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Funding News and Grant Tips
Maps of Counties Reached by CPRIT Prevention Projects Now Available
Organizations interested in applying for a CPRIT Prevention award now have access to portfolio maps showing counties reached by CPRIT’s current Prevention grants. Maps can be viewed at http://www.cprit.state.tx.us/prevention/resources-for-cancer-prevention-and-control/ and are available by cancer type as well as type of program (public education, professional education, clinical service, survivor care, and healthy lifestyle/obesity prevention). Distribution of the Prevention grants portfolio is one of several programmatic considerations discussed by the Prevention Review Council. An expanded description of the Prevention review process has also been added to CPRIT’s website.
From CPRIT e-mail, 1/27/12
CPRIT Adopts Tobacco-Free Policy for Grantees
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has announced a new tobacco-free policy for all current and future CPRIT grantees.
The policy, adopted by the CPRIT Oversight Committee on January 18, requires grant recipients to certify that they have established tobacco-free policies as a condition of receiving CPRIT funds. This new policy will affect any new grants awarded after July 26, 2012. All CPRIT grantees currently receiving funding must be in compliance with the new policy by August 31, 2012 or the first anniversary of the grant award, whichever is later. Full text of the rule is available at http://www.cprit.state.tx.us/about-cprit/laws-rules-and-guidelines.
From CPRIT e-mail, 2/3/12
Public Funding Opportunities
Company Commercialization Awards: RFA C-12-COMP-3
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: Recipient companies must currently have or must commit to the following: Headquarters and registration in Texas, the majority of staff residing in or relocated to Texas, and Texas-based subcontractors and suppliers unless adequate justification is provided for the use of out-of-state entities.
PURPOSE: The long-term objective of this award is to support commercially oriented therapeutic and medical technology products, diagnostic- or treatment-oriented information technology products, diagnostics, tools, services, and infrastructure projects.
CFDA: none
CONTACT: HelpDesk support is available for questions regarding user registration and online submission of applications.
Telephone: (866) 941-7146, e-mail: CommercializationHelp@CPRITGrants.org. For more information see http://www.cprit.state.tx.us/images/uploads/rfa_c-12-comp-3.pdf
From CPRIT e-mail, 2/3/12
Subject(s) cancer research, technology
Company Formation Awards: RFA C-12-FORM-3
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: Early-stage start-up companies are eligible. Such companies may have received seed funding from family, friends, and/or angel investors. However, only applicants with no previous round of professional institutional investment (i.e., those that have not yet received Series A financing) are eligible. The inclusion of a complete and detailed capitalization table is required for assessment of eligibility.
Recipient companies must currently have or must commit to the following: Headquarters and registration in Texas, the majority of staff residing in or relocated to Texas, and Texas-based subcontractors and suppliers unless adequate justification is provided for the use of out-of-state entities.
PURPOSE: The goal of the Company Formation Awards is to finance the development of innovative products, services, and infrastructure with significant potential impact on patient care. These investments will assist early-stage start-up companies by providing the opportunity to further the development of new products for the diagnosis, treatment, supportive care, or prevention of cancer; to establish infrastructure that is critical to the development of a robust industry; or to fill a treatment, industry, or research gap.
CFDA: none
CONTACT: HelpDesk support is available for questions regarding user registration and online submission of applications. Telephone: (866) 941-7146, e-mail: CommercializationHelp@CPRITGrants.org. for more information see http://www.cprit.state.tx.us/images/uploads/rfa_c-12-form-3.pdf
From CPRIT e-mail, 2/3/12
Subject(s) cancer research, technology, cancer care
Company Relocation Awards: RFA C-12-RELO-3
SOURCE: Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: Recipient companies must currently have or must commit to the following: Headquarters and registration in Texas, the majority of staff residing in or relocated to Texas, and Texas-based subcontractors and suppliers unless adequate justification is provided for the use of out-of-State entities.
PURPOSE: The goal of the Company Relocation Awards is to finance the development of innovative products, services, and infrastructure with significant potential impact on patient care. These investments will provide companies or limited partnerships that are willing to relocate all or a substantial portion of their business to Texas with the opportunity to further the development of new products for the diagnosis, treatment, supportive care, or prevention of cancer; to establish infrastructure that is critical to the development of a robust industry; or to fill a treatment, industry, or research gap.
CFDA: none
CONTACT: HelpDesk support is available for questions regarding user registration and online submission of applications. Telephone: (866) 941-7146, e-mail: CommercializationHelp@CPRITGrants.org. for more information see http://www.cprit.state.tx.us/images/uploads/rfa_c-12-relo-3.pdf
From CPRIT e-mail, 2/3/12
Subject(s) cancer research, technology, cancer care
Development of Tools to Explore the Synaptome (R21): RFA-MH-12-140
SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 3/26/12. Application: 4/16/12.
