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2013 Grief Reach Request for Proposals
Grief Reach is a partnership between the National Alliance for Grieving Children and the New York Life Foundation. The goal of this partnership is to provide funds to Children's Bereavement Programs to expand the reach of their programs to include underserved youth populations (18 years and younger). The funds for these grants are generously provided by New York Life Foundation and the oversight and RFP process is managed by the National Alliance for Grieving Children. Final decisions on grants are made by a review committee consisting of representatives from both the National Alliance for Grieving Children and the New York Life Foundation.
Amount and Range of Grants
This year the Grief Reach project will again provide $750,000 in grants with the following number of grants and grant amounts:
5 - $10,000 5 - $15,000 5 - $25,000 5 - $100,000 ($50,000 a year for two years)
Eligibility
Grants are made only to private, nonprofit organizations, which have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, and which are not private foundations.
Excluded Organizations and Areas:
• Individuals or government agencies.
• Organizations or activities whose services are limited to members of one religious or sectarian group.
• Fraternal, social, professional, athletic or veterans’ organizations.
• Seminars, conferences, trips.
• Endowments, memorials or capital campaigns.
• Fundraising events, telethons, races or other benefits.
• Goodwill advertising.
• Basic or applied research.
• Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender or national origin.
Requirements
Grants will be given only to organizations operating in the United States. Start up agencies or programs will not be considered. Application amount must not be greater than 10% of the organization’s most recent fiscal year Actuals.
Further requirements are:
• Applicant must have been in operation as a 501(c)3 for at least three consecutive years.
• Applicant must be able to provide 990 tax returns for at least two of the past three years.
• Applicant must provide a budget detailing how requested funds will be used.
• Applicant must be the entity that will provide the children’s bereavement services.
• Applicant must have at least one paid staff person.
Project Types
The projects need to have a direct impact on children. Educating the community is not enough unless it ties directly into serving children. It is important to make sure that wording is clear in your application. Collaborations are strongly encouraged.
Target Population
50% of the children served must be from low-income families, OR 50% of the children must be from minority communities. The following information should be provided about the population to be served with Grief Reach funding:
• Economically Disadvantaged Children and Teens (18 years and younger) - Annual family income below 200 percent of the official poverty line; or eligibility for free or reduced-price school lunch or food stamps; or eligibility for other public assistance.
• Underserved Racial and Ethnic Communities - For the purposes of this grant process, Children and teens are considered from underrepresented populations if they fall into one or more of the following categories as described by the US Census Bureau: American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders, Biracial or Multiracial. Grief Reach Application
Proposals will be accepted through July 8, 2013, 8:00 p.m. EST/ 5:00 p.m. PST. No applications will be accepted after the July 8th deadline. Applications will not be accepted via email, fax or mail. Applications must be submitted on-line. Once you are prepared to answer the questions and supply the information needed, then begin completion of the on-line application.
American College of Cardiology Foundation/Merck Research Fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease
Four one-year fellowships will be awarded to support research in adult cardiology. Preference is given to individuals who have had no more than two years of prior full-time experience either in clinical or basic research. Recipients will be expected to pursue a full-time project in clinical research during their year of supported training.
Research Focus: In selecting applications, proposals addressing CVD and Cardiometabolic disorders are encouraged. Included are proposals that address pathophysiology, molecular genetics, metabolic abnormalities leading to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, heart failure, hyperlipidemia, inflammatory mechanisms and new pathways for drug discovery. Proposals focusing on clinically relevant outcomes as a result of the metabolic syndrome, diabetes or obesity are also encouraged. Outcomes studies should focus on clinical/and or systems of care (e.g., quality improvement) interventions, and use outcomes measures of importance to both patients and society, including mortality, significant morbidity or quality of life changes, or economic effects.
Preference for one award will be given to applicants focusing on disparities of care. Despite increased attention to health disparities at the national, state and community levels, relatively little progress has been made in achieving the vision of eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities. Since the rates of cardiovascular mortality in the United States are significantly higher for these patients and this is, in fact, the leading cause of death in this demographic, innovative approaches to eliminating these disparities are critical. In an effort to encourage and support research in this area, proposals will be encouraged that focus on gender, race, geographic, and economic inequalities in cardiovascular care.
