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Funding News and Grant Tips
On-line Training for Workplace Safety Now Available from DSHS Audiovisual Library
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Audiovisual Library now has on-line video training available on its Web site. There are 150 titles that cover the topic areas below. You can choose to watch any title or as many titles as you like. A list of titles can be found at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/avlib/wumbus-titles.pdf
* Behavioral Based Safety
* Contractor & Construction Safety
* Driving Safety
- Everyday Driver
- Professional Driver
- School Bus Driver
* Employee Assistance Program
* Grounds Keeping & Warehouse Safety
* Health and Safety
* Human Resources
* OSHA Compliance
* Security & Emergency Preparedness
Getting started is easy. All you need to do is register on the AV Library website at https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/avlib/Online-Video-Registration-Form.aspx.
You can register for individual usage any time or schedule a group showing.
For questions contact the AV Library toll free at (888) 973-7111 ext. 7260 or e-mail us at avlibrary@dshs.state.tx.us. Access is available to Texas residents only.
From DSHS Audiovisual Library e-mail, 8/30/12
Deadline is October 5 for 2012 Awards for Excellence in Texas School Health
The AFE program awards approximately $13,500.00 in cash prizes to schools or districts that implement effective school health programs that promote lifelong student health.
Sponsored by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and funded by the Texas Health Institute and the Texas Pediatric Society Foundation, this initiative, now in its 23rd year, recognizes programs just getting started with seed money and honors and rewards existing, successful programs and those that have made improvements or expansions to programs awarded in the past.
To learn more or to access an application and instructions, go to http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/schoolhealth/awards.shtm or contact Ellen Smith at ellen.smith@dshs.state.tx.us or (512) 776-2140.
From DSHS School Health Program Friday Beat e-mail, 8/31/12
Public Funding Opportunities
Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research: W81XWH-BAA-12-1
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 9/30/12.
$ AVAILABLE: $600 million.
ELIGIBILITY: Institutions of Higher Education; nonprofit organizations; for-profit organizations; small businesses; Indian/Native American tribal governments and organizations; foreign organizations; and federal, state and local government agencies.
PURPOSE: The U.S. Department of Defense Army Medical Research and Materiel Command's mission is to provide solutions to medical problems of importance to the American warfighter at home and abroad. The scope of this effort and the priorities attached to specific projects are influenced by changes in military and civilian medical science and technology, operational requirements, military threat assessments, and national defense strategies. The extramural research and development program plays a vital role in the fulfillment of the objectives established by the USAMRMC.
CFDA: 12.420
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://www.usamraa.army.mil/pages/baa_paa/BAA_12_1/BAA%2012-1.pdf.
From U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command e-mail, 8/30/12
Subject(s) medical research
The Interplay of Substance Abuse and HIV-1 Infection on Glial Cell Function (R01): RFA-DA-13-010
SOURCE: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 10/19/12. Application: 11/19/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NIDA intends to support six to eight R01 applications solicited through this FOA. A companion FOA, RFA-DA-13-011, will support an additional four or five R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant applications. NIDA intends to commit up to $5 million in total costs in FY 2013 to support meritorious projects solicited through these two FOAs.
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 Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) solicits basic and pre-clinical research applications that study the combined and interactive effects of substance abuse and HIV-1 infection on glial cell biology. Glial cells express a variety of neurotransmitter receptors, transporters, and other molecular entities that are targets of drugs of abuse. Additionally, viral and host responses to HIV-1 infection usurp and alter glial cell function. The goal of this FOA is to encourage research to determine the molecular and cellular consequences of substance abuse, HIV-1 infection, and their interactions on glial cells within the central nervous system (CNS).
CFDA: 93.279
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-13-010.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 8/29/12
Subject(s) medical research, substance abuse research, HIV/AIDS research
The Interplay of Substance Abuse and HIV-1 Infection on Glial Cell Function (R21): RFA-DA-13-011
SOURCE: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 10/19/12. Application: 11/19/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NIDA intends to support four to five R21 applications solicited through this FOA. A companion FOA, RFA-DA-13-010, will support an additional six or eight R01 Research Project Grant applications. NIDA intends to commit up to $5 million in total costs in FY 2013 to support meritorious projects solicited through these two FOAs.
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 Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) solicits basic and pre-clinical research applications that study the combined and interactive effects of substance abuse and HIV-1 infection on glial cell biology. Glial cells express a variety of neurotransmitter receptors, transporters, and other molecular entities that are targets of drugs of abuse. Additionally, viral and host responses to HIV-1 infection usurp and alter glial cell function. The goal of this FOA is to encourage research to determine the molecular and cellular consequences of substance abuse, HIV-1 infection, and their interactions on glial cells within the central nervous system (CNS).
