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(GRANTS) Rural Health Grants Available, But Narrowly Focused

Rural hospital flexibility grantees in AK, MT, ND and WY may apply to the Health Resources and Services Administration for grants of approximately $100,000 to explore ways to increase access to, and improve the adequacy of, payments for acute care,

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NATIVE AMERICANS: $90M in Stimulus Funds Go to Environmental Health

HHS and the EPA are dedicating $90 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PL 11-5) for improved access to drinking water and wastewater services in Indian Country.

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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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Will Specialty Care Suffer Under Obama Health Reform?

Will specialty care suffer under Obama health reform? An association representing specialty medicine believes it could. In a November white paper, "Call to Action: Health Reform 2009," Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee Max Baucus (D-MT), included many of the core principles embra...

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States Can Apply for HIV, Partnership Identification Funds

Agency: Health & Human Services Dept. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention); Program: Screening Targeted Populations to Interrupt On-going Chains of Transmission with Enhanced Partner Notification - The STOP Study (CFDA Number: 93.943); Eligibility: State and local governments; Fundi...

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Latinos Leaders To Obama: Provide Healthcare For All Immigrants

Latino leaders have outlined their demand for universal health coverage for all immigrants residing in the United States regardless of their legal status in a manifesto they agreed upon during a meeting earlier this month in Washington, D.C. "Hispanic/Latino leaders strongly u...

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NIH Offers $1.25M for Research on Therapy for Visual Disorders

Agency: Nat'l Institutes of Health (NIH); Nat'l Eye Institute; Program: Translational Research Program on Therapy for Visual Disorders (R24) (PAR-09-035) (CFDA Number: 93.867); Eligibility: Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, colleges and universities; Funding: Applicants may request up to ...

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Individuals Can Apply for Jenny's Heroes Awards

Talk show host and philanthropist Jenny Jones has announced that she will donate an additional $1 million to continue her Jenny's Heroes community grant program. The Jenny's Heroes program awards grants of up to $25,000 to individuals who submit the best ideas for tangible, lasting community pro...

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CSREES Funds Tribal College Research

Agency: Agriculture Dept. (Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service); Program: Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP) (CFDA Number: 10.227); Eligibility: 1994 Land Grant Institutions; Funding: $1.7 million for multiple grants up to $175,000 each; Deadline: Jan. 30. Pur...

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Obama Names Daschle to Head HHS & Healthcare Reform

As predicted by CHF several weeks ago, President-elect Barack Obama has officially appointed former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle as the head of Health & Human Services, as well as the new czar of healthcare reform. "If we want to overcome our economic challenges, we must also final...

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