRA) program. The primary objective of this new program is to support the development of studies that will accelerate high-impact multi-disciplinary basic and translational research in the hemoglobinopathies and facilitate maximal collaborations among basic and translational scientists and clinical hematologists located throughout the US or at international sites.
CFDA: 93.839
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-005.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 1/19/12
Subject(s) medical research
Leadership Group for a Clinical Research Network on Antibacterial Resistance (UM1): RFA-AI-12-019
SOURCE: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 5/1/12. Application: 6/1/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NIAID intends to commit up to an estimated $10 million total cost in FY 14 to fund one multi-component award.
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 encourage submission of applications for the Leadership Group for a Clinical Research Network on Antibacterial Resistance. The Leadership Group (LG) will have overall responsibility for designing, prioritizing, implementing and managing the network’s clinical research agenda to address antibacterial resistance (AR) scientific priorities. Applications for the LG must include an overview component and three functional components: a Leadership and Operations Center (LOC), a Laboratory Center (LC) and a Statistics and Data Management Center (SDMC).
CFDA: 93.855; 93.856
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-12-019.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 1/19/12
Subject(s) medical research
Special Services to Persons with Disabilities (SSPD), 24-Hour Shared Attendant Care Program (SAC): 53900-2-0000068662
SOURCE: Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/7/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility information.
PURPOSE: The Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) seeks to obtain the services of a provider agency to provide 24– Hour Shared Attendant Care to DADS individuals served in accordance with the specifications contained in this Request for Proposals (“RFP”). Enterprise Contract and Procurement Services (ECPS), a division of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), is conducting this procurement on behalf of DADS.
CFDA: none
CONTACT: Elizabeth Ward, (512) 206-5416, e-mail: Elizabeth.Ward@hhsc.state.tx.us. For more information see http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/bid_show.cfm?bidid=98300
From ESBD Web site, accessed 1/19/12
Subject(s) disabilities
Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics II (T15): RFA-HL-13-015
SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 3/11/12. Application: 4/11/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NHLBI intend to fund up to six awards, corresponding to a total of $2 million, for fiscal year 2013. Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) invites applications for training grants to develop, conduct, and evaluate summer courses in the basic principles and methods of biostatistics as employed in biomedical research. The courses will introduce advanced undergraduates, recent graduates, and beginning graduate students to the field of biostatistics for the purpose of encouraging them to pursue careers in biostatistics.
CFDA: 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.233
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-015.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 1/19/12
Subject(s) medical research, health professions training
Targeting Inflammation and Immune Activation in HIV Disease (U01): RFA-AI-12-007
SOURCE: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 6/13/12. Application: 7/13/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NIAID intends to commit $2.3 million in FY 2013 to fund two to four awards.
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, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, U.S. territories or possessions, non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities, Hispanic-serving institutions, regional organizations, eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: This announcement solicits applications that propose small proof-of-concept clinical trials, with concurrent intensive laboratory studies, designed to evaluate the effect of an intervention on chronic immune activation or persistent inflammation in HIV-infected individuals who are taking effective antiretroviral therapy. The intervention must have a known mechanism of action. The goal of this initiative is to identify specific mechanisms or pathways that can be targeted to prevent or reverse persistent immune activation in HIV-infected individuals.
CFDA: 93.855; 93.856
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-12-007.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 1/20/12
Subject(s) medical research, HIV/AIDS research
Private Funding Opportunities
Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award
SOURCE: Sohn Conference Foundation, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Fellowships are granted for a three-year term with second- and third-year funding contingent upon satisfactory progress reports. Fellowships provide annual stipends of $50,000 or $60,000 and annual expense allowances of $2,000.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: M.D., Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., D.D.S., or D.V.M. Candidates who have already accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship award are not eligible.
Candidates must apply for the fellowship under the guidance of a sponsor — a scientist (tenured, tenure-track, or equivalent position) capable of providing mentorship to the fellow. Awards are made to institutions for the support of the fellow under direct supervision of the sponsor.
The proposed research must be conducted at a university, hospital, or research institution. Candidates applying to work in foreign-based or United States government laboratories may be awarded a fellowship if they are considered to be especially meritorious or if the program represents an unusual opportunity for postdoctoral training. Foreign candidates may apply to do their research only in the U.S.
PURPOSE: The Sohn Conference Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to curing pediatric cancers, has granted $1.5 million to the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, the leading charity supporting innovative young cancer researchers, to establish the Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award. Created to help address the critical shortage of funding for pediatric cancer research, the new award will provide funding to basic scientists and clinicians for research with the potential to significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of one or more pediatric cancers.
The fellowship program seeks to recruit the top young minds to research childhood cancers. The program is being launched as a pilot project with the potential for expansion if successful.
CONTACT: Award Programs, (212) 455-0520, e-mail: awards@damonrunyon.org. For more information see http://www.damonrunyon.org/for_scientists/more/pediatric_fellowship_award_overview
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest Web site, accessed 1/19/12
Subject(s) cancer research, health professions training, children's health, adolescent health
Human Rights and Drug Policy Summer Course
SOURCE: Open Society Foundations
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Accepted applicants will have their expenses (travel, accommodation, and stipend) covered. Financial aid is available in the following categories: tuition waiver, accommodation grant, travel grant (full or partial), and stipend. Participants from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia, as well as those coming from emerging countries worldwide, can apply for financial aid in all categories. Participants from developed countries are expected to pay the course tuition fee. However, there are a limited number of tuition waivers available to participants from developed countries on a competitive basis.
