Funding Opportunities

Below is a listing of announcements for funding opportunities that we believe would be of interest to our members and other stakeholders. Announcements are listed by deadline and are updated every two weeks. Recent announcements are indicated with a .

NIH Welcomes Proposals for 2010 NIH Director's Transformative Research Projects - Deadline (Letters of Intent): December 22, 2009 - A major goal of the NIH is to foster bold and creative investigator-initiated research. In pursuit of this goal, the Transformative Research Projects Program has been created under the auspices of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research to enhance submission and support of exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research that has the potential to have a profound impact in clinical, basic, and or behavioral/social science arenas. NIH Roadmap Transformative Research Awards provide up to $25 million total costs per year for a single project. The NIH encourages applications for the Transformative Research Projects Program from scientists representing all disciplines relevant to the NIH mission, including the biological, behavioral, clinical, social, physical, chemical, computational, engineering, and mathematical sciences. Interdisciplinary teams as well as individual investigators with bold ideas are encouraged to apply. Additional information is available at: http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/T-R01/.

Substance Use and Abuse Among U.S. Military Personnel, Veterans and Their Families - Deadline: December 22, 2009 - This Funding Opportunity Announcement is issued by National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Cancer Institute, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enhance and accelerate research on the epidemiology/etiology, identification, and prevention and treatment of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse (including illicit and prescription drugs) and associated mental health problems among active-duty or recently separated (e.g., Iraq and Afghanistan) military troops and their families. VA has specific interest in supporting research directed towards advancing prevention and treatment of mental health and comorbid substance use/abuse problems in veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan deployments (including National Guard and Reservists) and their families. For more information, please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-10-001.html

Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health Grants Program Invites Applications- Deadline: January 8, 2010 - Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to organizations working to improve the oral health of children through prenatal and postnatal oral health instruction for mothers/caregivers. For more information, please visit http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=272500019

2010 Family Planning Services Announcement- Deadline: March 1, 2010 - This announcement seeks applications from public and private nonprofit entities to establish and operate voluntary family planning services projects, which shall provide family planning services to all persons desiring such services, with priority for services to persons from low-income families. Family planning services include clinical family planning and related preventive health services; information, education, and counseling related to family planning; and, referral services as indicated. Applicants should use the Title X legislation, applicable regulations, Program Guidelines, legislative mandates, program priorities, and other key issues included in this announcement and in the application kit, to guide them in developing their applications. For the full announcement visit: https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=10456.

2010 Tech Awards - Deadline: March 31, 2010 - Awards of $50,000 will be awarded to individuals, organizations, and companies from around the world that are utilizing innovative technology solutions to address issues pertaining to health, education, the environment, economic development, and equality. For more information, please visit http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=271700027

Cognitive Remediation Approaches to Improve Drug Abuse Treatment Outcomes - Deadline: April 7, 2010 - There is a significant public health need to improve the outcome of treatments of substance use disorders (SUDs). SUDs are often associated with cognitive changes that may negatively impact drug abuse treatment outcomes. The purpose of this grant is to solicit exploratory/developmental research project applications that design and/or develop cognitive remediation strategies that enhance the outcome of SUD treatments. For more information, please visit http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=50601

Community Participation in Research (RO1) - Deadline (Letters of Intent): April 14, 2010 - This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health solicits R01 grant applications that propose intervention research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that communities and researchers jointly conduct. For the purposes of this FOA, intervention research is quasi-experimental research projects that seek to influence preventive behaviors, treatment adherences, complementary behaviors, and related attitudes and beliefs. Natural experiments also may fall under the interventions rubric. Examples may include, and are not limited to promotion of physical activity-friendly neighborhoods; tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse prevention among youth; a community-led action plan for cancer, hypertension and cardiovascular disease prevention and control in minority populations; establishing safer work practices among agricultural workers in rural areas; nutrition and reducing childhood obesity; HIV/AIDS and STD prevalence among young adults; promoting infant mental health; and reducing health disparities. For the full announcement, please visit: http://obssr.od.nih.gov/pdf/CBPR_FOA_FAQs.pdf.

