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November 20, 2013

Funding

Federal Grants

$500k or less . . .

HRSA/Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP): Rural Health Network Development

Planning Grant Program. For the purposes of this grant program, a rural health

network is defined as an organizational arrangement among at least three

separately owned regional or local health care providers that come together to

develop strategies for improving health services delivery systems in a community.

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HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Exploratory and

Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information

Technology (IT) (R21) Grant. Learn More

HHS/Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA): Teaching Health Center

Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Grant. Created by the Affordable

Care Act, THCGME increases primary care medical and dental residency training

by funding residents' medical education expenses. Learn More

Non Federal Grants

$500k or less . . .

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Preterm Birth Initiative Grant. The initiative is

designed to bring together a diverse interdisciplinary group to address scientific

issues related to preterm birth. Deadline is December 2, 2013. Learn More

Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF): Call for proposals for "Lunch and

Learn" Training Program Education Grant. "Lunch and Learn" provides training for

health care professionals on how to better understand and incorporate patient

navigation and treatment services for breast cancer patients, survivors and their

families. Deadline is December 3, 2013. Learn More

Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB)/ Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI):

Partnership for Chemical Dependency Treatment Programming (PCDTP) Award.

The PCDTP is intended to help Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHO)

increase communication between peers and strengthen chemical dependency

treatment programming. Deadline is December 6, 2013. Learn More

Susan G. Komen for the Cure /Hawaii Affiliate: Request for applications for Community Grant 2014-15. Deadline is

December 13, 2013. Learn More

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA): Medical Student Training

in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program Grant. Deadline is January 31, 2014. Learn More

Scholarships/Fellowships

HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN): HPTN Scholars Program. Funded through a supplement from the National

Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), the program

seeks to increase opportunities for scientists from groups under-represented in HIV prevention research. Deadline to

identify mentor(s) is December 13, 2013. Learn More

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)/Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS): Call for applications for

the 2014 Summer Program of the Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV/STI Health

Disparities. Deadline is January 17, 2014. Learn More

Morehouse College/Public Health Sciences Institute: Application period now open for Project: IMHOTEP, an 11-week

internship designed to increase knowledge and skills in biostatistics, epidemiology, and occupational safety and

health. Applicant must be a junior, senior, or recent graduate (within one year) of an undergraduate institution with a

cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher. Deadline is January 31, 2013. Learn More

NIH/Division of Loan Repayment: Loan Repayment Program (LRP). The LRP repays educational debt for eligible

doctoral-level clinicians or researchers committed to conducting qualified research for at least two years. Deadline

extended to December 2, 2013. Learn More

Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)/Center for Public Leadership: Shelia C. Johnson Leadership Fellow. Provides full

tuition scholarship, a living stipend, and a comprehensive co-curricular program. Applicants must demonstrate

interest in developing leadership skills with a focus on reducing disparities in African American and other

underserved communities. Deadline is December 4, 2013. Learn More

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Adolescent Health

HHS/Office of Women's Health (OWH): New resource. Communication Skills Building for Parents of Preteen Girls.

The Communication Skills Building website includes facilitator's guides, online videos, tip sheets for AfricanAmerican and Hispanic (Spanish- and English-speaking) communities, and additional resources. Learn More

Events

Let's Move Faith and Communities (LMFC)/We Can!: Webinar. Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think and Be Active!

November 21, 2013, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET. Learn More

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Affordable Care Act

Events

HHS/Partnership Center: Webinar. The Health Care Law: Health Insurance Marketplace 101. Information on the

Health Insurance Marketplace, how to enroll in health insurance, and key websites with resources on the law.

