At-Risk Populations Grants

Excellence in Care of the Older Adult With Cancer Award

Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support an oncology nurse who demonstrates age sensitive health interventions, quality care, and symptom management to older adult patients with cancer.

Nominee's Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must meet the following criteria:

* Be a registered professional nurse (staff nurse, advanced practice nurse) and an active ONS member
* Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience
* Currently practice in an adult oncology based setting

Criteria: The scoring criteria for judging this nomination packet is as follows:

* Demonstrates evidence of significant contributions to age sensitive health interventions, quality care, and/or symptom management for the older adult with cancer
* Participates in continuing education to strengthen his/her knowledge about the older adult patient and oncology nursing practice
* Shares information with other professionals that was learned from continuing education offerings, and contributes to evidence based practice changes in his/her work setting
* Participates in patient education activities
* Serves as a role model for age sensitive health interventions, quality care, and/or symptom management for the older adult with cancer
* Designs and implements innovative clinical practice improvements based on specific needs of patients, families and/or caregivers

Application deadline: August 16, 2010, 5pm (ET).

For more information on any of the ONS awards, contact ONS at customer.service@ons.org. Both nominees and nominators will be notified once an application is received.

Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Drive Pittsburgh, PA15275
866-257-4ONS (866-257-4667)
412-859-6100
877-369-5497 (toll free fax)
412-859-6162 (fax)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships 2011 Call for Proposals-Annual Grantmaking Program

Deadline: Jun 30, 2010

Purpose:
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships (LFP) program forges relationships between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and local grantmakers to fund promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:
Projects must be new, innovative, collaborative and community-based. Significant program expansions—into new regions or to new populations—may also be considered. Please note that these funds may not be used to maintain existing projects.
Projects must be nominated by a local grantmaker committed to participating as one of the funding partners.
Local funding partners must be willing to work with grantees to obtain sufficient dollar-for-dollar matching funds throughout the grant period. These funders may include independent and private foundations, family and community foundations, and corporate and other philanthropies.
Matching funds must represent new funding specifically designated to support the proposed project. In-kind services may not be used to match Foundation funds for the LFP Annual Grantmaking program.

Key Dates:
May 13 and May 18, 2010—Optional conference calls for applicants. Information available on the program’s Web site.
June 30, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of Stage 1 brief proposals.
September 15, 2010—Applicants notified if invited to submit a full proposal.
November 10, 2010—Deadline for receipt of Stage 2 full proposals.
July 1, 2011—Start of grants.

Total Award:
Up to $5 million is available for the 2011 grant cycle.
Up to 12 matching grants of between $200,000 to $500,000 each will be awarded.

Contact:
Leticia Peguero, deputy director
lpeguero@localfundingpartnerships.org
Office: (609) 275-4128
http://www.localfundingpartnerships.org

Women's Health Free Clinic Project: Expanding Access and Education Request for Proposals

The Reproductive Health Access Project is seeking proposals from medical student-run free clinics to establish or expand their scope of reproductive health care services provided. Up to five grants of $5,000 will be awarded. Technical assistance and mentorship will also be provided. Some examples of the types of programs we are interested in supporting include:

* Initiation of reproductive health exams or pregnancy testing services
* Initiating IUD placement procedures or medication abortions
* Purchase of contraception; provision of emergency contraception
* Expansion of clinical education on family planning and reproductive health for medical students

Applicants must be student-run health centers that provide services at no cost to the patient. To be eligible for this grant, applicants must enter into the project in partnership with a physician or be willing to be matched with a family physician able to educate medical students and supervise reproductive health services. A key criterion in the selection process will be the free clinic’s commitment to sustaining the added training for medical students and services for patients after the grant ends.

Proposals are due May 30, 2010. Applicants will be notified of proposal outcome by August 2010.