Community Participation Research Targeting the Medically Underserved (RO1, R21) - Deadline (Letters of Intent): April 14, 2010 - The ultimate goal of these Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) with a special review issued by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health is to solicit applications that propose research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers and targets medically underserved areas and medically underserved populations as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. These FOAs will use the R01 and R21 grant mechanism to encourage studies that specifically target medically underserved areas as well as underserved and underrepresented populations. This focus will allow studies to assess the nature and scope of health problems in underserved communities, formulate hypotheses about the relationship of community dynamics and health problems as they relate to underrepresented populations, design targeted interventions aimed at addressing health disparities in specified communities and specific populations, and track the efficacy of outreach efforts that result from CBPR research in the community. The FOAs will ensure that the health issues of underserved communities and populations are addressed using CBPR research strategies. For the full R01 announcement visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-075.html. For the full R21 announcement visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-076.html.

National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Accepting Course and Program Grant Applications - Deadline: May 7, 2010 - Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to faculty from NCIIA member institutions working to strengthen existing curricular programs or build new programs in invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. For more information, please visit http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=271700025

Pilot and Feasibility Studies on Oral Health Promotion Research Across the Life Span - Deadline: May 7, 2010 - This funding opportunity announcement is intended to encourage preliminary data collection, pilot or feasibility studies on oral health promotion research directed at improving oral health across the lifespan. The study team must include health promotion, behavioral and/or social scientists. This research on prevention of oral diseases and/or their sequelae could focus in any of the following areas: 1) maternal and child health, 2) adolescent and young adult health and 3) the health of adults with complex diseases in the general population or in subgroups of the population with health disparities. The collection of preliminary data, pilot and/or feasibility research would include epidemiological, social, behavioral and environmental assessments for a specific oral disease or condition. For more information, please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-223.html

Public Private Alliances in Education, Care and Support for OVCS and Agriculture - Deadline: September 10, 2010 - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks to expand its use of more strategic alliances with the private and non-governmental sectors in order to further increase sustainable development impact and foster increased private sector-led growth in the developing world. We seek to increase the overall strategic value of our alliances for fostering sustainable development in the developing world. The USAID/Malawi mission invites interest from prospective local and international partner organizations to form Global Development Alliances to carry out activities in support of USAID/Malawi's development objectives. Alliance partners are expected to bring significant new resources, ideas, technologies, and/or partners to address development problems that USAID/Malawi is currently working to address. Successful applications will bring at least a 1:1 resource leveraging to priority development activities within USAID/Malawi's strategic focus areas. USAID/Malawi has cultivated more than 22 public-private alliances over the last 8 years with a combined public-private resource value of $140 million. Through our Global Development Alliances, USAID/Malawi can facilitate access to broader financing options, assist in skill and knowledge development, and apply its extensive knowledge in Malawi to help strengthen and complement private development resources. This solicitation is encouraging and creating the competitive environment for new alliances to be created in FY10. For the full announcement visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/announce.do;jsessionid=JQYlKSvZS5Trhh3hp35tdPBw1jcVq58fyFhpyJjL8fCk1FDyg8LP!-1163459943

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Clinical Research Center Grant - Deadline: October 1, 2012 - NIDCD invites applications for Clinical Research Center Grants designed to advance the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and amelioration of human communication disorders. Examples of such research include but are not limited to, studies of the prevention, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, management or epidemiology of a disease or disorder of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, or language. For more information, please visit http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=50594

New Grant Alerts - Deadline: Various - A new set of federal grants now accepting applications could mean real advances for continuing medical education (CME) initiatives. A total of $29.5 million will be awarded through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to 20-25 research programs to study ways by which to disseminate Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) findings effectively. One primary way of extending CER's reach could be through innovative CME activities that provide the CER data to practicing physicians in a way that allows them to apply the new knowledge. For more information, go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-004.html (grant description) or www.aamc.org/members/gea/cmesection (for general information).

