Friday, January 31, 2014

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE): Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act

Additional Information:
http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/calls-for-proposals/2014/state-health-access-reform-evaluation--share-.html?cid=XEM_A7899

Description:
Researchers, as well as practitioners and public and private policy-makers working with researchers, are eligible to submit proposals through their organizations. Projects may be generated from disciplines including health services research, economics, sociology, program evaluation, political science, public policy, public health, public administration, law, business administration, or other related fields. The Foundation may give preference to applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations. Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories.

Healthy Communities, Tobacco Control, Diabetes Prevention and Control, and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (CDC)

Additional Information:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=250395

Description:
The purpose of the program is to reduce the morbidity and premature mortality associated with chronic diseases and to eliminate associated health disparities by supporting capacity building, program planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and surveillance for chronic disease conditions and chronic disease-related risk factors. This program addresses the Healthy People 2010 focus areas of Diabetes, Educational and Community-Based Programs, Public Health Infrastructure - Data and Information Systems, and Tobacco Use. This program also addresses the CDC goal of "Healthy People in Every Stage of Life" and "Healthy People in Healthy Places".

Friday, January 10, 2014

Additional Information:
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=18814

Description:
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is interested in leading by example through this funding opportunity announcement to truly tackle the systemic issues that present barriers for many Americans to access preventive services. OASH is interested in working across traditional categories to meet priority needs because people most at risk for missing preventive services often fit more than one category, and systemic approaches in reaching underserved populations need to be more effective in achieving a healthier population. 

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program

Additional Information:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=249573

Description:
The purpose of this grant program is to support the establishment and development of Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) in order to: expedite and customize the provision of telehealth technical assistance across the country, while at the same time working together to make available a wide range of expertise that might not be available in any region. The TRCs provide technical assistance to health care organizations, health care networks, and health care providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Low Cost RCT Competition - Demonstrating How Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials Can Drive Effective Social Spending

Additional Information:
http://coalition4evidence.org/low-cost-rct-competition/

Description:
In response to the White House and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) call to action for evidence-based reforms across the federal government, the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy is launching a competition for low-cost randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that seek to build valid, actionable evidence about "what works" in U.S. social spending. This is designed as a high-visibility, three-year initiative, whose purpose is to demonstrate the feasibility and value of low-cost RCTs to a wide policy and philanthropic audience. Deadline: February 14, 2014

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Tobacco Use, Heart Disease, and Associated Chronic Disease Risk Factors and improve maternal and child health support reproductive health

Additional Information:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=249493

Description:
The primary purpose of this funding is to support the implementation of cross-cutting, unified approaches to promote health, prevent and control tobacco use, diabetes, heart disease, promotion of health pregnancy and infancy through primary and secondary prevention of NCDs in the US Affiliated Pacific Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. This FOA attempts to coordinate activities that address common risk factors, as well as cross-cutting epidemiology and surveillance, environmental approaches, health systems changes and clinical-community linkages (e.g. surveillance, screening, evaluation, data systems) and reduces the administrative and reporting requirements.