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Funding News and Grant Tips
Casey S. Blass Award Nominations Deadline Extended
The Casey S. Blass award is presented at the Texas HIV/STD Conference to an individual or agency that has made significant contributions to promoting and implementing HIV or STD prevention and/or care and treatment in Texas. This award recognizes the incredible work done by individuals and agencies to promote the health of Texans. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is extending the deadline to submit nominations for the Casey S. Blass award to June 1.
We recognize that there are many individuals and agencies across Texas who deserves this award and the recognition of their peers at the 2012 Texas HIV/STD Conference. You are encouraged to submit a nomination for the individual or agency that you feel best exemplifies the spirit of the Casey S. Blass award.
The nomination form is available at the conference website found at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/conference/2012/default.shtm. Completed nominations should be submitted to Brenda Howell at brenda.howell@dshs.state.tx.us by June 1.
From Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) HIV/STD Program HIV-STD Insider e-mail, 5/3/12
HIV Link Newsletter Now Available
The AIDS Institute now offers a quarterly newsletter for HIV/AIDS technology called HIV Health Link. The May 2012 issue includes stories on:
* Health, Technologies, and People of Color.
* Conversations with AIDS.gov.
* Links to Scholarly Articles on HIV/AIDS Technology.
* Health Information Technology and the Response to HIV.
* Emerging Technologies and Advancements in HIV and AIDS.
From Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) HIV/STD Program HIV-STD Insider e-mail, 5/3/12
Public Funding Opportunities
EMS Local Projects Grant Fiscal Year 2013: EMS/LPG-0505.1
SOURCE: Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5/17/12.
$ AVAILABLE: In Fiscal Year 2013, approximately $1 million is expected to be available to fund LPG contract(s). The specific dollar amount awarded to each successful respondent depends upon the merit and scope of the proposal and other best value considerations and is at the sole discretion of DSHS. Only projects with potential benefit and improvement to emergency pre-hospital health care or injury prevention will be considered.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible respondents include department licensed EMS providers, department registered first responder organizations, Regional EMS/Trauma Advisory Councils (RACs), EMS education organizations, and pre-hospital injury prevention organizations. Please see URL for complete requirements.
PURPOSE: The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Office of Emergency Medical Services Trauma Systems Coordination announces the expected availability of State Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Permanent Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and Trauma Care Tobacco Endowment funds to provide Local Project Grants (LPG). Funds shall be used to support and improve the development of the Texas Emergency Health Care System and increase the availability and quality of emergency pre-hospital health care.
CFDA: none
CONTACT: Tuanh Perez, (512) 776-7470, Tuanh.Perez@dshs.state.tx.us. For more information see http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/bid_show.cfm?bidid=99667
From Electronic State Business Daily Web site, accessed 5/2/12
Subject(s) emergency medicine, fire & emergency response
Enrollment Broker Operations and Texas Health Steps Outreach and Informing: RFP# 529-10-0005
SOURCE: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 7/3/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Please see URL for funding information.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility information.
PURPOSE: The State of Texas, by and through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), seeks qualified vendors to provide services for the comprehensive implementation and operation of Enrollment Broker Operations (“Enrollment Broker”) and Texas Health Steps Outreach and Informing (O&I Services) and related support services in accordance with the specifications contained in this Request for Proposals.
CFDA: none
CONTACT: Abel Martinez, (512) 206-5524, e-mail: abel.martinez@hhsc.state.tx.us. For more information see http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/contract/529100005/docs/RFP-529-10-0005.pdf
From Texas Health and Human Services Commission e-mail, 5/2/12
Subject(s) technology
Mentored Career Award for Faculty at Institutions that Promote Diversity (K01): RFA-HL-13-018
SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 6/9/12, 1/7/13, 1/7/14. Application: 7/9/12, 2/7/13, 2/7/14.
$ AVAILABLE: NHLBI intends to fund two to three new awards in FY 2013, 2014, and 2015, corresponding to a total of $300,000 for new grants per fiscal year.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions.
PURPOSE: This funding opportunity announcement seeks to provide support for faculty in institutions that promote diversity.
Such institutions train substantial numbers of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, receive modest research support from NHLBI and provide health-related services and education to minority and other health disparity populations not well represented in NHLBI-funded research. Opportunities for mentored research career development for faculty at these institutions will enhance the educational experience for all students attending these institutions, and will improve outreach to underserved communities in NHLBI focus areas.
CFDA: 93.233, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-018.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 5/4/12
Subject(s) health professions training, minority health, diversity
Promoting Organ and Tissue Donation among Diverse Populations (R01): RFA-DK-12-006
SOURCE: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 6/3/12. Application: 7/3/12.