Youth Service America & UnitedHealth Group's UnitedHealth HEROS grants- Deadline: Various - Youth Service America (YSA) and UnitedHealth Group are excited to team up for the second year to offer UnitedHealth HEROES grants to youth-led service-learning projects addressing childhood obesity. Educators, service-learning coordinators, students in the health professions, public health professionals, and community partners are eligible to apply for the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning project grants. Grant recipients will receive up to $1,000 in support for service-learning projects that focus on childhood obesity, engage youth ages 5-25 in the planning and implementation process, and take place during Semester of Service 2010 (MLK Day, January 18, to Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25). Please begin by completing the Eligibility Quiz at http://tinyurl.com/heroesquiz If you are eligible, you will be given access to the application materials.

Aetna Foundation Grants Program for Obesity and Health Literacy- Deadline: Various - Through its Regional Community Health Grants Program, the Aetna Foundation will award grants in support of philanthropic initiatives focused on fighting obesity and increasing health literacy in selected communities across the United States. The obesity proposal category seeks to fund community-based health education, prevention, and early detection efforts aimed at fighting obesity. Health Literacy proposals must incorporate and/or demonstrate impact in one or more of the following: plain language approach to communications; public education and awareness programs; and/or training and education for health care professionals, staff, and patients. Only nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations serving specific markets/geographic areas are eligible to apply. Grant requests ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 will be considered. Grant application closing dates vary by geographic region. For more information visit: http://www.aetna.com/foundation/grants_reg/index.html.

Aetna Foundation Grants Program for Obesity and Health Literacy- Deadline: Various - The Aetna Foundation is also accepting applications for its Healthy Community Outreach Program. Awards will be granted to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations to support grassroots efforts that increase awareness of critical health initiatives through health walks, health fairs, and health education outreach. Grants of up to $25,000 will be considered. For more information visit: http://www.aetna.com/foundation/grants_reg/index.html.

Bringing Theory to Practice: Engaged Learning, Student Civic Development and Student Well-Being Grants - Deadline: Varies- Proposals are requested for projects that address one of the two following emphases: 1) Institutional efforts to examine, learn from and to make sustainable initiatives that foster the gains from the relationship between college students' civic development and their psychosocial well-being; and 2) Institutional ability to demonstrate the evaluation and sustainability of initiatives that address the increasing opportunities for students to have transformative educational experiences and for institutions to transform priorities and practices so as to make such experiences both expected and provided. There are three categories of grants: 1) Mini-grants and student programming grants of up to $2,500; 2) Program or Research Start-up Initiatives of up to $10,000; and 3) Demonstration Site grants of up to $75,000 per year for two years. For more information, including grant deadlines, please visit: http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/aboutrfp.cfm

Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research 2009 Rapid-Response Round 2 Grants - Deadline: Rolling - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has posted a call for proposals (CFP) in the Childhood Obesity program area. The objective of this CFP is to support time-sensitive, opportunistic studies to evaluate changes in policies or environments with the potential to reach children who are at highest risk for obesity, including African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian-American and Pacific Islander children (ages 3 to 18) who live in low-income communities or communities with limited access to affordable healthy foods and/or safe opportunities for physical activity. Two types of studies are eligible for rapid-response funding under this CFP:1. Opportunistic evaluations of imminent changes in policies or environments (i.e., "natural experiments"); 2. Studies that can inform an ongoing or upcoming policy debate (e.g., small experimental studies, secondary data analyses, cost-effectiveness analyses, health impact assessments, simulations of policy effects or macro-level policy analyses). For more information, visit: www.activelivingresearch.org or www.healthyeatingresearch.org

