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Komen Foundation Undergoes Changes in Upper Northwest

While the Susan G. Komen-Idaho Foundation announces $155,000 in breast cancer funds, officials also indicate that the Idaho and Montana funds foundation are joining forces to improve administrative and grantmaking effectiveness in both states.

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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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(SUBSTANCE ABUSE) Selected States Can Apply for Rural Meth Initiative

Eligible states include: Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; Colorado; Idaho; Kansas; Maine; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Mexico; North Dakota; Oklahoma; Oregon; South Dakota; Utah; Vermont; and Wyoming.

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(HEALTHCARE) NM, MT Pass Laws Impacting Autism, Medical Training Funding

The Nat'l Conference of State Legislatures offers its yearly update on new state laws that will take effect on Jan. 1, including a few funding edicts that may be of interest to CHF readers. Highlights include: New Mexico will provide conditional tuition waivers for resident medical students who...

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(CHILDREN'S HEALTH) MT Expands Coverage for Children

Montana: Effective today, the state combines its Medicaid children's program and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) into the Healthy Montana Kids Program. The new program will receive a $112 million increase in funding, with approximately 20% coming from state funds. The Montana Dept. of Pu...

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WORKFORCE: Indian Health Service Offers $1.25M for Recruitment in MT

The purpose this program is to augment the number of Indian health professionals serving Indians by encouraging Indians to enter the health professions and removing the multiple barriers to their entrance into the IHS and private practice among American Indian communities.

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Adult Smoking Rates Fall To 19.8 Percent

Fewer U.S. adults smoke, but cigarette smoking continues to impose substantial health and financial costs on society, according to new data from CDC. An estimated 19.8 percent of U.S. adults (43.4 million people), were current smokers in 2007, down from 20.8 percent in 2006, according to a s...

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Bancorp Foundation

Deadlines: Varies. U.S. Bancorp Foundation offers cash contributions to nonprofit organizations in areas including affordable housing, economic opportunity, education, and artistic and cultural enrichment. In 2004, its charitable contributions topped...

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Impact Fund

Deadline: Nov. 21 (Winter 2008 Cycle.) The Impact Fund awards grants to nonprofit legal firms, private attorneys and/or small law firms that seek to advance social justice in the areas of civil and human rights, environmental justice and/or poverty l...

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Foundation for Child Development

Deadline: Rolling. The Foundation for Child Development opens the competition for its 2008-09 Young Scholars Program—which supports basic and policy-relevant research focused on the early education, health and well-being of immigrant children. Propos...

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