Mid-Atlantic Region Stories | Community Health Funding Report

(REGIONAL BRIEFS) VA Foundation Funds Programs with $36.8M to Date

Grantor: Virginia Health Care Foundation. Geographic Focus: VA. Program: Health Safety Net Grants. Eligibility: Free clinics, community health centers, other nonprofit public or private agencies and organizations. Funding: Varies. To date, foundation grants totaling more than $36.8 million have incr...

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(REGIONAL BRIEFS) To Date, VA Foundation Funds Safety Net Programs with $27M

Grantor: Virginia Health Care Foundation. Geographic Focus: VA. Program: Health Safety Net Grants. Eligibility: Nonprofit public or private agencies and organizations. Funding: Varies. To date, the foundation has provided more than $27 million in health safety net grant funding. Deadline: Aug. 3. I...

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(REGIONAL BRIEFS) Foundation Supports MD, DC Programs with $200K

Grantor: Quality Health Foundation. Geographic Focus: MD, DC. Program: Grants to improve healthcare for individuals and communities through measurable outcome improvement projects. Eligibility: Nonprofits. Funding: Varies. In 2010, the foundation awarded $200,000 to seven organizations. Deadline: Ja...

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Experts Say ARRA Relief is Just What the States Need

An independent study of a $140 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding stream to help states close critical budget gaps shows that the ARRA money is providing the relief that it was intended. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) looked at two states—New York and ...

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Congress Ramping Up to Pass $800 Billion Stimulus Package

Congressional aides are working overtime to categorize differences between the House and Senate economic stimulus packages even before the Senate makes a final vote on their version of the measure meant to jump start the economy. Congressional leaders made an ambitious promise to deliver leg...

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New Award Winners Will Stand Out In Future Grants Competitions

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin., SAMHSA); Program: Science & Service Awards; Eligibility: Both public sector (state, local, territorial, tribal) and private sector organizations (including community-based organizations and/or coal...

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$78M Now Available for Health Disparities

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Nat'l Institutes of Health (NIH), Nat'l Cancer Institute (NCI), Nat'l Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute (NHLBI); Program: NIH-Supported Centers for Population Health & Health Disparities (CPHHD) (P50) (RFA-CA-09-001); Eligibility: Nonprofits with or ...

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HRSA Has $12M to Fund Centers of Excellence

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS) (Health Resources & Services Admin., HRSA); Program: Centers of Excellence (HRSA-09-204) (CFDA Number: 93.157); Eligibility: Accredited allopathic schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, or graduate programs in behavioral ...

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(LEGISLATURES) New Laws Focus on Various Issues

State legislatures across the country enacted 31,000 laws in 2008, some of which become effective Jan. 1, says a new analysis by the National Council of Stated Legislatures (NCSL). The issues range from health care reform to juvenile justice. Forty-six states met in regular session and three ca...

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$20K Seed Grants Available From American Psychological Foundation

One-year grants are available in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each -- deadline, Mar. 15. . The American Psychological Foundation's Visionary and Weiss grants are designed to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs that use psycholo...

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