RWJ Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization - Deadline: Open - This program supports policy analysis, research, evaluation and demonstration projects that provide policy leaders timely information on health care policy and financing issues. This Call for Proposals is intended to support projects that: 1) examine significant issues and interventions related to health care financing and organization and their effects on health care costs, quality and access; and 2) explore or test major new ways to finance and organize health care that have the potential to improve access to more affordable and higher quality health services. Please see: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19274

Arcus Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry- Deadline: Rolling - The Arcus Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation that supports organizations around the world working in the area of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender human rights. The foundation's Gay and Lesbian Fund supports organizations working to achieve social justice that is inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity, and race. The Gay and Lesbian Fund supports organizations, programs, and projects working in the following geographic areas: in southwest Michigan and throughout the state of Michigan; nationally in the United States (projects must be of national scope and/or impact); and internationally, at the global policy level, and locally in three regions: Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. The foundation funds requests for general operating support; project support, including community organizing, training, and leadership development; specific programs; public policy advocacy campaigns; public policy research and its dissemination; capital projects; and organizational capacity building. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014278/arcusfdn

The Economic and Social Research Council and the Office of Behavoral and Social Sciences Research Joint Grant Proposal- Deadline: Multiple -The Economic and Social Research Council and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research intend to foster and support collaborative research on health disparities/inequalities in the United Kingdom and/or in the United States. They have issued a joint call for research grant proposals to support teams of UK and USA investigators. The purposes of these guidelines to applicants are (a) to specify how applications should be prepared and submitted, (b) to describe the evaluation of applications, and (c) to describe how subsequent awards may be made and administered. Applicants should conform to the substantive content and procedural instructions provided in PAR-07-379, Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-379.html. For US-based inquiries, contact Ronald Abeles at abeles@nih.gov. For UK-based inquiries contact Joy Todd at Joy.Todd@esrc.ac.uk.

Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Science in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases- Deadline: Multiple -The purpose of the Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Science Program described in this announcement is to provide support to enable strong investigative teams to do inter- and/or trans-disciplinary research on a complex problem in biomedical science relevant to Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases. It is anticipated that 1-3 projects will be funded per year, but because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received, as well as on the availability of funds. For the full announcement visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-182.html.

Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research Program's Rapid Response Grants Program - Deadline: Rolling - Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research are national programs of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that support research to identify promising policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity, promoting healthy eating, and preventing obesity. The programs have issued a Call for Proposals to support time-sensitive, opportunistic studies to evaluate changes in policies or environments with the potential to reach children who are at highest risk for obesity, between the ages of 3 and 18 who live in low-income communities or communities with limited access to affordable healthy foods and/or safe opportunities for physical activity. Research studies may focus on one or both sides of the energy balance equation -- i.e., on physical activity (including sedentary behavior), healthy eating, or both. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis; Letters of Intent may be submitted at any time. Deadlines for receipt of invited full proposals are August 15 or October 15, 2008. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15013496/rwjffdn

United Healthcare Children's Foundation Grants - Deadline: Open - New grants are available to help children who need critical health care treatment, services, or equipment not covered or not fully covered by their parents' health benefit plans. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15013057/uhccf

NIH Issues 2 Program Announcements for Research on Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males - Deadline: Multiple - Funding Opportunity Number: PA-07-421 - This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant applications from applicants that propose to stimulate and expand research in the health of minority men. Specifically, this initiative is intended to: 1) enhance our understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males and their subpopulations across the life cycle, and 2) solicit applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse males and their subpopulations age 21 and older. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-421.html -
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-07-422 - This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits Research Project (R01) grant applications from applicants that propose to stimulate and expand research in the health of minority men. Specifically, this initiative is intended to: 1) enhance our understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males and their subpopulations across the life cycle, and 2) solicit applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse males and their subpopulations age 21 and older. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-422.html

