FEDERAL GRANTS

Army Offers Millions for Health Research
   The U.S. Army Medically opens competition for a wide variety of research programs, including:
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Getting a Handle on Kids’ Epilepsy
   Grants support efforts to improve access to health and other services for children and youths with epilepsy (CYE) residing in rural and/or medically underserved areas.
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Planning, Implementation Grants Available for Child Autism Care
   few months later than originally predicted, competition begins for grants to support programs improving access to comprehensive health care and related services for children and youth with ASD
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More Grants Available to Strengthen Health insurance Premium Review
   Affordable Care Act funds support state efforts to establish and carryout a process for the annual review of health insurance premiums to protect consumers from unreasonable, unjustified and/or excessive rate increases
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CHCs Eligible for Outreach, Enrollment Efforts for Other Programs
   These are supplemental funds designed to help health centers raise awareness of insurance options (including those under the Affordable Care Act)
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CDC Offers Funds to Find Community-Based Ways to Reduce Salt Intake
   Grants support efforts to develop ways for lowering sodium intake to limits recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
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State Funds Support Prescription Drug Monitoring
   Grants support efforts to: 1) improve real-time access to prescription drug monitor program data by integrating PDMPs into existing technologies like EHRs
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Grants Help Promote Independence among Those with Disabilities
   NIDRR grants usually go to universities, colleges or research institutions, though cooperation with organizations involved with improving services for persons with disabilities (particularly services which promote independent living) is encouraged
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HHS Grants Promote Medicare Fraud Prevention
   This competition is a little different; rather than support community or state efforts to directly report on fraud, grantees will support the development of outreach and education strategies aimed at integrating traditionally hard-to-reach populations
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CDC Offers Funds to Address Health, Private Wells and Drinking Water
   Grants help improve state and local capacity to assess and manage risks associated with private wells and other small drinking-water systems by using the Environmental Health Specialist Network (CFDA 93.070).
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