$ AVAILABLE: $1.5 million for an unnamed number of 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) invites investigators to apply for a grant to develop hypothesis-driven educational programs to increase the number of both living and deceased donor organs and tissue donated for transplantation from minority and other health disparity populations.
CFDA: 93.847
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-12-006.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 5/4/12
Subject(s) minority health, health disparities
T32 Training Program for Institutions that Promote Diversity (T32): RFA-HL-13-021
SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 6/9/12, 1/7/13, 1/7/14. Application: 7/9/12, 2/7/13, 2/7/14.
$ AVAILABLE: NHLBI intends to fund two new awards in FY 2013, 2014, and 2015, corresponding to a total of $250,000 for new grants per fiscal year.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions.
PURPOSE: The primary goals of the T32 Training Program for Institutions that Promote Diversity are to: (1) contribute to the expansion of the future pool of individuals from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in research areas of interest to the NHLBI, (2) enable trainees to increase their competitiveness for peer-review research funding, (3) strengthen publication record of trainees, and (4) foster institutional environments conducive to professional development in the biomedical science.
CFDA: 93.233, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-021.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 5/4/12
Subject(s) health professions training, diversity
Private Funding Opportunities
National Projects to Empower Youth with Disabilities
SOURCE: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Concept papers are due 6/1/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Grants range from $10,000 to $75,000, for one to three years. The foundation funds six to 12 grants each year.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, applicants must be U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. Proposed projects must develop youth leadership and employment skills, and/or create tools for employers that help break down barriers and increase employment opportunities; present an innovative approach that leads to measurable employment outcomes for youth with disabilities, particularly for careers in science, technology, and environmental fields; be national in scope, or model projects that have a definite plan for national replication; support U.S. youth with disabilities as the main beneficiary; promote the full-inclusion of youth with disabilities alongside their peers without disabilities; and have a well-defined evaluation and replication plan. Preference is given to projects that take place in Mitsubishi Electric community locations, or involve employee volunteers.
PURPOSE: The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation provides grants for innovative projects in the United States that are designed to empower youth (birth through college-aged) with disabilities to lead productive lives, giving preference to areas where Mitsubishi Electric facilities are located.
The MEAF national grants program provides funding to nonprofit organizations that are working toward the full inclusion of young people with disabilities in society. Proposed projects should be national in scope and impact, or model projects that can be replicated at multiple sites.
Grants are designed to support innovative projects that help youth with disabilities develop the leadership and employment skills they need to succeed, particularly in STEM fields. MEAF also will consider projects to create tools that help break down barriers to employment and increase job opportunities for young people with disabilities entering the workforce, including returning veterans.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www.meaf.org/
From The Foundation center's Philanthropy News Digest e-mail, 4/27/12
Subject(s) disabilities, children's health, adolescent health
New Connections Grants through Healthy Eating Research
SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Deadline for receipt of concept papers is 5/22/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Up to two RWJF New Connections grants will be awarded through the Healthy Eating Research program in this round of funding. Awards will be for 12- to 18-month grants of up to $100,000 each.
ELIGIBILITY: Preference will be given to applicant organizations that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories. The focus of this program is the United States; studies in other countries will be considered only to the extent that they may directly inform U.S. Policy.
PURPOSE: Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among lower-income and racial and ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings are expected to advance RWJF's efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. More information is available at http://www.healthyeatingresearch.org.
These grants are to support the research of new investigators representing populations and communities historically underrepresented in childhood obesity prevention research, including researchers from underrepresented ethnic or racial minority groups and lower-income communities and those who are first-generation college graduates.
CONTACT: Kathy Kosiak (for Round 7 grants), (800) 578-8636, e-mail: healthyeating@umn.edu or Laura L. Klein (for RWJF New Connections grants awarded through Health Eating Research), (800) 578-8636, e-mail: healthyeating@umn.edu. For more information see http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21393&cid=XEM_A5779
From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation e-mail, 5/2/12
Subject(s) children's health, obesity, minority health
Novel Approaches to Lupus
SOURCE: Lupus Research Institute
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5/31/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Funding of up to $100,000 per year for a term of up to three years will be awarded for approved projects.
ELIGIBILITY: Both established and new investigators may apply. Applicants should hold advanced degrees and be affiliated with institutions of higher learning in the United States. PURPOSE: The Lupus Research Institute's Novel Research Grant program is accepting applications for novel idea-driven research projects relevant to basic, translational, or clinical investigations in lupus.
Research applications will be judged principally on the novelty of the hypotheses, scientific quality, strength of approach, relevance to lupus, and likelihood of success. Creativity will be valued.