Improving Care and Quality of Life at the End of Life - Deadline: none given - The Hospital-Based Palliative Care Consortium is looking for hospitals interested in learning how to create or improve their own palliative care centers. The program enables hospitals to visit exemplary palliative care learning centers in different regions of the United States. Managed by HRET, the program is funded by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The program is free to participating hospitals (with the exception of travel and lodging) and administered through three phases. If you are interested in participating, please contact Deb Bohr at dbohr@aha.org or (646) 678-4280, or visit http://www.hret.org/hret/programs/paloverview.html

Wachovia Foundation Grants Support Educational Improvement - Deadline: n/a- The Wachovia Foundation is interested in working with non-profit organizations that are implementing and/or developing tailored approaches to improving education in their communities. Programs must support pre-K - 12 public education and address the systemic issues related to teachers and teaching, such as professional development, school support, recruitment or retention. Maximum Award: $500,000. Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations with a mission to improve public education in AL, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, NY, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, or Washington, D.C. http://www.wachovia.com/inside/page/0,,139_414_430_6336,00.html

Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership Offers Funding for Education Projects in U.S. South and Midwest – Deadline: Rolling – The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership has announced funding opportunities for small-scale education initiatives in the southern and midwestern United States. CGP's Education Program seeks to increase awareness and understanding of Japan in these regions through support of teacher training and related programs that address the needs of the K-12 student and teacher community. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007173/cgp

Council on Foundations Announces Creation of Critical Impact Awards – Deadline: Various – The council invites nominations of grant-funded projects that have had a demonstrated impact on the common good -- locally, nationally, and/or globally -- and that can serve as models for others in philanthropy. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10004577/cof

Funding for Community-Based Approaches to Improve Care for Vulnerable Populations – Deadline: Rolling – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Fresh Ideas: Community-Based Approaches to Improve Care for Vulnerable Populations grant program. The purpose of this program is to promote community-based approaches to health and health care problems that interact with social problems. http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19480

Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health – Deadline: various – This National Institutes of Health funding opportunity announcement issued by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research solicits Small Research Grant applications from organizations/institutions that propose to develop empirical research on social work practice, concepts, and theory as these relate to the NIH public health goal of improving health outcomes for persons with medical and behavioral disorders and conditions. http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-233.html

From Intervention Development to Services: Exploratory Research Grants – Deadline: various – The purpose of these grants is to encourage research on 1) the development and/or pilot testing of new or adapted interventions 2) pilot testing interventions with demonstrated efficacy in broader scale effectiveness trials, or 3) innovative services research directions that require preliminary testing or development. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-248.html

Green Communities Announces Charrette Grants Program – Deadline: open – Created by Enterprise Community Partners in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Green Communities is a five-year, $555 million initiative to build more than 8,500 environmentally healthy homes for low-income families in the United States. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10002303/enterprisefoundation

Interventions and Practice Research Infrastructure Program – Deadline: multiple – The National Institute of Mental Health seeks research partnerships between community-based, clinical/services settings and research institutions to enhance the national capacity to conduct research that will inform mental health services research science, service delivery, program dissemination and implementation, and mental health policy. For more information, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-441.html

Early Identification and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents – Deadline: multiple – This National Institute of Mental Health funding announcement invites investigator-initiated research grant applications for studies focused on the early identification and treatment of mental disorders in children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-442.html

Understanding Mechanisms of Health Risk Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents (R21) Grant – Deadline: varies – This National Institutes of Health program announcement invites research grant applications that will enhance our understanding of the factors and mechanisms that determine changes in health risk behaviors during childhood and adolescence. This funding opportunity will utilize the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) award mechanism, but will run in parallel with a program announcement of identical scientific scope (PA-04-121) that will utilize the Traditional Research Project Grant (R01), available at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-121.html.