CFDA: 93.279
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-13-011.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 8/29/12
Subject(s) medical research, substance abuse research, HIV/AIDS research
Transgenerational Inheritance in Mammals after Environmental Exposure (TIME) (R01): RFA-ES-12-006
SOURCE: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 11/19/12. Application: 12/18/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NIEHS intends to commit $2 million in FY 2013 to fund four to five applications.
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), is intended to encourage grant applications that propose further investigation of known examples of transgenerational inheritance in mammals (i.e., through the F3 generation after prenatal exposure) occurring after exposure to environmental toxicants. Exploratory studies will be supported under a companion FOA, RFA-ES-12-007.
CFDA: 93.113
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-006.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 8/29/12
Subject(s) medical research
Transgenerational Inheritance in Mammals after Environmental Exposure (TIME) (R21): RFA-ES-12-007
SOURCE: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 11/19/12. Application: 12/18/12.
$ AVAILABLE: NIEHS intends to commit $2 million in FY 2013 to fund four to five applications.
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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is intended to encourage grant applications that use mouse or rat models to investigate whether exposure to environmental toxicants can induce adverse phenotypic outcomes that are transmitted to subsequent, unexposed generations, a phenomenon known as transgenerational inheritance.
CFDA: 93.113
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-007.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 8/29/12
Subject(s) medical research
Private Funding Opportunities
Exploring the Mechanisms for HIV Persistence and the Potential for HIV Eradication
SOURCE: Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 9/27/12. Application: 11/29/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Grant Amount: $180,000 maximum total costs including indirect costs of up to 20 percent of direct costs.
ELIGIBILITY: International agencies and nonprofit organizations.
PURPOSE: This RFP solicits proposals relevant to exploring the mechanisms for HIV persistence and the potential for HIV eradication. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly impacted the health of individuals infected with HIV-1. However, if therapy is interrupted, there is a rapid resumption of viral replication. Understanding the mechanisms by which the virus is able to persist in the face of therapy is necessary in order to identify strategies that may interrupt viral persistence and ultimately lead to viral eradication. amfAR wishes to support basic, pre-clinical, clinical, and especially translational research exploring the mechanisms whereby HIV infection persists; the chronic nature of viral reservoirs and latency; and barriers to the eradication of HIV, with the potential goal of ultimately eliminating HIV infection.
CONTACT: amfAR, 120 Wall St., 13th Floor, New York, NY 100053908, United States, e-mail: grants@amfar.org. For more information see http://www.amfar.org/In_the_Lab/Research_Grants/
From CDC National Prevention Information Network's (NPIN) HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Funding Information e-mail, 8/27/12
Subject(s) HIV/AIDS research
Grants for Service-Learning Projects to Combat Childhood Obesity
SOURCE: Youth Service America and UnitedHealthcare
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: Grants of up to $1,000 are available.
ELIGIBILITY: Schools and other community-based nonprofit youth-led service-learning projects that aim to combat childhood obesity through walking, running, or hiking.
PURPOSE: Grants are available for youth-led service-learning projects that aim to combat childhood obesity through walking, running, or hiking. Project proposals must include an activity element where young people can count their steps, as well as a service component that provides direct service, enables advocacy on behalf of a cause, or features youth philanthropy.
Service-learning projects are projects that engage young people in performing meaningful service to the community as they gain new knowledge about the issue they are addressing (childhood obesity), and acquire important college, career, and workforce readiness skills in the process.
CONTACT: Youth Service America, 1101 15th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005; e-mail: info@ysa.org, (202) 296-2992. For more information see http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=389900040
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest e-mail, 8/28/12
Subject(s) children's health, obesity
Innovative Projects That Blend Housing and Services for Low-Income Elderly
SOURCE: LeadingAge
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications are due on or before 10/30/12, but priority consideration will be given to applications submitted by 9/30/12.
$ AVAILABLE: A total of $100,000 is available through the Innovations Fund in its inaugural year for projects that address the critical importance of bringing housing and services together to meet the needs of lower income elderly.
Grants will be awarded in increments of up to $25,000 in the first year. Multi-year proposals will be considered.
ELIGIBILITY: Please see URL for eligibility information.
PURPOSE: LeadingAge, an association of six thousand not-for-profit organizations dedicated to making America a better place to grow old, has announced the availability of grants through its new Innovations Fund. The fund is designed to help catalyze innovation among LeadingAge members by funding programs that have demonstrable impact on residents, clients, families, employees, or the broader community.
