2015-08-11: Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program
Funding Opportunity Number: CMS-1H0-15-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: HHS-CMS
Closing Date: 2015-08-11
Award Ceiling: $215,000
Description: The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under this grant program to assist researchers in conducting health services research for 2015. The purpose of the Hispanic grant program is to implement Hispanic health services research activities to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. The grant program is designed to: 1) encourage health services and health disparities researchers to pursue research issues which impact Hispanic Medicare, Medicaid, and Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) health services issues, 2) conduct outreach activities to apprise Hispanic researchers of funding availability to conduct research-related issues affecting Hispanic communities to expand the pool of applicants applying for such grants, 3) assist CMS in implementing its mission focusing on health care quality and improvement for its beneficiaries, 4) support extramural research in health care capacity development activities for the Hispanic communities, 5) promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of health care services issues pertaining to Hispanics, and 6) foster a network for communication and collaboration regarding Hispanic health care issues.
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Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-RD-HCFP-RCDI-2015
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture | Community Development
Eligible Applicants State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district governments | Independent school districts | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) | Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education | Private institutions of higher education | For profit organizations other than small businesses | Small businesses
Agency Name: USDA-RHS
Closing Date: 2015-08-13
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Expected Number of Awards: 50
Description: Qualified private, nonprofit and public including tribal intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding. The Intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant. The respective minimum and maximum grant amount per Intermediary is $50,000 and $250,000. The Intermediary must provide a program of financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development that will support the community.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…