Grassroots Exchange Fund – Deadline: Open – The Common Counsel Foundation’s Grassroots Exchange Fund provides discretionary small grants to build bridges between grassroots organizations throughout the United States. Current criteria for grants include the urgency of the action, strategy session, or conference to the overall work of the applicant organization; the extent to which a small grant would make a significant impact, and the extent to which the applicant meets core Common Counsel criteria – membership-led groups organizing for social, economic or environmental change. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000435/commoncounsel

Poverty and Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) Small Grants Program - Deadline: ongoing - Thanks to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, PRRAC is once again able to make small grants available for research on the intersection of race and poverty that in turn is designed to support a planned advocacy strategy (community organizing, litigation, legislation, public education, etc.).
http://www.prrac.org/grants.php

Gold Foundation offers Grants for Hurricane Assistance Service Projects - Deadline: Rolling through 2006 - The Arnold P. Gold Foundation has formed a Katrina Assistance Fund "to support the wellspring of compassion, creativity and inclination to serve that exists in the medical education community." The Foundation is now requesting proposals for grants of up to $5,000 for service projects in any location where there is a substantial need for assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Such projects may include direct medical aid to evacuees or non-medical assistance to both victims and those adversely affected by this disaster. http://humanism-in-medicine.org

Developing Centers for Innovation in Services and Intervention Research (DCISIR) - Deadline: Multiple dates through 2008 - The ultimate goal of this program announcement is to establish support for groups of researchers to develop intervention and services research studies that will directly address the missions of National Institute of Mental Health and National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and to prepare these research groups to develop advanced centers. http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/NIH/NIH/PAR-05-144/Grant.html

Cancer Education (R25E) Grants Program - Deadline: Multiple - Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-05-065 - Educational and research dissemination activities are essential components of the National Cancer Institute's efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality due to cancer. The PHS 398 application instructions are available in an interactive forma at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo@nih.gov, Telephone (301) 435-0714. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-065.html

Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health - Deadline: Multiple - Funding Opportunity Number: PA-05-029 - The ultimate goal of this National Institutes of Health program announcement is to encourage the development of health research that integrates knowledge from the biomedical and social sciences. The PHS 398 application instructions are available online at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html in an interactive format. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo@nih.gov. Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-029.htm.

Reproductive and Child Health Grants - Deadline: Open - Reproductive health care is the primary health need of women, yet limited resources in developing countries combined with women's economic and social position often deprive women of access to the care they need and want. Increasing access to voluntary family planning services, providing emergency obstetrical care to enable women to safely carry and deliver babies, providing a trained midwife at delivery, and preventing cervical cancer are examples of the kinds of work supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Grant making is guided by the principle that in order to achieve lasting, large-scale change, philanthropic efforts must incorporate strategies to encourage effective public investment and to leverage private sector market potential. Priority is given to investments that serve as a catalyst to quicken the pace of progress, and to efforts whose net effect is to augment, not supplant, government funding streams. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/ReproductiveChildHealth/

Green Foundation Seeks Grant Proposals - Deadline: Open - Established in 1994, the Green Foundation is a private, non-operating foundation that awards grants for both operating and program support. The foundation's mission is to uncover new opportunities, encourage growth, and ultimately effect positive change within those institutions that best reflect the foundation's core focus areas and the communities they serve. http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5000582/ligf

Allen Foundation Grants for Nutrition Education - Deadline: Open - The Foundation supports educational nutrition programs, with priority given to training programs for children and young adults to improve their health and development. Maximum Award: Past grants have ranged from $2,000 to $1 million. Eligibility: Schools and school districts should partner with local nonprofits to form nutrition education programs. http://www.allenfoundation.org/

The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research - Deadline: Open - Principal investigators holding specific types of NIH research grants (listed in the full announcement) are eligible for available funds for administrative supplements to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, postdoctorates, and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. For details visit, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-015.html.

Common Counsel's Grantee Exchange Fund (GXF) - Deadline: Open - GXF provides discretionary small grants to build bridges between grassroots organizations throughout the United States to encourage social change organizations to seek technical assistance from one another, and to help build regional and national networks among organizations. http://www.commoncounsel.org/pages/gxf_application_procedure.html