If you have any questions, please email womenshealthfreeclinic@reproductiveaccess.org

Reproductive Health Access Project
P.O. Box 21191
New York, NY 10025

P: 917-586-3260
F: 314-584-3260

info@reproductiveaccess.org

 

New Connections: Increasing Diversity of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Programming (for Midcareer Consultants) 2010 Call for Proposals-Round 5

Deadline: Apr 7, 2010

New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming aims to expand the diversity of perspectives that informs RWJF programming; to introduce new researchers and scholars to the Foundation and; to help meet staff needs for data analysis that measures progress toward program objectives. In Round 5 New Connections invites Mid-Career Consultants from historically underrepresented groups to submit proposals to either: 1) address research questions using environmental scans or syntheses; or 2) evaluate specific programs funded by or connected to RWJF programming areas.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:
Mid-Career Consultants applying for the New Connections program must:

* have no less than 10 and no more than 15 years of research and/or evaluation experience related to relevant health and health care fields;
* be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories;
* be from a group that has been historically underrepresented in the research activities supported by RWJF;
* be a first time RWJF principal investigator/program contract grantee; and
* be committed to the goals and mission of New Connections and RWJF.

Key Dates:

* April 7, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)-Deadline for receipt of brief proposals.
* July 7, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)-Deadline for receipt of online full proposals.
* August 31, 2010-Notification of awards.
* November 1, 2010-Start of awards.

Total Award:
* Up to five Mid-Career Consultant grants of up to $75,000 each for 12 months.

Contact:

Edith G. Arrington, Ph.D., deputy director
info@rwjf-newconnections.org
Office: (215) 732-2200 ext. 234
http://www.rwjf-newconnections.org

Mailing Address

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
P.O. Box 2316
Route 1 and College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08543

Telephone Number (877) 843-RWJF (7953)

New Connections: Increasing Diversity of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Programming (for Junior Investigators) 2010 Call for Proposals-Round 5

Deadline: Apr 7, 2010

New Connections: Increasing Diversity of RWJF Programming aims to expand the diversity of perspectives that inform RWJF programming and introduce new researchers and scholars to the Foundation, while simultaneously helping to meet staff needs for data analysis. The program invites Junior Investigators scholars from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities to address specific questions posed by one of RWJF's program areas including: Childhood Obesity, Coverage, Human Capital, Public Health and Vulnerable Populations.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:
Junior Investigator applicants to the New Connections program must:

* have completed a doctorate [a J.D. is appropriate for Public Health Law Research–New Connections (PHLR-NC) applicants] by November 2003 or later;
* be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories;
* be affiliated with or sponsored by a nonprofit university or an organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
* not be a private foundation as defined under Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code;
* have the sponsoring institution agree to administer and be the grant recipient;
* be from a group that has been historically underrepresented in the research activities supported by RWJF, such as people from ethnic or racial minority groups, first-generation college graduates and people from low-income communities;
* be a first-time grantee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; provide evidence of research skills addressing various aspects of health and health care (research fellowship or equivalent training or experience); and
* be committed to the goals and mission of New Connections and RWJF.

Key Dates:
* April 7, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of online brief proposals.
* July 7, 2010 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of online full proposals.
* August 31, 2010—Notification of awards.

Total Award:
* Up to 13 Junior Investigators grants, including up to five grants for Public Health Law Research (PHLR) awards of up to $75,000 each for 24 months.

Contact:

Edith G. Arrington, Ph.D., deputy director
info@rwjf-newconnections.org
Office: (215) 732-2200 ext. 234
http://www.rwjf-newconnections.org

Mailing Address

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
P.O. Box 2316
Route 1 and College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08543

Telephone Number
(877) 843-RWJF (7953)

College of St. Scholastica Institute on Aging and Social Work Call for Applications

Nationally recognized experts Barbara Berkman and Chandra Mehotra in research methodology lead a training institute specifically designed for social work faculty who received their doctoral degree at least three years ago in any area of social work. 

Deadline for applications is April 1, 2010.

Food, lodging, and travel support will be provided to the 15 applicants selected to participate in the program.