Winning proposals will address one or several dimensions of housing with services, including assessment (development/implementation of resident assessment tools, using information to prioritize services, developing resident service plans); health and wellness programming (health promotion activities, self-care management, chronic care management, transitional care and health education); partnerships with service providers (co-location of services, development of formal collaborations with community health and social service agencies), workforce training (service coordinator training, property manager training around linking housing and services), and technology (assistive devices, retrofitting and home modification, wireless communication, telehealth).
CONTACT: Please see URL for contact information. For more information see http://www.leadingage.org/Grants_Available_Through_LeadingAge_Innovations_Fund.aspx
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest e-mail, 8/28/12
Subject(s) aged/seniors, housing/homeless
Melanoma Research Alliance and Prostate Cancer Foundation Seek Applications for Team Science Partnership Award
SOURCE: Melanoma Research Alliance, Prostate Cancer Foundation
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 10/15/12.
$ AVAILABLE: A total award amount of up to $1.5 million over two to three years is offered to support innovative, meritorious, and translational work with the potential for high clinical impact in prostate cancer and melanoma.
ELIGIBILITY: Principal investigators must hold a faculty appointment at an academic research institution within or outside the United States at the level of assistant professor (or equivalent) or above. Investigators need not be specifically trained in melanoma or prostate cancer research; however, they should be working in an environment capable of conducting high-quality, high-impact melanoma and prostate cancer research and be able to show clear evidence of an independent research program.
PURPOSE: The Melanoma Research Alliance and the Prostate Cancer Foundation are inviting applications for one jointly sponsored team science award that will simultaneously advance clinical science in both diseases.
Examples of investigative areas relevant to both kinds of cancer for which applications will be considered include 1) nuclear imaging technologies and/or applications as early predictors of treatment outcomes, including novel tracers to distinguish immune from tumor cells in the context of immunotherapy; 2) therapeutic interventions targeting tumor cell metabolism and protein translation; and 3) development of effective combinatorial therapies in the adjuvant or advanced disease setting based on immune-modulating drugs paired with other agents.
Novel approaches with strong scientific rationale and clear capacity to revolutionize prevention, early diagnosis, staging, or treatment for patients with melanoma or prostate cancer or for individuals at risk are encouraged. Proposals that articulate a clear path to clinical application will be strongly favored. Meaningful collaboration between two or more principal investigators with complementary expertise that offers the possibility for synergistic advances will also be strongly favored. Research groups may be within the same institution, or inter-institutional.
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 e-mail, 8/28/12
Subject(s) cancer research, technology
Events
Board Essentials
SPONSOR: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success
WHEN: October 3, 3 to 5 pm.
WHERE: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, 7703 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, (Austin, TX).
DESCRIPTION: This workshop provides the fundamental principles and best practices that every nonprofit board member and the staff who work with them should know. Learn the top 10 roles and responsibilities of board members, with special emphasis on the board’s role in financial oversight, fundraising, planning, and partnering with the organization’s executive leader. You’ll come away with a clear understanding of the many roles that are required of the board and how to recruit and manage great board members.
COST: $20 members / $40 non-members.
CONTACT: If you have any questions, call 512-477-5955 ext. 252.
From Greenlights for Nonprofit Success Web site, accessed 8/31/12
Planning for Program Evaluation and Grant Reporting
SPONSOR: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success
WHEN: October 11, 8:30 am to noon.
WHERE: Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, 7703 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, (Austin, TX).
DESCRIPTION: This workshop in the three part grantsmanship series provides grant writers and program managers alike with a comprehensive overview of program evaluation and grant reporting. You’ll learn, from the funder’s perspective, the importance of ongoing program evaluation, its components, best practices for measuring and evaluating outcomes, and how it impacts accurate and timely reporting to grant funders and many other supporters of your work. Presenters Sue Breland of Breland Facilitation, and Michele Walker-Moak of the Applied Materials Foundation, will show you how to create and use appropriate measurement systems and reporting methods, so you’ll have the tools to design and present truly well-crafted program plans that make reporting a bonus, not a burden. Recommended for emerging nonprofit staff learning the basics of successful program evaluation, grant reporting, and those looking for a review.
COST: $55 members / $95 non-members.
CONTACT: If you have any questions, call 512-477-5955 ext. 252.
From Greenlights for Nonprofit Success Web site, accessed 8/31/12
Awards in Texas
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.7 million to nine states through its Academic Progression in Nursing Program.
Under phase one of the program — which was launched after a report from the Future of Nursing found that a better educated nursing workforce would improve access to high-quality patient-centered care, nine states — California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington — will receive two-year grants of $300,000 to implement strategies designed to help nurses earn advanced degrees, improve patient care, and help fill faculty and advanced practice nursing roles. In particular, the states will work on strengthening partnerships between community colleges and universities to make it easier for nurses to transition to higher degrees.
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest e-mail, 8/28/12
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