ELIGIBILITY: Applications are invited from high-achieving M.A. and Ph.D. students, junior faculty, research staff in universities and other institutions and professionals. (Undergraduates without a university degree will not be considered.) No prior knowledge of human rights and drug policy is required of participants.
PURPOSE: The Human Rights and Drug Policy Summer Course aims to situate drug policies globally within a framework of fundamental human rights, and to assess the extent to which country and international drug policies fail to meet human rights standards. Discussion will focus partly on the identification and understanding of human rights including those that have their basis in international agreements and laws, and in part on evaluation and assessment of the gap between rights and practice in the implementation of drug policies in many countries and regions.
The focus of the course is global and participants will be drawn from all regions internationally.
A key objective of the course is to emphasize the interdisciplinarity both of learning and of problem-solving. It is thus an important objective that nonstandard disciplines be represented, and that new skills and capacities are applied to this area of public policy.
The course will take place July 16-27, 2012, at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary.
CONTACT: Please see URL for international contact information. For more information see http://www.summer.ceu.hu/drugpolicy-2012
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest Web site, accessed 1/19/12
Subject(s) health policy research, substance abuse education/prevention
Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)-Honorable A. David Mazzone Special Challenge Award Research Program
SOURCE: Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3/16/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Designed to support large-scale team-driven research projects, the program provides two-year awards totaling $1 million.
ELIGIBILITY: Proposals must be from teams of at least three highly experienced investigators capable of devoting unique scientific expertise to the solution of a significant problem in prostate cancer research. A team may be assembled from one institution, or several, located anywhere in the world.
Investigators representing nonprofit academic research centers worldwide are eligible to apply. Investigators from for-profit companies and government-sponsored institutions are ineligible.
PURPOSE: These awards will focus on funding treatment sciences. Research with a high probability of near-term patient benefit is required in the following topic areas: translational research in metabolism/adiposity/nutrition/survivorship; molecular imaging in both primary and metastatic disease; co-targeting tumor microenvironment; first-in-field research on new targets in metastatic disease systemic treatment; mechanisms of resistance to new treatments for advanced prostate cancer; and diagnostics and biomarkers that differentiate indolent from metastatic prostate cancer.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.5849007/k.F70A/Open_RFAs.htm
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest Web site, accessed 1/19/12
Subject(s) cancer research, health professions training
Phase II of Affordable Care Act State Grant Writing Assistance Fund
SOURCE: Grantmakers In Health (GIH), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/29/12.
$ AVAILABLE: 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).
ELIGIBILITY: 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.
PURPOSE: With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund provides grants to foundations that are interested in providing grant writing support to state and county government agencies working to implement the Affordable Care Act.
CONTACT: Anna Spencer, (202) 452-8331, e-mail: aspencer@gih.org.
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest Web site, accessed 1/19/12
Subject(s) health promotion/wellness, public health, health policy research
Events
Free 501(c)offee Club
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: February 1, 7:30 to 9:30 am.
WHERE: Cafe Express, 3230 McKinney Avenue, (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Free nonprofit networking for those who work and volunteer at nonprofit organizations. We meet the first Wednesday of every month except for January when we meet the second Wednesday. We will discuss a different topic each month. All are welcome!
COST: Free.
CONTACT: Lauren Sifferman, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: info@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 1/20/12
Nonprofit Legal Forum: Advice from Attorneys
SPONSOR: Dallas Bar Foundation, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: February 2, 7:30 am to noon.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: The Nonprofit Legal Forum is a free program intended to provide information and education needed to address the legal issues crucial to running nonprofit organizations.
Session topics include employment law update, social media in the workplace, and the NLRB and nonprofits.
The forum will consist of a panel presentation by Michael Bell of Ogletree Deacons, MIchelle Morgan of Jones Day and Chris Antone of Jackson Lewis who specialize in employment law. Following the panel discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to ask our panelists for their expertise.
If preferred, questions may be submitted in advance to education@cnmdallas.org and will be addressed anonymously by the attorneys.
COST: Free.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: info@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 1/20/12
Managing the Development Office
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: February 14, 9 am to 12:30 pm.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: What does it take to run a productive development office?
There are many roles and competing demands that a development officer must be attentive to in the course of raising funds. Staying focused on your organizational and fundraising goals, while planning, crafting, forecasting, and reporting on them is a challenge - and that's all before lunch?
Truthfully, the job of a fund development staff is one of the most challenging a nonprofit can employ. Join seasoned fundraising professional, Carole V. Rylander for this careful examination of all the aspects of running a productive development office.
COST: $65 members / $115 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: info@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 1/20/12
Lunch and Learn: Managing Public Perception
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: February 15, 11:30 am to 1 pm.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: You work hard to further your organization's mission, achieve the milestones that will make an impact for your cause, and make a difference overall, but how do you balance these areas with the need to tell your story in just the right way that you gain the external support you need?
There are some specific steps you can take to build a good foundation of materials and messages about your organization that will establish and enhance your reputation.
In this session you'll discuss:
* Elements of a strong reputation.
* How to address your brand, tone and messaging in materials to build trust.
* Issues management and tips for crisis communications.
* Public relations strategies to build your reputation.
* How to work with the media.
COST: $25 members / $35 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: info@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 1/20/12
Nonprofit Financial Basics
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: February 16, 9 am to noon.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: You don't have to be an accountant or finance person to understand the basics of nonprofit financial management.
Participants will gain a general understanding and some useful tools thus enabling them to:
* Know how to see the "hidden" messages in nonprofit financial statements.
* Use financial statements as a management tool.
* Understand the basics of budgeting.
* Realize the importance of linking the budget to the strategic plan.
COST: $65 members / $115 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: info@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 1/20/12
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