Requirements
The applicant must have a doctoral degree in any area of social work or related field.
Preference will be given to applicants who hold a tenure track appointment and have conducted limited aging research.
The applicant must provide a letter of support from his/her dean indicating: (a) what institutional support will be provided to make a program of aging research possible; (b) how the conduct of aging research fits with the strategic plans of the institution; and (c) how research efforts begun at the institute will be sustained. Additional letters of support are also welcome.

Completed application, curriculum vitae, and support letter(s) must be submitted by April 1, 2010.

We are especially interested in promoting diversity among program participants and encourage minority faculty members to apply.

For details and application materials, please contact the director via e-mail or write to the following address:
Chandra M. Mehrotra, Ph.D., Director
Research Training Institute
The College of St. Scholastica
1200 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, MN 55811
Email: cmehrotr@css.edu
Phone: (218) 723-6161
Fax: (218) 723-5912

Request for Proposals: Promoting Partnerships to Strengthen Health Care Reform Advocacy

Northwest Health Foundation believes that all people have the right to access quality, affordable health care. We support organizations working to increase access in Oregon and southwest Washington, both within the current health care system and through a process of grassroots engagement in health reform.

With skyrocketing health care costs and deteriorating access to affordable care, there is agreement both at the national level and throughout Oregon that health care needs to be more affordable, available to everyone, and focused on improved health outcomes. In fact, health care reform, including legislative activity, is a hot issue in both Washington, DC, and here in Oregon. In June of 2009, two bills (HB 2116 and HB 2009) passed during Oregon’s 2009 legislative session which expanded health care coverage to all uninsured children and 35,000 uninsured adults, and created an Oregon Health Authority, which is responsible for streamlining and aligning state health purchasers and programs to maximize efficiency, organize state health policy and health services, and implement health reform policies and programs. HB 2009 also established the Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB), which serves as the policy-making and oversight body for the Oregon Health Authority and is responsible for improving the health care delivery system (access, cost, quality) as well as improving the health of Oregonians. The OHPB will be developing recommendations the will lead to legislation for the 2011 Legislative Session.

Consequently, there is an important opportunity for health reform advocacy efforts to shape the next phases of health care reform implementation, which may include further expansion of health care coverage, and mechanisms to curb health care costs, create a more efficient, effective health care delivery system, and address health disparities inherent in the current system.

Health Care Reform Advocacy Grant Opportunity

Through this RFP, the Northwest Health Foundation seeks to encourage the voices of those most affected by health care reform to be represented in health care policy discussions. The Foundation will support the various efforts and organizations working to expand access and reform the system—including increasing the presence of diverse voices to highlight health equity in the health reform conversation—with a focus on planning for the 2011 legislative session.

The Foundation is particularly interested in applications that incorporate innovative or unusual partnerships between two or more organizations, and intends for this grant cycle to foster relationships that will strengthen both health care advocacy in the broad sense, as well as individual organizational capacity to engage in this arena. We anticipate that the portfolio of advocacy projects funded through this grant cycle will be diverse both in terms of the types of partnerships supported and the identified health care reform issues.

Specifically, the Foundation is seeking proposals from entities comprised of two or more partners to support health reform advocacy activities which include, but are not limited to, grassroots organizing, public-will building, coalition building and participation, communications and messaging, and policy analysis.

In addition to projects that advocate for further expansion of health care coverage, mechanisms to curb health care costs, and a more efficient, effective health care delivery system, we are also interested in projects that:
• seek to improve health equity, including confronting cultural, economic, or other systemic barriers to accessing quality health care;
• promote prevention and public health integration within health care reform efforts;
• focus on oral health issues; and
• address the unique access needs in rural areas.

The provision of direct health care services will not be funded during this grant cycle.

Grant Amounts and Duration

The Foundation intends to award at least 10 grants of up to $50,000. Projects may last up to 18 months.