$ AVAILABLE: $500,000 in FY 2012 to fund two or three 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, 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) issued by the National Institutes of Health, encourages applications that will develop novel technologies and/or tools to facilitate the study of genes and proteins at the synapse on a large scale.
CFDA: 93.242, 93.867, 93.866, 93.273, 93.286, 93.865, 93.173, 93.121, 93.279, 93.113, 93.859, 93.853, 93.361, 93.213
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-12-140.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 2/2/12
Subject(s) medical research, technology
Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30): RFA-DK-12-004
SOURCE: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 5/29/12. Application: 6/29/12.
$ AVAILABLE: The total amount of funding that the NIDDK expects to commit through this announcement is up to $1,250,000 to fund up to a total of one new and/or renewal grants.
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 announcement issued by the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, invites grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to establish core centers that are part of an integrated program of nutrition and/or obesity-research. The Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) program is based on the core concept, whereby shared resources aimed at fostering productivity, synergy, and new research ideas among the funded investigators are supported in a cost-effective manner. Each proposed NORC must be organized around central themes that reflect the nutrition and/or obesity research focus of the center members.
CFDA: 93.847
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-12-004.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 2/2/12
Subject(s) obesity, medical research, nutrition/food service
Private Funding Opportunities
Building Vaccine Communications Campaigns: Driving the Public to Accurate Vaccine Information
SOURCE: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/20/12.
$ AVAILABLE: ASTHO intends to provide funding to support four (4) STHAs up to $15,000 each to implement the ASTHO communications toolkit, which will strengthen their capacity to provide accurate vaccine information to the public.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for the vaccine communications project, the applicant must:
* Be a state or territorial health agency.
* Demonstrate the state or territorial health agency’s commitment to the proposed effort, including how the project further builds capacity for state or territorial health agency’s communication strategies.
* Agree to share resources and lessons learned with ASTHO, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other state and territorial health agencies, and/or partner associations across the country.
* Agree to fulfill all expectations for participation.
PURPOSE: The primary purpose of this RFP is to enhance vaccine safety messaging through policy, programmatic work, media campaigns, and enhanced collaboration.
Grantees will be required to utilize the toolkit, track progress, and share outcomes with other states for potential further implementation. This opportunity will provide STHAs with the necessary tools to create evidence-based communication techniques to provide accurate, timely, and audience-appropriate information about immunizations and vaccines. ASTHO will use the results of this project to disseminate best practices and lessons learned on state specific communication strategies to increase understanding about the benefits of childhood vaccines.
CONTACT: Kim Martin, (571) 522-2312, e-mail: kmartin@astho.org. For more information see http://www.astho.org/Display/AssetDisplay.aspx?id=6799
From ASTHO e-mail, 2/2/12
Subject(s) public health
Community Garden and Green Space Development Grants
SOURCE: Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/24/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Grants will range from $500 to $1,500.
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be U.S.-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. Groups and projects without 501(c)(3) status may apply using an eligible fiscal sponsor.
PURPOSE: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, a multinational lawn and garden care company, is accepting applications for its GRO1000 Grassroots Grant awards.
As part of the GRO1000 program, the company's commitment to build a thousand community gardens and green spaces by 2018, Grassroots Grants will be awarded to organizations across the United States working to create edible gardens, flower gardens, and public green spaces at the neighborhood and community levels.
Grants will be awarded based on community need, scope of project, and long-term sustainability of the project.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www.thescottsmiraclegrocompany.com/corporateresponsibility/community/gro1000.html
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest RFP Bulletin e-mail, 1/27/12
Subject(s) nutrition/food service, health promotion/wellness
It's All About the Fruits and Veggies Grant Program
SOURCE: Jamba Juice, National Gardening Association
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: The program will award 20 grant recipients with a check for $150 to be used to purchase soil amendments and fruit and vegetable plantings and $350 in gardening supplies, including composter, planters, tools, and a curriculum guide from the Gardening with Kids Shop. The total award package is valued at more than $500.
ELIGIBILITY: Grants are available to schools, community organizations, and nonprofit programs in the United States gardening with at least fifteen children between the ages of 3 and 18. Schools must be located within a fifty-mile radius of a Jamba Juice store.