Eligibility: Anyone currently in an adult cardiology fellowship training program recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association and who has the recommendation and agreement of his/her training program director and institution.
Selection: Judging will be by the ACCF/Research Fellowship Awards Committee. Criteria for selection will include:
• Scientific quality of the project;
• Relevance to the research focus as described above;
• Qualifications and commitment of the applicant; and
• The quality of the training environment.
Successful applicants may pursue this protected year of research either within or following their three years of required training. Preference will be given to individuals who:
• Will pursue clinical research training and experience directly involving patients or human subjects.
• Have had no more than two years of prior full-time research experience either in clinical or basic research.
• Will not hold another major external fellowship or salary award, (e.g., from the National Institutes of Health or the American Heart Association) during the ACCF/Merck funded year.
The Award: Four fellowships in the amount of $70,000 each, to be used for salary support, for one year of research to begin July 1, 2014 and run through June 30, 2015.
Funding Source: The ACCF is grateful to the Merck Company Foundation for their continued financial support for these awards.
Deadline: September 23, 2013
For more information: Email Julia Berman or call 800-253-4636, ext. 6648.
2014 Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award
This service award requires that the resident identify an unmet health care need in his/her community. The resident will then design an innovative service project at a free health clinic (or similar health care facility) to address that unmet health care need and will implement the project for 12 months. The project should enhance the services offered by the free health clinic and have relevance to the patient population being served.
In designing the project, emphasis should be placed on activities that will have an enduring benefit to the patients and the community after the 12-month project period. Projects that can be continued or replicated by other family medicine residents in the future are also encouraged.
Note: It may be helpful to obtain input from the clinic’s staff when designing the project.
All first-year and second-year family medicine residents who are members of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) are eligible to apply. All applicants must still be residents when the project period ends.
Project Period
The project period will be May 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015.
Award
One award will be provided annually. The award will total $16,500 and contain the following elements:
• A $10,000 award will be provided to the resident whose service project is selected for funding. This funding is to be used by the resident only for costs directly related to the project. These may include: medical supplies (e.g., diabetes testing), equipment rental or purchase, software purchase or lease, patient education materials, communication expenses (e.g., postage, printing, office supplies), patient incentives/reimbursement, mileage/transportation (e.g., resident mileage), patient reimbursement, personnel not employed by free clinic or health care facility (e.g., patient educators, substance abuse or peer counselors).
• $5,000 award will be provided to the free clinic (or similar health care facility) where the service project is implemented.
• $1,000 travel award will be provided to the resident to attend the 2015 National Conference (NC) of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. The resident will present the results of the project at this conference.
• $500 stipend will be given to the residency program to celebrate and recognize the resident who wins the Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award.
Required of Resident
The resident is required to submit the following reports:
• An interim financial report and progress report that highlights the service project activities and progress is required by November 1, 2014.
• A final financial report and final project summary detailing the implemented service project and its outcomes must be submitted by June 1, 2015.
• The resident will attend the 2015 National Conference (NC) of Medicine Residents and Medical Students to give a presentation on his/her project. Note: Registration fees for the NC will be waived for speakers.
Required Report from Clinic
The free clinic (or similar health care facility) is required to submit documentation six months after the resident’s project begins describing how the $5,000 award to the clinic is being utilized.
Letters of Recommendation/Support
Three letters are required to be submitted with the application:
• One letter of recommendation from the resident’s residency director
• One letter of support from the director of the free clinic (or other health care facility)
• One letter from the mentor (clinic director or other physician) agreeing to assist with the project should the award be granted
Deadline
The deadline for the application is February 1, 2014.
Award Announcement
The winner of the Resident Service Award will be announced by April 1, 2014.
Dissemination of Award
The $10,000 award for the resident will be distributed in three payments:
• $6,000 will be provided at the start of the project
• $2,000 will be provided after receipt of the interim reports
• $2,000 will be provided after receipt of the final reports
The $5,000 award for the free clinic will be distributed in two payments:
• $2,500 will be provided at the start of the project
• $2,500 will be provided after receipt of the clinic’s report six months after the project begins
The $500 stipend for the residency will be distributed when the award is announced.
How to Submit Your Application
All materials should be emailed and the original mailed (postmarked) no later than February 1, 2014 to: Susie Morantz, 11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 440, Leawood, KS 66211.
