HFA Announces Children and Adolescent Grief Grants
Hospice Foundation of America is now accepting applications for its new funding program in support of children’s grief camps and other bereavement services. Applicants must be non-profit hospices or other bereavement organizations whose programs are available to the entire community in which they are located. Hospice Foundation of America will offer grants up to $5000 for program-related expenses (including but not limited to purchase of equipment or materials, publications, or other curriculum-related materials.) Priority will be given to programs who offer innovative programs for both children and adolescents, as well as programs that focus on outreach to diverse populations. To be considered for funding, please submit the following information in a one-page letter: Primary contact: Name, address, phone # and email A snapshot of your organization, including: Mission statement Number of professional staff and Volunteers Geographic region served by your programs ; and Programming provided to children, adolescents and their families A brief description of how funds from HFA would be used Proof of 501 (c ) 3 status Letters should be submitted via email to grants@hospicefoundation.org Letters must be received by November 15. Selected organizations will be invited to submit a full proposal.
About AMDA Foundation/Evercare® AwardsImageIn 2008, the AMDA Foundation partnered with Evercare to create the AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards for “Improving the Quality of Life for Persons Living in Nursing Homes” awards program. The three awards were presented at the AMDA Symposium in Salt Lake City on March 6, 2008. The 2009 AMDA Foundation//Evercare® Awards will be presented at the national AMDA Symposium in Charlotte, NC, March 5-8, 2009.These awards will be based on programs nursing facilities have implemented and demonstrated to improve the quality of life for their long term care residents. Three awards of $10,000 each will be provided. At least one of the awards will be given specifically for improved advanced care planning and/or palliative care programs. The three facilities chosen for the award are expected to present a scientific poster of their quality improvement program at the 2009 AMDA Annual Symposium in Charlotte, NC. In addition, one program will be chosen to give an oral presentation at the Annual Symposium.Types of programs might include: * Patient safety initiatives – reducing falls, medication errors * Reduction of avoidable ER visits and acute hospitalizations * Improved consistency of staffing * Improved comprehensive advanced care planning * Improved palliative care programsAll nursing home facilities are eligible for the awards. Facilities may be for profit or not for profit and/or individual facility, regional chain, or national chain. In order for the program to be eligible, the program must be internally generated and funded by the nursing home facility; have demonstrated measurable outcomes and objectives and have proven sustainability and ability to be replicated in other facilities.Applying Online - The application deadline is November 10, 2008. All completed applications must be submitted electronically. To submit your online application you'll need to first attend to the following preparation:Document UploadsThe 2009 AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards Online Application requires that you also obtain, complete as necessary and upload the following documents: * Current copy of state/federal survey results; * Letter of Support from the medical director for the facility/institution; * A completed AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards Project Proposal; and * A completed AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards Detailed Budget.Documents of the following types are acceptable for uploading: ms-word; pdf; rtf; ms-excel; ms-powerpoint; ms-works; text; and zip. Documents for uploading must not exceed 6,144KB in size (6 megabytes).
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Pat McCue/New Orleans Chapter End-of-Life Care Nursing Career Development Award* Awards: A $2,500 award and a plaque. Purpose: To support a registered nurse dedicated to caring for patients and their families during the final stages of life. Selection Criteria: The nominees must Be employed as RNs with a minimum of 75% of time involved in end-of-life care Have a minimum of one year of experience in end-of-life care. Note: An individual cannot receive this award more than one time. * The New Orleans Chapter of ONS established this award in memory of Pat McCue-Moran, a leading oncology hospice nurse who was active in ONS. Application deadline: December 1, 2008
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The Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research is intended to support the development of outstanding investigators who plan careers in pulmonary research. We seek to help them as they make the transition to independent, self-supporting, faculty members. Parker B. Francis Fellowship grants are awarded to institutions for the purpose of providing stipends, fringe benefits, and modest travel expenses in support of qualified post-doctoral fellows or newly appointed assistant professors. Award recipients will thereby be enabled to devote the major part of their professional effort to research related to pulmonary disease and lung biology. Grants are made for three years of support. It is permissible to maintain support for the awardee as he or she moves from fellowship to faculty status. Awards are made to institutions on behalf of the fellows and can be transferred to other institutions only under special circumstances with prior approval from the Director of the Fellowship Program. Fellows supported by a Parker B. Francis Fellowship must be assured of having at least 75 percent of their time available for research. This means that a total of no more than three months per year may be spent in clinical or other non-research activities.