November 25, 2013, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET. Learn More

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American Indians/Alaska Nave Health

National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA): Call for presentations now open for the 32nd Annual Protecting

Our Children: National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Deadline for

proposals is November 29, 2013. Learn More

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Cultural Competency & CLAS

International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA): Registration now open for the 2014 International Medical

Interpreters Conference. Medical Interpreter Education: The Gateway to the Future!. Registration deadline is

December 31, 2013. Conference to be held January 16-19, 2014 in Houston, TX. Learn More

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Diabetes

Events

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI): Webinar. Native American Issues of Health: Translating Pathways of

Health Research, Sovereignty, and Philosophy into a Community Context. The NCAI Diabetes Translation Webinar

Series features insights on how to improve diabetes translation research in American Indian and Alaska Native

contexts. November 26, 2013, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET. Learn More

Prevent Blindness America: Recipe contest. The Eat for Your Eyes Recipe Contest is part of Prevent Blindness

America's "Live Right, Save Sight!" campaign. This online contest seeks recipes that benefit those with diabetes and

include ingredients that are also healthy for the eyes. November 1-30, 2013. Learn More

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Environmental Health

Events

Safe Routes to School National Partnership: Webinar. Empowering Low-Income Communities to take advantage of

MAP-21 Funds. Speakers will provide perspective on the importance of MAP-21 funding in underserved

communities, overcoming disparity and violence and increasing health benefits through street scale improvements,

and identifying tools and best practices for implementation on the regional, state and local levels. November 21,

2013, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET. Learn More

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Health Care

HHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): New Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program

(CUSP) toolkit module. Patient and Family Engagement. Based on a field-tested guide for engaging patients and

families, this module includes PowerPoint slides, speaker notes, demonstration videos, and tools to improve

communication and patient safety in the hospital setting. Learn More

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Health Equity

Massachusetts General Hospital/Disparities Solutions Center: Accepting applications for the 2014-2015 Disparities

Leadership Program (DLP). The DLP is a year-long, executive education program for leaders from hospitals, health

plans and other health care organizations who want to improve quality and achieve equity in health care. Intent to

apply due December 13, 2013. Learn More
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Xavier University of Louisiana's College of Pharmacy/Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and

Education (CMHDRE) is soliciting abstracts for podium and poster presentations for the 7th Health Disparities

Conference in New Orleans, LA. The conference will focus on replicable interprofessional collaborative models and

approaches from the clinical, research, and community arenas that integrate all levels of providers to improve health

outcomes, eliminate health disparities, and achieve health equity. Submission deadline is January 10, 2014. Learn

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Events

Missouri Health Equity Collaborative, in partnership with HHS Region VII Office of Minority Health and REACH

Healthcare Foundation: Workshop. Health Equity for All Missourians: Put Data into Action. December 4, 2013, 8:00

am - 12:00 pm ET in Kansas City, MO. Learn More

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Heart Disease

National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD): Call for applications for Phase VI of the Geographic

Information Systems (GIS) Surveillance Training: Surveillance of Heart Disease, Stroke and Other Chronic Diseases.

Deadline is January 10, 2014. Learn More

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Opportunies for Public Comment

NIH/The Office of Disease Prevention (ODP): Request for information. Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2014-2018.

Deadline is November 22, 2013. Learn More

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Public Health

Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA): Call for abstracts for pre-conference workshops and concurrent sessions

for the 2014 Illinois Minority Health Conference. Access + Treatment = Healthy Communities: Health Equity is the

Key. Deadline is December 13, 2013. Learn More

Events

Ohio State Office of Rural Health (SORH): Conference. Statewide Rural Health Conference and Flex Annual

Meeting: Innovative Collaboration for Healthy Communities. November 21-22, 2013 in Newark, OH. Learn More

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Pulmonary Health

Events

Healthy People 2020: Webinar. Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators? Webinar on Tobacco. This session will

provide an overview of one of the 12 Leading Health Indicator (LHI) topics released by the Department of Health and

Human Services. The event will also highlight one program's success at addressing tobacco use in California.

November 21, 2013, 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm ET. Learn More

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Women's Health

California Center for Research on Women and Families (CCRWF): Registration now open for the 2014 Women's

Policy Summit: Advancing Women's Health, Wealth & Power. Learn More

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