Proposal Instructions

Ten sets of the complete application and two sets of the financial statement must be received at the Foundation office no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 15, 2010. Postmarked, faxed or e-mailed proposals will not be accepted. Please send or deliver your application sets to:

Northwest Health Foundation
221 NW Second Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97209

Key dates: March 15 – Proposals due
June 29 – Applicants informed of decisions
August 1 – Earliest start date for funding

National Native American Youth Initiative Program Student Scholarship

APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 16, 2010

ELIGIBILITY
The Association of American Indian Physicians will select AI/AN high school students, ages 16 – 18, to attend the NNAYI program to be held June 19 – 27, 2010 in Washington, D.C. AI/AN students planning to enter health careers are eligible to apply. Students are selected on the basis of scholastic achievement, demonstrated interest in the fields of health sciences or biomedical research, leadership skills, and personal attributes. The NNAYI scholarship pays for airfare, lodging, and most meals.

NOTICE: The NNAYI Program is NOT a summer camp or sightseeing trip. It is an intense program that consists of a rigorous schedule of all-day sessions / activities

APPLICATION CHECKLIST – To ensure that no application requirements have been overlooked, refer to the checklist below. An incomplete application may prevent you from being selected as a participant in the program. Students will be notified of the selection results on the week of May 10, 2010.

____ Primary Data Sheet (located in application packet)

____ One-Page Personal Statement (double spaced) – Describe your family background, future educational and career plans, experience in health care and/or research, and personal attributes. Include how NNAYI will help accomplish your goals and other relevant information

____ Most Recent Academic Transcript – Official transcript recommended

____ Recommendation Checklist Form (located in application packet)

____ Letter of Recommendation - must be completed by a high school
counselor/instructor and submitted in a sealed envelope attached to your application.

____ Photograph (for identification and publication purposes)

Association of American Indian Physicians
1225 Sovereign Row, Suite 103
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
TEL: (405) 946-7072
FAX: (405) 946-7651
Website: www.aaip.org

American Indian/Alaska Native Medical Student Scholarship Opportunity

The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) is currently accepting applications from AI/AN medical students to attend the 18th Annual Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop (CCMW), which will be held Thursday April 22 – Sunday April 25, 2010, at the Hotel Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Scholarships will cover airfare, hotel accommodations, workshop registration, and most meals.

To apply for the scholarship, you must submit a Primary Data Sheet and a one-page essay explaining why you wish to attend and what you hope to gain from attending the workshop. Applications and essays must be in the AAIP office no later than Friday, April 2, 2010. Late applications and essays will not be accepted.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the AAIP Student Programs at 405-946-7072 or at lmyers@aaip.org

Scholarships Available to Attend the 39th Association of American Indian Physicians Annual Meeting and Health Conference

The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) announces scholarships available to attend the 39th AAIP Annual Meeting and Health Conference in Albuquerque, NM, August 5 – 9, 2010. The conference will have presentations offered by experts and leaders in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) healthcare and policy making issues. Presentations include current trends, policy, research, and practice issues concerning AI/AN populations.

The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Office of Minority Health Research Coordination will award scholarships to ten undergraduate level AI/AN students to attend the AAIP Annual Meeting and National Health Conference. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and have an interest in biomedical research relevant to NIDDK’s mission areas, i.e., diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition, obesity, and digestive, liver, urology, kidney, and hematologic diseases. Selected scholars will be required to attend a NIDDK session to be held during the conference. The remainder of the conference will be yours to attend all the other scheduled sessions and social activities. This scholarship provides for the student’s airfare, hotel lodging, and meals. This scholarship is awarded on a one-time only basis.
Application Process

* NIDDK Primary Data Sheet
* One-page letter regarding your interest in biomedical research relevant to NIDDK’s mission areas, i.e., diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition, obesity, and digestive, liver, urology, kidney, and hematologic diseases
* Copy of Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood or Tribal Identification
* Current resume / CV
* Recent College/University Transcript – Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA
* Letter of Recommendation – Must be completed by a College/University faculty member, preferably a science professor
* Recent photograph

Applications must be postmarked by Friday, May 28, 2010. For further questions, contact AAIP Student Programs at (405) 946-7072, or email lmyers@aaip.org.

Mail completed applications to the AAIP office:

Association of American Indian Physicians
Attn: Student Programs – NIDDK Scholarship
1225 Sovereign Row, Ste. 103
Oklahoma City, OK 73108