GENERAL INFORMATION APPLICANTS The ideal candidate is one with evidence of strong aptitude in research and who is in transition from post-doctoral trainee to independent investigator. It is essential that there be evidence of accomplishment and proficiency in research. Few applicants who are just beginning research training and have only one or two research publications are funded. Candidates with greater than seven years since the doctoral degree should include reasons for continued training. Candidates may hold any relevant doctoral degree (e.g., M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D., D.V.M., Dr. P.H.). Fellowships are restricted to US, Canadian and Mexican citizens or permanent residents. However, foreign nationals who document their initial steps toward permanent residence in the US, Canada or Mexico will also be considered. Documentation should include a description of steps already taken toward application for long-term residency or citizenship. MENTORS Mentorship of the fellow by an established investigator is required. Any established faculty scientist at a university or a not-for-profit research institution may mentor a candidate for fellowship. Mentors at government or corporate laboratories are not eligible. The mentor should be in a position to guarantee that 75 percent of a fellow's time is available for research. The mentor should be committed to fostering the candidate's career advancement and should be the primary scientific advisor. Secondary scientific mentors at the same or a different institution are encouraged but not required. Their roles should be described in the body of the application. Many fellows spend some portion of their fellowship years working with a secondary mentor at another institution. INSTITUTIONS There are no restrictions regarding discipline or department. Clinical or basic science departments are suitable; however, it is expected that the proposed research will focus on lung biology or lung disease. Awards are limited to institutions located in the US, Canada and Mexico. Each department may submit only one application annually and is limited to a maximum of two active fellowships at any one time. NOTES ABOUT OTHER GRANT SUPPORT Having an NIH K series or similar award at the time of application makes one ineligible for a PBF Fellowship. However, once awarded, a PBF Fellow may accept such a grant, as long as the basic requirements of the PBF Fellowship are met (75 percent of time available for research and PBF funds used only for salary and travel). Most importantly, the area of lung research pursued should remain the same. Previous individual or institutional NIH or MRC training grants do not make one ineligible, although they must be relinquished if a PBF Fellowship is awarded. Individuals are ineligible for a PBF Fellowship if they are the principal investigator on an NIH RO1 or similar research grant when applying for a PBF Fellowship. But Fellows in their second or third year may have their own NIH RO1 or similar grant. In fact, obtaining research grants is an appropriate goal for PBF Fellows. Since fellowship funds are restricted to the Fellow's salary and travel, in some cases it may not be possible to utilize the full level of PBF Fellowship support. Awards will not be given if either the fellow or mentor currently holds funding from the tobacco industry, even if the tobacco monies will not be used to support the PBF sponsored research. APPROPRIATE TOPICS A broad array of approaches to lung biology and respiratory medicine, ranging from cell and molecular studies, to those involving epidemiologic and clinical aspects of human subjects are appropriate. We also encourage applications from pulmonary medicine specialists interested in pursuing research in bioethical aspects of pulmonary medicine or critical care. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the ethics of clinical trials in critical care, end-of-life decisions and resource allocation. The context of all these topics should be pulmonary biology and lung disease. Applicants must meet all the eligibility standards. Mentors and/or applicants considering whether a particular area is appropriate are encouraged to discuss potential projects with the Director of the PBF Fellowship Program in Seattle, Washington (trmartin@u.washington.edu).
MAILING ADDRESS Thomas R. Martin, M.D. Director Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program Pulmonary Research Laboratories VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 S. Columbian Way, 151L Seattle, WA 98108 DEADLINE Applications must be received no later than Friday, October 17, 2008.
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