Questions
If you have any questions please feel free to email or call Susie Morantz at 800-274-2237, ext. 4470.
Call for Applications: 2013 Project Amazon
Application Deadline: Monday, June 15, 2013, 12:00 noon ET
In 2013, the Oticon Hearing Foundation and American Academy of Audiology Foundation will support a humanitarian trip to the Oticon Clinic in Parintins, Brazil in the Amazon River basin. Planned for Fall 2013, one licensed audiologist and one audiology student will be selected to participate; students who have completed at least two years in an AuD or PhD program by June 2013 are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to applicants (1) with extensive hearing aid fitting experience in both adult and pediatric populations, and (2) who have a demonstrated commitment to audiology-related service work with local, national, and/or international organizations. Applications will be evaluated on audiological experience, past volunteer experiences, and a recommendation from a coworker/clinical preceptor/professor.
Additionally, one alternate clinician and one alternate student will be selected.
Parintins is located in a remote area of Brazil, and conditions are basic by U.S. standards.
The AAA Foundation’s Educational Grants Review Committee and representatives from Oticon, Inc. will review applications and select the final candidates. Award notifications will be made in August 2013.
Expenses covered include:
Airfare, ground transportation, meals, and reimbursement of costs for Visa to enter Brazil. In addition, Oticon will supply a computer and wireless card, and volunteer team members must agree to post a daily online blog of their journey on the Oticon Hearing Foundation website.
Expenses NOT covered:
Volunteers will be required to purchase international health and travel insurance at their own expense.
Liability:
There are risks associated with international travel, and those who participate will be required to submit a waiver of liability.
Accommodations:
There is a reserved area to accommodate volunteers with a room with four beds, a bathroom, a living room connected to a kitchen and dining room, and a laundry area. On the outside of the clinic, there is a barbecue area and lawn for recreation. Refer to www.vivaosom.com for photos.
Call for Applications: Wounded Warrior Project Grants Program
As part of our ongoing effort to fulfill our vision of making this the most successful and well-adjusted generation of wounded service members and veterans in our nation’s history, Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) constantly evaluates the programs we offer to ensure they are meeting the critical needs of this population. We are always looking to enhance the services we offer and expand to new areas as we see growing needs.
In order to increase the number of Wounded Warriors we aim to support, WWP has developed a grant application process to leverage and support the good work and expertise of other organizations that provide direct programming and services to this generation of wounded veterans. This in-depth grant application will ensure WWP provides financial assistance to groups espousing similar priorities and policies, and with the same commitment to our mission to honor and empower Wounded Warriors.
To be considered for funding, an organization must meet the following requirements:
Submit evidence of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax exemption status must be current at the time of letter of interest submission in order to be eligible.
Be committed to honoring and empowering veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illnesses, or wound, co-incident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001 and their families.
Review the updated WWP Application to ensure your organization is willing to meet all reporting requirements, including WWP’s Standard Demographics.
Demonstrate a clear plan for warrior, family or constituent recruitment. Please note that WWP does not send direct referrals to grant recipients.
Provide programs and services at no cost to warrior, family or constituents.
Deadlines
To be considered for funding, an organization must meet the following deadlines:
June 3, 2013 – Letter of Interest must be emailed to WWP at grants@woundedwarriorproject.org
July 8, 2013 – Full Grant Application must be to WWP at grants@woundedwarriorproject.org
Process
Letter of Interest (LOI) Information
Each year, the WWP grant cycle begins with the opportunity for interested parties to submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) to WWP. An organization must submit an LOI to be considered for full proposal consideration. WWP will not accept mailed or faxed submissions. The LOI should be no more than two pages and should address the following:
Your organization’s mission
Current organizational budget
Grant purpose — Please succinctly summarize the purpose of the grant request. Please specify how funds will be used, distinguishing between program expenditures and administrative costs.
For example: to support an employment training and placement program for Wounded Warriors in Jacksonville, FL.