PURPOSE: Jamba Juice and the National Gardening Association's KidsGardening are offering the It's All About the Fruits and Veggies grant program to provide schools with gardening supplies, curriculum materials, and plants to help create engaging nutrition and gardening experiences. The program is designed to provide students with opportunities to observe and explore fruit and vegetable production and obtain a deeper understanding and appreciation for these foods in their diet.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www.kidsgardening.org/grants/its-all-about-fruit-and-veggies/
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest RFP Bulletin e-mail, 1/27/12
Subject(s) children's health, nutrition/food service, school health
State Health Access Reform Evaluation
SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/22/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to $1.5 million in total funding will be available under this call for proposals. There is no predetermined dollar amount for individual grants. Project funding will range from $50,000 to $200,000 to accommodate both quick-turnaround policy analyses of six to 12 months and in-depth research/evaluation studies of 12 to 24 months.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants include state agencies and other institutions working to engage or employ independent/academic researchers or policy makers working with researchers. The program especially encourages proposals that enlist junior researchers to collaborate with senior research advisers.
Projects may be generated from any number of disciplines, including health services research, economics, sociology, program evaluation, political science, public policy, public health, public administration, law, and business administration. Preference may be given to applicant entities that plan to utilize interdisciplinary teams.
PURPOSE: State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports rigorous research on health reform issues by investigators representing diverse disciplines and backgrounds. The program particularly seeks to identify and fill gaps in research related to state-level implementation of the Affordable Care Act, with a focus on provisions that are designed to increase access and coverage. SHARE-sponsored research will provide timely guidance on implementation issues as states consider their unique responsibilities in executing the ACA, and will contribute to the evidence base for future state and national health reform efforts.
The State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota will provide technical support for the program.
CONTACT: Carrie Au-Yeung, (612) 625-2492, e-mail: butle180@umn.edu. For more information see http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21386
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest RFP Bulletin e-mail, 1/27/12
Subject(s) health policy research
Events
Introducing Texas Connector
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: February 21, 9 to 11 am.
WHERE: Richardson East Church of Christ, 1504 E. Campbell Road, (Richardson, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Do you want to know where nonprofit groups are located, who they support and what services they provide? Up until now, obtaining that information was difficult and time consuming.
Texas Connector, an interactive mapping tool, compiles data from a number of resources to visually demonstrate the areas of need in Texas and the scope of resources available in those areas. It fills a need that the nonprofit community and funders have had for years!
Please join us for a free session introducing this revolutionary tool to North Texas nonprofits and funders. This program is generously sponsored by OneStar Foundation, the Center for Nonprofit Management and the Chamber of Human Service Nonprofits.
COST: The session is free but registration is required.
CONTACT: Joel Rothermel, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: rothermel@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 2/3/12
Google AdWords
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: February 22, 9 to 11 am.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Google AdWords is an outreach program that Google has established to help nonprofits draw attention to their programs and services.
Join us at this session facilitated by Thomas Rogers, Executive Director of the Children's Eye Foundation. Thomas will be sharing with attendees the dramatic impact that Google AdWords has had on their marketing efforts and how you too can take advantage of this program.
Topics to be discussed include:
* What is Google AdWords?
* How can nonprofits qualify for AdWords grants?
* How does the program work?
* What impact did Children's Eye Foundation have through this program?
COST: Free for members / $35 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: risinger@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 2/3/12
Introduction to Grant Writing
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: February 23, 9 to noon.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: New to writing grants or need a refresher?
Introduction to Grant Writing is valuable for both beginners and for anyone who would like a refresher on the fundamentals of identifying funders and writing grants.
This practical class covers types of foundations and grants, the basics of public and private sector research and grant seeking, checklist of information you'll need for most proposals, and tips and tricks to write an effective grant. By the end of the class, you’ll have the necessary information to research and submit proposals.
COST: $65 members / $115 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: risinger@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 2/3/12
Strategic Planning
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: February 29, 9 to noon.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Get the support you need from board and staff for priorities in serving the community.
Strategic Planning is critical to getting the alignment you need to further the mission of your organization.
Learn how to develop a Strategic Plan in five phases: 1) Get organized 2) Take stock 3) Set direction 4) Develop your action plan and 5) Implement.
COST: $65 members / $115 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: risinger@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 2/3/12
Awards in Texas
Andrew Ellington, a University of Texas at Austin chemistry and biochemistry professor, has received a $1.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a paper-based test for Tuberculosis using a patient’s saliva.
From CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, 1/5/12
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded more than $29 million for additional cancer prevention programs and the recruitment of two additional cancer researchers to the State of Texas. The two new researchers have been invited to join the staff of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and they are: Dr. Kenneth Westover from Harvard University and Dr. Sandi Pruitt from Washington University.
From CPRIT e-mail, 1/18/12
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