Rationale for the hypotheses proposed rather than amount of preliminary data will be emphasized. Projects related to aspects of the disease that have been less extensively studied and applications from investigators in diverse disciplines, including those who may not have previously worked on lupus, are encouraged.
CONTACT: Laura Hack, (212) 685-4118, e-mail: lhack@lupusny.org. For more information see http://lupusresearchinstitute.org/lupus-research/
From The Foundation center's Philanthropy News Digest e-mail, 4/27/12
Subject(s) medical research
Research Award in Creativity and Aging
SOURCE: National Center for Creative Aging
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 7/1/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Presented annually at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting at the Arts and Humanities Reception, the award provides funding to cover travel and lodging expenses (limit $1,000) to attend the meeting (registration included), as well as publicity in aging-related media.
ELIGIBILITY: Award nomination is open to any individual who has produced research that demonstrates the benefits of creativity in the arts, including but not limited to visual arts, music, dance, drama, writing, and multimedia. Nominees should demonstrate leadership and contributions in the field of creativity and aging through research.
PURPOSE: Sponsored by the National Center for Creative Aging, the Gene D. Cohen Award is designed to recognize and honor the seminal work of Dr. Gene Cohen, whose research has shifted the conceptual focus of the field of creativity and aging from a problem paradigm to one of promise and potential. The award is presented annually to a professional whose research in the field demonstrates the positive attributes and potential for achievement that come with aging.
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=377400024
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest e-mail, 4/27/12
Subject(s) aged/seniors
Events
Professional Grant Development Workshop
SPONSOR: The Grant Training Center
WHEN: June 6-8, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
WHERE: University of Texas - Austin, (Austin, TX).
DESCRIPTION: This intensive three-day grant proposal workshop is geared for: 1) those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills and 2) beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing, writing and winning proposals from various funding agencies. The center of attention will be on how to effectively write proposals in times of keen competition and limited resources. Much has happened in new regulations and in approaches to grant writing, be it for the researcher in the sciences and social sciences, education and nonprofit professionals. Participants Will Learn How to:
* Navigate the world of grant procurement.
* Research and identify potential funding sources.
* Address the guidelines of federal and foundation applications.
* Focus foundation and corporate giving for the State of Texas.
* Understand the new federal guidelines for writing winning grants.
* Know the review process and how to address key points for reviewers.
* Write winning grants that stand out against scores of competing submissions.
* Develop focused and realistic budgets.
* Demonstrate that one’s proposal merits excellence and innovation.
* Package professional grant submissions.
Our ultimate goal is for each participant to walk away with a product specific to their interests that includes the grant design, abstract and budget.
Thus, the opportunity to influence the future of your work and ideas is within your reach. Understanding this reality, institutions are willing to minimally invest in the training of their staff to make this happen.
COST: $595 includes tuition, materials, certificate of completion, and continental breakfast.
CONTACT: Call toll free at (866)-704-7268 or (571) 257-8864.
From The Grant Training Center e-mail, 4/30/12
Google for Nonprofits
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: May 18, 9 am to noon.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Google in an effort to reach out to the nonprofit community in North Texas has partnered with CNM to offer a training on how nonprofits can best utilize the tools Google offers. Join a team of volunteers from Google in this interactive training class and learn how your organization can benefit from:
Google+ For Nonprofits
* Page creation for your nonprofit
* Promoting and sharing your page and message
* Explore Hangouts, Circles, and other features to better engage your fans
Google 4 Nonprofits Program
* Tools to promote our cause, raise money, and operate more efficiently
* Up to $10k/month in free advertising (AdWords)
* Premium YouTube account
* Free Google Apps (communication, collaboration, & publishing tools)
* Gmail with your @domain address
Google+ Your Community
* Local groups with a shared interest or goal
* Connecting you to similar groups across the country
* Hangouts with influencers
COST: $45 members / $95 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: risinger@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 5/3/12
Using Facebook to Market Your Nonprofit - Lunch and Learn
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: May 23, 11:30 am to 1 pm.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Whether you have a Facebook account and page or not you can learn how to use Facebook to market your nonprofit. This workshop will focus on:
* Utilizing the functions of Facebook Pages
* Time Line
* Post
* About
* Photos
* Video
* Events
* Links
COST: $25 members / $35 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 826-3470, e-mail: risinger@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 5/3/12
Taking the Fear Out of "The Ask"
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: May 24, 9 am to noon.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: The #1 reason people don't like asking for money is the fear of the unexpected. This course will provide practical guidance and tools for planning, conducting and successfully closing major and capital gift solicitations.
At conclusion, participants will be able to:
* Develop individualized solicitation strategies.
* Solicit major gifts with confidence, anticipating and appropriately responding to potential objections.
* Prepare others for effective solicitation visits.
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 5/3/12
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