Brief description of the program for which you are seeking support
How the mission of your organization and the specific program you are requesting funding for fits into one of our four core service areas and our larger mission of honoring and empowering Wounded Warriors
Amount requested
Previous contact with and/or funding from WWP
Grant Application
Submission of a full grant application is by invitation only after WWP's review of the initial LOI. WWP will evaluate LOIs and either decline interest or invite organizations to submit a full grant application. Please note that not all organizations that submit a LOI will be asked to submit a full grant application. Organizations invited to participate in the full grant application process must submit their application no later than July 8, 2013. WWP will communicate funding decisions by early September 2013.
All grant application materials must be emailed to grants@woundedwarriorproject.org no later than July 8, 2013. WWP will not accept mailed or faxed submissions.
Funding Principles & Priorities
WWP looks to fund proposals that:
Offer innovative programming and unique opportunities;
Fill service gaps by offering programming or services where demand outpaces supply or services do not currently exist;
Reach veterans and family members in under-served geographic ares;
Foster continued leadership, mentorship, and sense of purpose among injured service members;
State clear and measurable goals.
Organizations interested in receiving a Wounded Warrior Project grant should enhance the lives of injured service members and their families by supporting programs that fall into our four core service areas: Mind, Body, Economic Empowerment and Engagement. Before submitting a letter of interest, please explore our website and familiarize yourself with the programs currently offered by WWP.
Mind — Grant candidates should enhance the mental health of wounded service members and help foster healthy readjustment to civilian life.
Body — Grant candidates should provide unique sporting, fitness, and wellness activities for warriors and their families. Preference is given to programs that engage warriors over a sustained period of time and facilitate opportunities for leadership and peer mentoring.
Economic Empowerment — Grant candidates should provide programs or services to warriors in the area of employment, higher education, financial literacy, or other opportunities that enhance economic empowerment among wounded veterans and their families.
Engagement — Grant candidates should empower injured service members by connecting them with their peers and continued opportunities to serve and engage with their larger communities.
For more information about WWP’s programming and focus in these four core programmatic areas, please visit the Programs page on our website.
WWP will consider requests ranging from $5,000 - $250,000. Funding amount is determined by the amount requested, number of veterans or family members served, and the nature of the opportunity or activity being funded. Funding is generally limited to a one-year program cycle.
Contact Information
All grant application materials or questions should be emailed to grants@woundedwarriorproject.org. WWP is unable to accept calls regarding the grant application process. Please direct all inquiries related to grants to grants@woundedwarriorproject.org.
Call for Nominations: Pan American Health Organization/Pan American Health and Education Foundation 2013 Sérgio Arouca Award for Excellence in Universal Health Care
The call for nominations is now open for the 2013 PAHO/PAHEF Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health. The deadline to submit a nomination is June 14, 2013 at 5:00 pm ET (Washington, D.C., time).
Form of the Award
The award consists of a cash prize, certificate of honor, and a symbolic representation of the award.
In 2009, the Sergio Arouca Award for Excellence in Universal Health Care was created by the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) in cooperation with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to promote the availability of universal healthcare with equity in the Americas. The award honors Dr. Sérgio Arouca who was a physician, researcher, and professor in the National School of Public Health and served as the Secretary of Health in Rio de Janeiro, and the Secretary of Social Participation in the Ministry of Health, Brazil. As president of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, a highly recognized Brazilian institution, he helped to develop the scientific, teaching, and technological development in the Brazilian sanitary movement. Dr. Arouca devoted his entire career to the advancement of public health in the Americas with a focus in advocacy and increasing the access of health care services. The award seeks to recognize extraordinary efforts by the Latin American and Caribbean countries in improving their health systems and in achieving better access to health care by the most vulnerable population groups.
This award is one of the awards in the Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program, a joint partnership of PAHO and PAHEF.
Qualifications
The winner of the Sérgio Arouca Award for Excellence in Universal Health Care will have made a significant health impact, demonstrated leadership and excellence in public health, and contributed significantly to the advancement of care, ideally in more than one country in the Americas, with a focus in Latin America and/or the Caribbean.
The Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) will accept nominations from one or more people or one or more institutions, which may be governmental or nongovernmental, that have together accomplished a significant contribution in the following:
a) the development and implementation of a policy and/or national strategy of health for all; b) the promotion of health programs that have made considerable advances in increasing the coverage and quality of care; c) improving the effectiveness of the management of health systems; d) the development and implementation of policies and/or health and ethical legislation in the framework of a nation’s health structure; e) innovative programs that target socially-excluded and geographically-disadvantaged populations; f) innovatively-designed programs in the field of education and formalized training of health care workers with the aim of expanding universal health care; g) efficacy in efforts to interest communities in the planning, management, and appraisal of health programs; h) the preparation and execution of relevant research on primary health systems. The nominee’s works ideally should have demonstrated impact in more than one country in the region of the Americas, with a focus in Latin America and/or the Caribbean.
Staff members, consultants, and interns in active service of PAHO, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other United Nations agencies; current official representatives to PAHO's governing bodies (e.g., ministers of health and their delegates); sitting members of PAHEF’s board of directors; PAHEF staff, consultants, advisors, and interns; members of the Sérgio Arouca Award for Excellence in Universal Health Care jury; and current employees of the Brazilian Federal Ministry of Health are ineligible to receive the award.
Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Faculty/Post-Doctoral Grant Program (Fahs-Beck Fellows)
Grants of up to $20,000 are available to help support the research of faculty members or post-doctoral researchers affiliated with non-profit human service organizations in the United States and Canada. Areas of interest to the Fund are: studies to develop, refine, evaluate, or disseminate innovative interventions designed to prevent or ameliorate major social, psychological, behavioral or public health problems affecting children, adults, couples, families, or communities, or studies that have the potential for adding significantly to knowledge about such problems. The research for which funding is requested must focus on the United States or Canada or on a comparison between the United States or Canada and one or more other countries.
Who May Apply
Faculty members of accredited colleges or universities or individuals affiliated with accredited non-profit human service organizations in the United States or Canada are eligible to apply. The applicant organization must agree to accept administrative responsibility for the project and submit required financial forms and reports to the Fund.
The principal investigator (PI) must have an earned doctorate in a relevant discipline and relevant experience. The PI must be in full control of the research and be the principal author of the final report.
The Fund observes two funding cycles annually, with deadlines of April 15 and November 1. All complete and appropriate applications received by each deadline will be reviewed by an advisory committee comprised of persons knowledgeable in research design/methodology and in the substantive areas supported by the Fund. Applicants may submit only one proposal per funding cycle.
Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation C/O The New York Community Trust 909 Third Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10022
lw2@nyc.rr.com
Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program
Grants of up to $5,000 are available to help support dissertation expenses of doctoral students in the United States and Canada whose studies have the potential for adding significantly to knowledge about problems in the functioning or well being of children, adults, couples, families, or communities, or about interventions designed to prevent or alleviate such problems. The research for which funding is requested must focus on the United States or Canada or on a comparison between the United States or Canada and one or more other countries.
The Fund observes two funding cycles annually, with deadlines of April 15 and November 1. All complete and appropriate applications received by each deadline will be reviewed by an advisory committee comprised of persons knowledgeable in research design/methodology and in the substantive areas supported by the Fund.
Call for Applications: Helping Hands Grant Program
The Helping Hands Grant Program provides grants of up to $5,000 to medical schools for mental health and substance use disorder projects that are created and managed by medical students, particularly in underserved minority communities. These projects can be conducted in partnership with community agencies or in conjunction with ongoing medical school outreach activities.
The program was established to encourage medical students to participate in community service activities, particularly those focused on underserved populations; raise awareness of mental illness and the importance of early recognition of illness; and build an interest amongst medical students in psychiatry and working in underserved communities. The program is supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Application Deadline
We are now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 grant year!
Applications must be postmarked by May 31, 2013.
Be sure to follow the Application Instructions and submit one original and four copies of a completed application packet. Incomplete applications, or applications submitted via fax or e-mail, will not be reviewed. Please contact Lindsey McClenathan via email (lmcclenathan@psych.org) with any questions regarding the application.
Award Process
Upon selection, in July, the primary medical student author will be notified by mail and will include a contract to be signed and returned. If APF does not hear back from you within four weeks, your grant fund may be forfeited. Grant checks will be mailed upon receipt of the signed contract.
AAPA American Psychological Foundation Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation Fellowship
The AAPA-APF Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation Fellowship provides grants to support psychology's efforts to benefit the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community through research, training and service/practice.
Deadline: October 1, 2013
Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation
The $20,000 grant will rotate each year among these three areas: research, training and service/practice.
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